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Only John Klingberg played less hockey than Kane this season among those on the Oilers roster.—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 So much for the conservative nature of playoff hockey.—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Score $200 Bonus With This DraftKings Promo Code Offer
Take these easy steps to redeem bonus bets for a busy weekend of baseball, basketball and hockey.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 But Alec is all grown up: a hockey star who's having a little too much fun with his adoring (female) fans.—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hockey
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
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