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Make Hockey Happen – A Tribute to Pond Hockey
Blog — By Marmalade on October 21, 2011 9:50 AMIt’s a great day in Gong Nation – what with the official announcement of redeemable GongPoints and some good ole’ fashion puck on the boob tube. “Badger” Bob had it right; “it’s a great day for hockey.” Anyways, one of my buddies just shared a solid video on the F’book, and I figured it was a must-see for all you Gongers. The video, titled “Make Hockey Happen,” showcases the experiences of one group of friends who embark on a yearly trek to inner British Columbia for seven days of pond hockey. If you grew up (or are still growing up) on an open sheet of ice, with the wind in your flow, you’ll definitely appreciate it. In fact, if you love hockey, you’ll appreciate it. There’s nothin’ like dangling through fresh powder, blowin’ snow at your little brother, or burying the biscuit in an old burn barrel on the backyard pond. You know what I’m talkin’ about. Personally, this has me itching to lace ‘em up the very second the local pond freezes over. Enjoy the video, you beauties; see ya out there!
154 Comments
can’t wait to get out on the pond
samee kid
i hear ya there bud, been waiting a long time for the pond to freeze over
same
couple weeks and ill be hittin the pond myself!
I would love to get on the pond soon, just takes a while to freeze here in Philly.
Wow this video shows how proud us Canadians are of our sport and the measures we will go to to play a bit of puck with the boys! Great vid!!
can’t wait for the odr to be ready near my house, such an exciting time of year!
Awesome awesome vid!
It was 70 degrees yesterday, 65 today…man bring on the cold. In the winter, at lunch everday I leave the office and go to a tiny outdoor rink to skate…nothing like it…this brought back memories of cutting through yards to get to a secret pond the neighbor kids kept mint…get video lads. #wsp
unreal pond
Fired up for some shinny
Just shows how crazy us Canadian are for the great game. Great piece
unreal vid, cant wait for the pond to freeze
That’s classy right there. Love it.
can’t wait to play some puck on the pond this year
that is unbelievable. Hats off to those guys
Unreal boys. Getting pumped for it
that’s the true hockey life right there… wish I could be doing that
That’s unreal. I can’t wait to move to get out and play on a pond
i wish there was a pond close to me…but there isnt…
Can’t wait for the school year to give me a break so I can get out on the pond. Winter break still seems so far away.
I can’t wait for the outdoor hockey rink here in canada so I can play hockey 24/7 with my buddies!
great vid! man i wish it would freeze here.
This video including Gongpoints, is a thing of beauty.
Cant wait until our pond freezes over!
cant wait for some pond puck
Love this video, can’t wait for the snow to start flying and the temperature to start droppin so I can get out and hit up the ODR.
gotta love pond puck eh
unreal watch
Can’t wait for pond hockey this year. Unreal
Brings tears to my eyes just a buncha beautys.
Unreal!
amazing videoo cant wait for winter odr noww
thats what we live for fellas! unreal vid
Amazing video to watch. And people always ask why the beauties like us always prefer the cold. Can’t wait to get out and play this winter.
Wow unreal video. Winter needs to get here asap
can not wait to get some puck going on the odr’s now
awesome video cant wait for some pond hockey
i wish my dad would let me build a rink in the back yard
yuuuuuuuuuup!
So pumped up for pond season !
lookin forward to throwin the rink up in the backyard in a few weeks
reminds me of a ski video almost
can’t wait for the cold beer, and long night games
Not far from the way its done back in Alaska. I’m excited for the pond here in michigan to freeze.
livin the dream
sick video
yesss
Can’t wait for our pond to freeze over. I’ll be out there every damn night
Every. Damn. Night.
this just makes me miss hockey. 3 weeks and im back to skating
wow this vid gets me pumped for the outdoor rink
beauty, cant wait for some pond hockey!
unreal simply beautiful boys
canadiana beauty!
we are a special breed
they put a lot of work into that rink
cant wait to get back on the pond
Just getting ready to set up the rink here for the kids.
back yard ponds, cant wait
Counting down the days till she snows! After deer season I’ll be focused 100% on getting our pond rocking.
just picked up the lumber for our ODR today
nice
Lads that Vid was Sick!! Can’t wait for the Ponds to Freeze here in Canada
such a sick video
always gonna regret not being able to do this growing up
Amazing vid!! Can’t wait till my secret little rink in the woods is ready!!!
gotta love the pond
great times had on the pond
unrealll video, counting down the days til i can hit the pond
aaaahhhh… shitty ice and beers freezing in the banks if you don’t get to them soon enough! still a month or 2 away – can’t wait.
unreal video, wish i could get on the pond more
That was a sick video, love the teamwork scraping the ice
best short video i’ve ever seen…i’m inspired to try and do something this year now
Cant wait for the weather to get cold again….these are the best of times
going for the points bitches !!!!!!!!! go pens go
bring on the cold weather so the pond freezes!
pond hockey’s always the funnest
ODR ODR ODR ODR ODR
i love playing pond hockey
I wish it got cold enough for ponds to freeze over. I wish I could play everyday after class.
I really wish i had a pond to build on.
sick video
nice
Puck on the pond, nothing like it
looking forward to hitting the pond this winter
love that time of year
nothing like a pond game with da boys and a few brews
beauty
Each season is great for one specific reason or another, but NOTHING beats those winter mornings/afternoons/evenings on the pond.
unreal cant wait to get my rink going
nothing like steppin out on the odr for the first time every year
haven’t been out on a pond in a long time, hopefully i’ll get a chance this winter
Can’t wait to play some outdoor classics this winter!
unreal video! I cant wait to play some good pond hockey this winter
Unreal video, i wish it got cold enough on long island for the ponds to freeze
One thing i still want to do, play some old fashion pond hockey
un real
sick video …cant wait for the odrs
so ready to get the rink up!!
definately ready to start saucin the puck on the pond
only a few more weeks until shinny!
sooo sick!
That’s unreal
this just gets me so pumped for some pond this winter
love the odr
love pond puck eh
Just checked this site out. So sick. Thanks for the love on the vid. We will be filming another one this coming winter.
sick!
wsp
need some odr
nothing like pnd puck with the boys
nice tribute
unreal vid lads cant wait to hit the odr
wish there was pond hockey in Portland
i love pond hockey better then ice hockey!!
Wish I had pond to play on.
Need a little more cold for pond hockey in my area!
thats unreal i wanna make one
wish we had ponds that froze over in cali.
absolute unreal vid, cant wait till the pond freezes
sick
being a hockey player in texas sucks, no pond hockey. can’t wait to move up north
cant wait to do it on the lake again
Sick
Wow awesome video… brings a tear to my eye
Reminds me of when we used to live on the pond…. to bad kids are more concerned with Chel than actually being out there and pretending to be playing for the cup
gotta love pond shinny
pond
love it
pond hockey is the best
back to out roots, gotta love pond hockey!!
not much of tht this winter
so worth the watch, well put together.. just filming the dream
odr for life
looks sick odr
first time in i dunno home many years I didnt get to play any pond puck this year…stupid global warming
love it
miss playing pond puck
pond puck <3
funnn!
chill
love pond hockey
Pond hockey is beautiful
pond hockey is an beauty
beauty
Cool vid
i want to play some pond so bad.
counting down the days!
sick
Love
nice stuff
always a great time on the pond