Scenes from the pond hockey championships at Lake Nokomis
The 7th annual U.S. Pond Hockey Championships were held last weekend at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. It’s the largest outdoor hockey event in the country, with over 270 teams and some 1,700 players participating. Check out more of Steve Date’s photos.
It’s not about new rules or more memos going out to stop checking from behind. It’s a cultural shift involving the adults around the game, to where we’re focusing not only on skill, but sportsmanship, fair play and respect. I’m not sure those are things that get addressed on a regular basis.
Hal Tearse, Minnesota Hockey’s Coach-in-Chief and boys’ coach at Providence Academy in Plymouth.
Divided youth hockey community has to do better job teaching — and protecting — its players
