professional hockey

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandhockey

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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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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(Definition ofprofessionalandhockeyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He hasn't playedprofessionalhockeysince.
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He retired fromprofessionalhockeyin 2005.
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He retired fromprofessionalhockeyin 1990.
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He playedprofessionalhockeyuntil 1984.
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He retired fromprofessionalhockeyin 1998.
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These events marked the beginning ofprofessionalhockey.
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Poile has had twoprofessionalhockeytrophies named after him.
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It is one of the oldest trophies inprofessionalhockey.
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Goc has two brothers who also playprofessionalhockey.
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The 200001 season saw him win 2professionalhockeychampionships.
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He retired fromprofessionalhockeyfollowing the 198586 season.
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Following the season, he chose to retire fromprofessionalhockey.
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While this league had folded by 1907, it was the starting ofprofessionalhockey.
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The two goals in three seconds tied aprofessionalhockeyrecord.
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The biggest chance for a return of majorprofessionalhockeycame in 1982.
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It has been home to severalprofessionalhockey, football and baseball franchises.
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The school's hockey program has also produced manyprofessionalhockeyplayers.
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Additionally, the majority of fans, as well as players, oppose eliminating fights fromprofessionalhockeygames.
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Minor leagueprofessionalhockeyhas also become popular in the last several decades.
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He has since retired fromprofessionalhockeybecause of his broken knee.
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He had difficulty making an impact on theprofessionalhockeyleagues 1995-98.
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He gets aprofessionalhockeyteam to substitute for the team his school will be playing.
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He was the second-to-lastprofessionalhockeygoaltender to play without a mask.
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The league prepares high school and college aged players for college andprofessionalhockey.
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After he retired fromprofessionalhockey, he worked in the banking industry.
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