In the Purest Form
Friday, December 05, 2008

Posted by Ukhockey52

Its that time again boys... Winter break. For me I hate it, I mean I love Christmas and all that comes with it. But it also means a break in the hockey season for me. However, with winter break comes the new year, the first snow, and best of all frozen ponds. Pond hockey is the epitome of hockey. Its where no matter what is happening, all the worries fall away and it is just you and the ice. By yourself or with a group of the boys, pond hockey is as pure as it gets. From it being -10 degrees outside to the wind in your flow (don't need a bucket for pond hockey) to the sound of the ice cracklin' beneath your blades. Pond hockey is where a lot of us started, its where no matter how burnt out on the game you are, the rush all comes back on the pond. The pond is where you can win the Stanley Cup and go home to warm up and sip a brew in the same day. On the ice it doesn't matter if you have played for 2 years or your whole life, you are a hockey player and nothing else. So this winter break, your season may be on a break but the purity of hockey is always there... on the pond, where it all begins.