I was out for a walk the other night quite late and wandered through downtown Waterloo past the rink in front of Waterloo town square. It was a fabulous winter night and on the rink a 5 on 5 game was in progress, fully ignoring the "rink closed, stay off" sign parked at the …
Category: shinny
Sponge Pucks
I don't know what made me think about this but as I was out and about today, enjoying the feel of Christmas in the air, I suddenly had this image of a sponge puck bounce through my brain. Remember those things? Damndest device ever made. They stuck brutally on concrete or asphalt driveways and parking …
Sometimes It’s Too Hot For Hockey, Even in Canada
Last Thursday night, I headed out to RIM for my weekly Thursday night shinny game, exactly one week after having to bail on that week's hour of fun because of a broken skate blade. On this night, with freshly runners newly installed and ready to go, I drove out on what was the hottest night …
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Shinny Armageddon III
I really thought I had things covered off nice and complete when describing the worst hockey feelings in the world in Shinny Armageddon and Shinny Armageddon II. However, I now have a new one that ranks right up there. Last night, badly needing my hockey fix as the weekend began to appear on the …
When Your Feet Aren’t Cold Anymore, That’s Not Always Good News
When I was nine, we moved from a house in the city to one just outside the city in Peterborough's north end. I had a buddy (Lorenzo De Marchi) who lived across the street and we used to go to an outdoor rink together after school and after dinner. It wasn't far away but we …
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Shinny Armageddon
Is there anything worse in recreational hockey, (I mean ANYTHING), than having only one goalie show up? This is a rhetorical question of course because anyone who has ever slapped on skates at 11:00 PM on a -18 degree night in January (in a rink that feels much colder than that) will tell you that …
What Makes a Great Rink Attendant?
The first half of this year's summer season is on Wednesday night's in New Hamburg from 10:00 -11:00. A couple of weeks back, we noticed that the garage door hiding the zamboni opened around 10:48 and the rink attendant appeared at the glass behind the net. We knew our time was up in two minutes …
-13 Degrees at Vic Park on a Saturday Morning
Five layers of shirts, sweaters and coats, four layers of pants, three pairs of socks, two gloves and one puck. Game on! Brett and I headed off to Vic Park this morning for a game of shinny and what a fabulous time it was. We got there as a game was forming, the ice was …
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