OT: Outdoor rinks

[boatsNhossa]

Not sure if there is a thread already or not, just checking to see if any are open or any are close to being ready? Thanks.

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[Gurilla]

Garden City is open, Maples are done but not yet open

 

[portamoral]

Garden City is open, Maples are done but not yet open

didn't GC not have ice last year?

 

[hexrae]

My kids hockey team have scheduled outdoor practice 861 Buchanan (Google Maps).

I also checked Valour Community Centre (1315 Strathcona) and it looked like they started flooding a couple days ago. Haven't checked since though.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Played Spongee at Melrose last night so they have ice in. Not sure if it's open to skating yet though.

Northwood has ice in as well.

 

[Gurilla]

didn't GC not have ice last year?

They had ice, it just wasn't very good

 

[MotionlessGravity]

Played spongee at Northwood on Sunday. Valley Gardens and Melrose should have ice in also (both used for spongee). Haven't checked Bronx yet but it should have ice any day now if it doesn't yet.

 

[portamoral]

honestly the fact that community centre's are allowed to have spongee leagues is ridiculous. northwood has been using both rinks almost every night during peak hours for the past 2 or 3 years now. blows my mind this is even legal.

 

[sipowicz]

honestly the fact that community centre's are allowed to have spongee leagues is ridiculous. northwood has been using both rinks almost every night during peak hours for the past 2 or 3 years now. blows my mind this is even legal.

People still playing spongee is even more surprising, guess not everyone can skate!

 

[sipowicz]

Played spongee at Northwood on Sunday. Valley Gardens and Melrose should have ice in also (both used for spongee). Haven't checked Bronx yet but it should have ice any day now if it doesn't yet.

Ice in at both Melrose and NK for about a week now, Bronx always seems like the last club to get ice for some reason.

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

Southdale has decent ice, but its a zoo mist nights

 

[portamoral]

People still playing spongee is even more surprising, guess not everyone can skate!

true

never understood it. the only people i know who play it literally can't skate.

 

[Ducky10]

People still playing spongee is even more surprising, guess not everyone can skate!

You can't do both?

Played hockey with some very good spongee players, played spongee with some very good hockey players.

 

[Ducky10]

honestly the fact that community centre's are allowed to have spongee leagues is ridiculous. northwood has been using both rinks almost every night during peak hours for the past 2 or 3 years now. blows my mind this is even legal.

Blows your mind that community clubs like consistent revenue streams?

Illegal.....lol!

 

[Smelling Salt]

true

never understood it. the only people i know who play it literally can't skate.

I've played Spongee against Trevor Kidd. Pretty good skater for goalie.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Bronx always seems like the last club to get ice for some reason.

Bronx always seems to have bad ice too in the one rink by the player benches. Every single year.

 

[Snot Rocket]

Any of them open late or are un-fenced? It seems bunch now are fenced off and locked when they turn off the lights.

Dying to try the new (today) skates.

 

[leer2006]

Blows your mind that community clubs like consistent revenue streams?

Illegal.....lol!

I think what he means is if they have spongee leagues playing on the outdoor ice where are the kids to play? Nothing like driving your kid to the odr to find the rinks being used for spongee.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Any of them open late or are un-fenced? It seems bunch now are fenced off and locked when they turn off the lights.

Dying to try the new (today) skates.

Melrose has an area outside the clubhouse you skate on that is not fenced or blocked off by boards.

 

[LadyJet26]

Chalmers CC is open.

 

[sipowicz]

Bronx should have ice sometime in 2017!

Ice good at NK!

 

[JohnStaymoose]

Windsor has ice.

 

[heretik27]

Does anyone know if Dakota ever has any future plans for outdoor ice? From the looks of it they only have "indoor skating" now with no sticks or pucks allowed. Growing up it was a 5 minute walk from my house to the rink and they had at least 3 outdoor rinks, at times even more when I was really really young. Now they've dozed those rinks for the construction of that indoor monstrocity so people can play basketball and run laps inside an indoor track. I feel betrayed

 

[Snot Rocket]

Does anyone know if Dakota ever has any future plans for outdoor ice? From the looks of it they only have "indoor skating" now with no sticks or pucks allowed. Growing up it was a 5 minute walk from my house to the rink and they had at least 3 outdoor rinks, at times even more when I was really really young. Now they've dozed those rinks for the construction of that indoor monstrocity so people can play basketball and run laps inside an indoor track. I feel betrayed

Yeah the night guy used to leave half lights on one rink when he left if we were out there. Now every other rink is locked up at night...wtf!?!?
Went by Red River CC...7:30...lights out, locked up.
No wonder kids are sitting at home eating junk food and playing hockey on consoles.

 

[sipowicz]

Yeah the night guy used to leave half lights on one rink when he left if we were out there. Now every other rink is locked up at night...wtf!?!?
Went by Red River CC...7:30...lights out, locked up.
No wonder kids are sitting at home eating junk food and playing hockey on consoles.

Yup and yet the CC's make more and more money from socials, bingo, hall rentals but there is never any money for kids programs or sports.

The city really needs to look at what community clubs have become because they no longer are there for the kids!