Thread: Any Hockey Fans Out There????

Originally Posted by BobH

Not exactly an NHL rink but pretty good for an outdoor skate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

Bob

That's one of the definite perks of living in this part of the country, although it has been a few years since I've been on the canal. When it is open, you see lots of office workers walking downtown with their skates over their shoulder. On a nice day, I bet that's a fantastic way to commute.

Did you see the Johnny Boychuk skate to the face video ...on you tube....90 stitches...ouch

I didn't hear what happened afterward or see the YouTube video but I saw a clip on the hockey news. 90 stitches? Damn!
Seemed weird liking that post. I don't like that he got 90 stitches but you know what I mean

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Now THIS is pond hockey! This one is from Switzerland, but I recall either last winter or the one before there were some similar perfectly-frozen lakes in the Rockies. I've only had the pleasure of experiencing perfect natural ice like this once before and it was absolutely spectacular. The downside? Stray shots or passes go on and on and on... and as someone who makes more than my fair share of stray shots and passes, quite a lot of time was spent chasing pucks. But it was totally worth it.

We live between Kingston and Ottawa and one winter experienced a quick freeze that froze our lake a foot thick and clear as glass. One of our neighbours cleared a 4x regulation size hockey rink. It was kind of unnerving stick handling and watching the fish swim under your skates, but it was magical.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

That's one of the definite perks of living in this part of the country, although it has been a few years since I've been on the canal. When it is open, you see lots of office workers walking downtown with their skates over their shoulder. On a nice day, I bet that's a fantastic way to commute.

When I first moved to eastern Ontario, my then fiancée took me for a skate on the Rideau Canal. It had been a while since I was on skates and I was feeling a bit unsteady when I heard this whooshing sound coming behind me. It was the full Ottawa Senators hockey team skating the canal in single file from end to end and back again. You can’t appreciate how fast those pros can skate until you feel the wind of their passage. Fortunately, not one of them had the urge to body check the old coot trying to stay upright.

Originally Posted by DZEC

We live between Kingston and Ottawa and one winter experienced a quick freeze that froze our lake a foot thick and clear as glass. One of our neighbours cleared a 4x regulation size hockey rink. It was kind of unnerving stick handling and watching the fish swim under your skates, but it was magical.

That does sound magical. I think when sports and nature intersect like that, you are left with lasting memories. I still think about surfing at dawn on Easter morning on Hatteras Island with a pod of dolphins playing in the waves right next to me.

Originally Posted by Portsecurity

That does sound magical. I think when sports and nature intersect like that, you are left with lasting memories. I still think about surfing at dawn on Easter morning on Hatteras Island with a pod of dolphins playing in the waves right next to me.

Shakas brah

Originally Posted by DZEC

When I first moved to eastern Ontario, my then fiancée took me for a skate on the Rideau Canal. It had been a while since I was on skates and I was feeling a bit unsteady when I heard this whooshing sound coming behind me. It was the full Ottawa Senators hockey team skating the canal in single file from end to end and back again. You can’t appreciate how fast those pros can skate until you feel the wind of their passage. Fortunately, not one of them had the urge to body check the old coot trying to stay upright.

I know what you mean. When you see it on TV or even up in the stands you just can't appreciate the speed that they travel. I took the family to a Panthers @ Lightning game and sat a couple of rows from the ice. They move so fast it's shocking. They can go close to 30 mph. I can only imagine having them all blasting past like that

Henri "the Pocket Rocket" Richard RIP. Sad day indeed.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/new...cid=spartandhp

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Henri "the Pocket Rocket" Richard RIP. Sad day indeed.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/new...cid=spartandhp

Bob

RIP, Pocket Rocket.