Pond hockey
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Nicknames | Ice hockey, Shinny, Pick-up hockey |
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Characteristics | |
Type | Primarily outdoors |
Equipment | Required: A ball or a puck (most players use a puck if ice conditions allow, but a ball can be used if the ice has a rough surface), a hockey stick, a net. Optional: Shin pads, gloves, helmet. |
Pond hockey is a form of
There exists a
The term "pond hockey" is often used, especially in Canada, as a synonym to shinny. In that context, it is meant to describe any form of disorganized ice hockey that is played outdoors, typically on a naturally frozen body of water.
History
Organized outdoor hockey has been played many years before indoor rinks were popularized.[
Game
Pond hockey is just like indoor
Equipment
Because pond hockey discourages hard physical contact, the equipment involved is basic. Hockey helmets are not mandatory, but recently the trend has been to wear a helmet for apparent safety reasons, also shin pads have evolved into popular use. Most pond hockey enthusiasts also decide to wear gloves, because of the temperature and because gloves provide safety from unintentional slashing from hockey sticks, or skates. Other equipment involved corresponds directly to basic ice hockey equipment such as a hockey stick, skates, and a hockey puck. Depending on player and equipment availability as well as proximity to the pond hockey rink, a typical hockey net can be seen being used. However, in very classic pick-up pond hockey, the game is planned quite spontaneously and quickly and the idea of a net could be abandoned. In this case, the goal could be defined by almost anything, but is usually clothing or footwear.
Tactics
The most important tactic to possess in pond hockey is good passing, because incomplete passes can result in losing pucks in the surrounding snow. Most of the game consists of open ice puck handling; therefore
Rules
The rules of pond hockey generally follow the same set of rules as ice hockey but are typically less strict depending on the players and the level of play involved. There is also variability in the rules depending on other factors such as how many players there are and what equipment is available. More rules are often followed in high level play, such as in organized tournaments.
Many ice hockey rules are not observed in pond hockey due to the different playing areas. Rules such as
Another distinctive rule in pond hockey is the concept of picking teams, which usually occurs in pick-up games. Since teams are generally not organized, they have to be picked before the game starts. Teams are often either picked by designated captains or by a method known as “drawing sticks” or “sticks in the middle”. This method involves all the players putting their sticks in a pile where one of the players then separates them into two groups, each with half the sticks. The players who have their sticks in the same group are then on the same team. However, in some of the organized tournaments, like the Leinenkugel's Classic Pond Hockey annual event in Wausau, WI, teams are pre-established based on regions or schools they represent. One major difference when it comes to Pond Hockey is that all goals are scored from the center. Extra shot are to be taken from center of ice and should be endeavored in the span of 30 seconds of the penalty being called. Anybody in the opposing team can make the effort. The team that is granted the extra shot will likewise be offered ownership of the puck following the penalty chance attempt (no matter what is the result of the shot).[3]
Tournaments
There are many Pond hockey tournaments in the United States and Canada. Five of the more prominent ones are the BC Pond Hockey Series,
In 2009, the Pond Hockey Classic was founded in New England, The Pond Hockey Classic currently hosts three pond hockey events, the New England Pond Hockey Classic in
List of tournaments
- World Pond Hockey Championships[10]
- Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships[11]
- U.S. Pond Hockey Championships[12]
- International Pond Hockey Championship (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) [13]
- Canada regional/local
- USA regional/local
- The Budd Lake Winter Classic, Budd Lake, NJ
- Wisconsin Pond Hockey Classic, Wausau WI[16]
- Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament
- Labatt Blue Rochester Pond Hockey Regional[17]
- Vermont Pond Hockey Championships[18]
- Pond Hockey Classic
- New England Pond Hockey Classic
- Lake Champlain Pond Hockey Classic
- Montana Pond Hockey Classic
- Big Apple Pond Hockey Classic[19]
- Nordic countries/local
- Save Pond Hockey Tournament[20]
Practice worldwide
- Even though pond hockey is not a popular sports in
In popular culture
Films
Pond hockey has been seen played in many movies including
See also
References
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- ^ "9 Differences in Pond Hockey and Indoor Ice Hockey - The Wausau Player's Perspective - Travel Wausau". 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "2013 BC POND HOCKEY SERIES". BC Provincial Pond Hockey Series. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Pond Hockey". The Kootenay Network. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Pond Hockey Championships". www.uspondhockey.com.
- ^ Matt Pitts (December 21, 2009). "Buffalo 2010 Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament Sold Out". WGRZ.
- ^ "4th Annual Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Tournament Sold Out". WKBW News. January 3, 2011. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ "Pond Hockey Tournament sold out". WIVB.com. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "Pointstreak Sites | World Pond Hockey Championships | Home". Worldpondhockey.com. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "Canada Pond Hockey Tournament". Canadapondhockey.ca. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "U.S. Pond Hockey Championships". Uspondhockey.com. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ Benoit Theriault (2012-10-31). "Home". Hockeydantan.com. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "2013 BC POND HOCKEY SERIES - BC Pond Hockey tournaments". Bcpondhockey.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "Miramichi Rotary Pond Hockey Tournament". Miramichirotarypondhockey.com. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "Wisconsin Pond Hockey Classic Wausau WI USA". Classicpondhockey.com. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "highfalls hockey". highfallshockey.com. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Vermont pond hockey". Vermontpondhockey.com. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "Big Apple Pond Hockey". bigapplepondhockey. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "Save pond hockey". savepondhockey.org. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ^ "Penguins Hockey Program Outline". MegaIce - Skating School. MegaIce. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
Further reading
- Anderson,Madelyn Klein (2000); North American Indian Games; Franklin Watts.
External links
- Wisconsin Pond Hockey Classic, Wausau WI
- Pond Hockey Movie
- Pond hockey in New Zealand
- Miramichi Rotary Pond Hockey
- Eastern Canadian Pond Hockey Championships
- (in French) Quebecois Pond Hockey Championships
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120701053601/http://www.bcpondhockey.com/
- U.S. Pond Hockey Championships
- Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships
- World Pond Hockey Championship
- Pond Hockey Video produced by Wisconsin Public Television
- Pond Hockey Video produced by Wisconsin Public Television