ice-hockey player

Synonyms:

hockey player

Examples:

Wayne Gretzky

high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961)

Gordie Howe

Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)

Robert Orr

Canadian hockey player (born 1948)

Types:

center

(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder

the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal

wing

a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

Type of:

athlete, jock

a person trained to compete in sports

participant, player

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game