hockey player(n = noun.person) ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey;
is a kind of athlete, jock, participant, player
has particulars: center, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, wing, gretzky, wayne gretzky, gordie howe, gordon howe, howe, bobby orr, orr, robert orr

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