Ma'anar ƙamus na wasan hockey wasa ne na ƙungiyar da ake yi a filin wasa na kankara ko filin wasa, inda 'yan wasa ke amfani da sanduna don buga ƙaramin abu mai wuya (wato puck ko ball) a cikin burin ƙungiyar abokan gaba don samun maki. Akwai nau'ikan wasan hockey daban-daban, gami da hockey kankara, wasan hockey na filin, da hockey na abin nadi.