center ice

noun

: the middle section of an ice hockey rink

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Thompson tied it at 2 on four-minute power play seven minutes into the second when his dump-in from just over center ice deflected off the glass in the left corner to the crease and bounced in off Dobes’ right leg. ABC News, 12 May 2026 Later, during a scrum at center ice, Greig delivered a controversial sucker punch as the third man in on Walker as Walker was grappling with Foegele. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Yakov Trenin took a crushing blow at center ice from Colin Blackwell late in the first period. CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 When the final horn sounded Saturday on the Kings’ 1-0 matinee win over the Edmonton Oilers, Anze Kopitar made his way to center ice, a microphone in his hand and his heart in pieces. Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for center ice

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“Center ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20ice. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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