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Pond Hockey Memories
by Alanah McGinley on 01/28/08 at 01:51 PM ET
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Did you ever play pond hockey? In my case, it’s the only hockey I ever played. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, organized hockey for girls was virtually non-existent, but games on the lake behind our house were a daily free-for-all.
I remember my father clearing a large patch of the ice each winter, down where our small boat docked during the summers. He would surround the rink he made (about 80x60 feet?) with an elaborate maze of pathways shoveled out of the deep snow all around it, extending them in and out of the playing area. We’d all spend hours either chasing the puck on the rink, or each other around the pathways, trying not to wipe out in the high snow piles bordering our frozen playground. I think I must have had hypothermia to one degree or another about a 100 times during those winters.
(Update: In case you’d rather consider something more exciting, there’s always ‘Extreme Pond Hockey’...)
Anyway, this trip down memory lane was actually inspired by a post at On Frozen Blog this morning, where they note a new film called “Pond Hockey” being released in theaters soon.
To quote OFB: “The trailer suggests that the filmmakers have honed in on the heart of the matter.”
I think so, too. Here’s the preview:
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We did some glorious outdoor skating in the Okanagan this weekend…getting the kids started on hockey under the open sky. It really is incredible to skate out in the middle of a lake like that.
Posted by Jeremy from Summerland, BC on 01/29/08 at 12:37 AM ET
Rebecca— I don’t know. I liked doing it as a kid, but I like living a snowless, iceless existence much more. I just need to get to an arena again one day. 
Jeremy— Those are amazing photos! Thanks for sharing them.
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 01/29/08 at 05:23 PM ET
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Alanah McGinley has been blogging hockey since 2003 (with a notable gap in time through 2010, kicking it with new baby Lucy while living knee-deep in chaos while reading “parenting for complete idiots” during every spare minute) sharing opinions, rants and not-so-deep thoughts with anyone who will listen.
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I love pond hockey memories! While searching for photos for a post on outdoor skating and such I discovered there are pond hockey leagues all over the place (Canadian National Pond Hockey/American National Pond Hockey). Too bad the water around here never freezes enough though :-(
Posted by Rebecca from Vancouver on 01/28/08 at 07:01 PM ET