Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog

Wild Pond Hockey Postponed

Stop the presses!

The Wild Pond Hockey tournament scheduled for this weekend on Lake Phalen, has been postponed to next weekend - February 4 and 5. Having temperatures today in the mid-40's hasn't done anything good for the ice, so...it's a scratch for now.

U.S. Pond Hockey Champs

For those of you looking for info on who won the first annual (we hope!) U.S. Pond Hockey Championships this past weekend on Lake Calhoun - here's the link to the results on their web site.

They have photos for the Open, Over 50 and Women's Divisions on the same page.

With a waiting list almost as long as the list of teams that actually played, I think next year's games should be very popular (assuming Mother Nature cooperates).

U.S. Pond Hockey Games Start Today

Great article today in the St. Paul Pioneer Press (registration may be required) about this weekend's U.S. Pond Hockey Championships over on Lake Calhoun.

Admission is free, there will be concessions available, and a family rink has been set up as well.

There will be 116 teams competing, including 'celeb' teams featuring Gov. Tim Pawlenty, newly elected St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman, and a number of former NHL players, including former Gopher and Hobey Baker award winner Brian Bonin.

The teams will be divided into 3 divisions, open (over 18), women's open (over 18), and men's senior (over 50). Teams compete 4-on-4, and there are no goalies.

Congratulatulations to Fred Haberman, founder of the championship, for all of his hard work and dedication to making this happen. And 'thank you' to Mother Nature for her cooperation in providing enough cold weather to make the ice safe to skate on.

More pond hockey next weekend as well - the Minnesota Wild Pond Hockey Championships over on Lake Phalen will happen as a part of St. Paul's Winter Carnival.

Pond Hockey and More Pond Hockey

More pond hockey news....

The 1st annual Labatt Blue USAdult Pond Hockey Championships will be held February 17-19, 2006 on Dollar Lake in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Apparently a woman's division has just been added.

The Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association has details.

More Pond Hockey...down Memory Lane

Found a nice article about pond hockey at Outside Magazine's online version. Memories...like the corner of my mind...

In the evolution of the species known as hockey players, those indoor patches of brine-cooled, milky-white, Zambonied ice have spawned some very good athletes. But the truly great ones arise from the dense, black freeze of the neighborhood skating pond, where weekend duffers and future stars happily collide....

Minnesota Wild Pond Hockey

More pond hockey updates....

The Minnesota Wild is hosting an adult pond hockey tournamant on January 28 and 29, 2006, as a part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. The competition will be 4 on 4, with no goalies. Minimum of 4 and max of 6 people per team. $300.00 entry fee.

There will be prizes....