It was a cool sight Friday night as we drove up to Lions Park arena in Brantford.
Under the lights next to the arena parking lot, it was game on - fitting to see on the weekend of the NHL's second outdoor Winter Classic of the season.
At first glance, I thought it was an outdoor ice hockey game, but my player son was quick to notice that despite only seeing the tops of players that they were running, not skating.
Killing time before a midget hockey game, more than one curious out-of-town parent checked out the ball hockey game being played outdoors, on a special rubberized surface, with hockey boards and a scoreboard. Top drawer stuff.
Just a little chilly, though.
It made me wonder if it would work to play some minor hockey games outdoors - the current big marketing thing with the NHL as discussed at length on last night's Hot Stove.
If conditions were perfect, it would be fun and different. But Londoners of a certain age remember when kids' hockey outdoors was the norm, and not always a comfortable, pleasant experience. At least one of the city's most popular minor hockey rinks, Kinsmen arena, rose from an outdoor pad. Ditto the notorious Silverwoods arena, which has the distinction of being the last choice facility for everyone.
I should have snapped a shot of Brantford's outdoor ball hockey rink. Next time.
Under the lights next to the arena parking lot, it was game on - fitting to see on the weekend of the NHL's second outdoor Winter Classic of the season.
At first glance, I thought it was an outdoor ice hockey game, but my player son was quick to notice that despite only seeing the tops of players that they were running, not skating.
Killing time before a midget hockey game, more than one curious out-of-town parent checked out the ball hockey game being played outdoors, on a special rubberized surface, with hockey boards and a scoreboard. Top drawer stuff.
Just a little chilly, though.
It made me wonder if it would work to play some minor hockey games outdoors - the current big marketing thing with the NHL as discussed at length on last night's Hot Stove.
If conditions were perfect, it would be fun and different. But Londoners of a certain age remember when kids' hockey outdoors was the norm, and not always a comfortable, pleasant experience. At least one of the city's most popular minor hockey rinks, Kinsmen arena, rose from an outdoor pad. Ditto the notorious Silverwoods arena, which has the distinction of being the last choice facility for everyone.
I should have snapped a shot of Brantford's outdoor ball hockey rink. Next time.
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