hockey league

collocation in English

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hockey
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhɒk.i/us
/ˈhɑː.ki/
UK
a game played on a sports field between two teams of eleven players who each have a curved stick with which they try to put a small, hard ball into the other ...
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league
noun[C]
uk
/liːɡ/us
/liːɡ/
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between ...
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(Definition ofhockeyandleaguefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The 2014 off-season was a busy one for thehockeyleague.
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It is home to a men's icehockeyleague.
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He joined his first organizedhockeyleaguetwo years later.
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Several sports did or do feature a common league, and the discussions about having a common football or icehockeyleaguecontinue.
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He played right defense for a hockey team in the local youthhockeyleague.
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A typical fantasyhockeyleagueor hockey pool has 8 - 12 teams but often have as many as 20.
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In the latter the club spent three seasons in the highest icehockeyleaguein 1949/50, 1950/51 and 1952/53.
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It is responsible for organising the nine state leagues across six different age groups during the normal season as well as a summerhockeyleaguefor senior players.
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Playing under difficult conditions on natural ice for the first thirty years, success was limited to the odd foray into the second tier of thehockeyleague.
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When street hockey leagues began playing on indoor and outdoor rinks, the flooring or playing surface was referred to as the dek.
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He was involved in organizing various ice hockey leagues and printing schedules.
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Such leagues are sometimes dubbed major junior hockey leagues.
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The rink is open 10 months a year and offers youth and adult hockey leagues, hockey tournaments and public skating sessions.
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For years the school has dominated both the boys' and girls' hockey leagues as well as being virtually undefeated.
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Amateur hockey leagues use guidelines established by national organizing bodies as a basis for choosing their officiating staffs.
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The arena is home to several minor, recreational and old-timer hockey leagues.
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He had difficulty making an impact on the professional hockey leagues 1995-98.
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From 1983-84 to 1989-90 he was responsible for all scouting assignments and scheduling while also scouting the three major junior hockey leagues.
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