Hockey Season

Friday, November 11, 2005
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Weather has been really strange...it has been unusually cold for the past few weeks with no snow. But the benefit to this has been that the outdoor hockey rinks are iced.

Hockey season started last month and we were able to begin skating outside this past week. Every school is required to maintain an outdoor rink. This means there are plenty of rinks to choose from. There is a school within 2 blocks of our home, so it is a convenient walk to the rink. Even with so many choices, the hockey rinks can become quite busy and it is usually pretty easy to get a pick-up game going.
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Friday there were about 20 kids on the rink, from ages 7 to 30. With everyone wanting to play, we ended up with a game of about 10 on 10.

With that many people on the ice and no jerseys...you can't tell who is on your team. Things were pretty hectic. I broke my skate early on and was relegated to the sidelines for the evening.

Note...It feels much colder when you aren't moving.

Not much else to report. We are down to almost 7 hours of daylight and losing 6 minutes a day. But only 4 weeks until we begin gaining daylight. Winter actually passes pretty quick if you keep active...and you can't skate in the summer...Bummer!
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