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SPORT NGIN Youth Invitational

THE SPORT NGIN Youth Invitational is still "on" for Thursday night, despite the chilly weather forecast. Feel free to take a "half-time" break during your scheduled time slot to take advantage of the warming tent and all of its amenities. Joe Senser's will have hot food and hot drinks available for purchase. Also, make sure to have your kids add an extra layer or two.

SPORT NGIN Youth Invitational

Ask any adult hockey player, and they’ll tell you that their skills and best memories have the same birthplace — pond hockey. That’s why this year, SPORT NGIN has teamed up with the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships to once again play host to the nation’s largest youth hockey pick-up event.

This year, we've invited dozens of area youth hockey associations to take advantage of Thursday evening "youth ice-time" on a USPHC rink to conduct friendly pick-up games amongst their teammates (under the lights!) on frozen Lake Nokomis.

This event will give kids a chance to experience hockey purity — no referees, no rigid rules and competition amongst friends and teammates.

Youth players and their families will also have the opportunity to warm up before and after their games in the USPHC warming tent while enjoying all of the festivities of USPHC's "opening night."

Map and Directions to "The Pond"

Here's a little help so you won't have to stop and ask for directions on your way to the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Nokomis.

Rink Map

The Official 2012 USPHC Rink Map

Schedule of Events - January 19th, 2012

5:00 pm Warming House Tent Opens
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm 1st Session Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm SPORT NGIN Youth Pond Hockey Invitational - 1st Session
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm 2nd Session Check-in
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm SPORT NGIN Youth Pond Hockey Invitational - 2nd Session
9:00 pm Warming House Tent Closes

The Nation's Largest Pond Hockey Celebration

After the SPORT NGIN Youth Invitational, we invite you and your family back to Lake Nokomis over the weekend to watch the incredible pond hockey action at the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships, skate on one of the Family Skating Rinks and be a part of the nation's largest pond hockey celebration. There is plenty of hockey to see and fun to have all weekend long. Admission and parking is always free!

2012 U.S. Pond Hockey Championships Schedule of Events

Check out what else is going on at the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships this weekend!

Event Details

  • Event Location: Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis (map)
  • Date: January 19th, 2012
  • Parking: Northwest Corner of the Lake (in the baseball fields)
  • Check in Location: Inside the warming tent, next to general player check-in
  • Amenities: Joe Senser's will have hot food and hot/cold drinks available for purchase, and the Official USPHC Apparel Shop will be open.
  • Rinks for this event can be used for scrimmages, pick-up games, practice, or just having fun passing the puck on the pond.
  • The rink size will be 75 ft. x 125 ft. so we recommend no more than 14 players on the ice at once.
  • Rink time will last for 60 minutes.
  • We ask players and/or coaches to shovel the ice for the next round or preparation for flooding.
  • Official pond hockey goals will be on the rinks and can be used during play.
  • In order to play in the SPORT NGIN Youth Invitational we require a parent/guardian signed waiver for each player.

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