I don't think so.

The hockey skates' are optimized to change direction quickly, with tight turns and stops/starts. The blade at the toes is rounded, and is shorter than a figure skate.

Figure skates are optimized for smooth skating and balance. They have a pick at the toes, to maintain the same point of contact, when spinning.

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Is it then guaranteed that you will slip without this toepick?

It's physically possible, I don't see why it wouldn't be. However, I don't think it's practically doable. If that makes sense?

Also, it depends on what we mean by "spinning". Are we talking a couple spins, or multiple spins while maintaining the same point of contact like figure skatera do?

The latter one. If there is only one contact point on the ice blade, I would think it would be feasible. What if someone only practised spins on icehockey blades, I think that the ones movements would be tailored to the iceblade of hockey skates.

I don't think that the method that figure skaters use (skating backwards) would work with icehockey skates, but I would suspect that with a different technique tailored for hockey skates, you can get the same results.