21 March, 2010

Category Archives: Pond Hockey

Soul-Stirring Sentiments on Shinny

5 March, 2010

John Walton, the radio voice of the Hershey Bears, standing and shivering with other media at an outdoor Hershey Bears’ practice yesterday morning, looked out upon the frigid proceedings and said, “This is good for the soul.” I couldn’t agree more. As reward for playing hooky from work and driving up to Hershey on Thursday, [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, John Walton, Prospects, Shinny, Sidney Crosby, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Canal Update: Tempting Conditions

14 February, 2010

A first-hand report of conditions down at the C&O Canal arrived this afternoon via comments to my query file of earlier in the week, Dare We Think About Shoveling Canal Snow Too?
Reader Josh reports:
“Drove by earlier today; Canal is (mostly) clear. Still a few small spots with some . . . slush, I guess, but [...]

Also filed in Canal skating, Hockey, Hockey Rituals, Hockey Weather, Ice, Shinny, Washington the shinny town | Comments (8)

Dare We Think about Shoveling Canal Snow Too?

10 February, 2010

This email arrived from the Montgomery Gazette this afternoon:
From: Donaghue, Erin <edonaghue@gazette.net>
To: pucksandbooks@onfrozenblog.com
Sent: Wed Feb 10
Subject: question from the Gazette
Hi pucksandbooks, this is Erin Donaghue writing with the Gazette in Montgomery County. We’re trying to set up a photo for sometime this weekend of hockey along the C&O Canal, and your name came up when [...]

Also filed in Canal skating, Media, Print, Shinny, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (21)

Chicago’s Burgeoning Suburban Backyard Rink Boom

31 January, 2010

Friday’s Chicago Tribune highlighted our favorite passion-hobby sprouting conspicuously across the suburbs of that great city — families taking to skating outdoors, in this case by erecting rinks in their backyards.
“Years ago, backyard ice rinks seemed like a luxury for only the most die-hard hockey fans. But in recent years, it has become the winter [...]

Also filed in Media, National Hockey League, Olympic hockey, Pond Hockey Movie, Print, Shinny, Winter Classic | Comments (2)

Rewinding to the Warmth of Cooler Times

16 January, 2010

A week ago today so many in our region rushed out onto frozen ponds, creeks and canals, in pursuit of participating in hockey in its purest form. The novelty and splendor led many to capture much of last weekend’s shinny on digital cameras, and pass along the special moments to us this past week. We [...]

Also filed in Hockey, Hockey Art, Hockey Rituals, Hockey Weather, Ice, OFB, Old Time Hockey, Shinny, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (2)

Some Washingtonians Have Discovered Pond Hockey This January

12 January, 2010

I found a new hockey blog yesterday, and under the most delightful of circumstances: a young local happened upon OFB early Sunday morning, saw our pics of the frozen-over C&O Canal from Saturday, and was inspired to take his first-ever steps onto ice with a hockey stick. It looks like Aaron’s been hockey blogging for [...]

Also filed in Blogging, New media, Old Time Hockey, Shinny, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (8)

Frozen Fun on the C&O Canal

9 January, 2010

It was a Saturday for shinny under a bright but beautifully cold sun — a week’s worth of freezing temps delivered postcard conditions for free-form hockey on the C&O Canal today, and I had the pleasure of sharing the experience with Off Wing Opinion’s Eric McErlain — his first-ever outdoor skate. If you take a [...]

Also filed in Canal skating, Hockey Weather, Ice, Shinny, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (13)

Comcast Correspondent at a Classic New Year’s Weekend in Beantown

4 January, 2010

You know how the next best thing to owning a beach house is having a friend who does? Well, we didn’t have  tickets to this year’s Winter Classic, but Comcast Sportsnet’s Lisa Hillary did. Actually, she also worked the system a bit to get an invite to the league’s New Year’s Eve bash as well. Anyway, she [...]

Also filed in Comcast SportsNet, Hardcore Hockey Fans, Lisa Hillary, National Hockey League, Puck Sodas, Winter Classic | Comments (0)

It Is Pond Hockey Weather

12 December, 2009

We brought you the Washington premiere of Pond Hockey in November of last year. Now, though SnagFilms, you can watch it online. It is well worth your time and will make you want to grab your skates and head outside.
Enjoy. And thanks SnagFilms!

Also filed in Pond Hockey Movie | Comments (0)

Bloggers Bounce Questions off of Eddie O

10 December, 2009

The NHL yesterday hosted a bloggers-only conference call with NBC color guy Ed Olczyk, in conjunction with the league rolling out its on-site preparations at Fenway Park for the Winter Classic. We were fortunate enough to be invited to participate, and I’d swiftly sign up for the next call with Olczyk. He was sincere and engaging, thoughtfully [...]

Also filed in Boston Bruins, OFB, Old Time Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic | Comments (0)

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