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Ask any adult hockey player, and they’ll tell you that their skills and best memories have the same birthplace — pond hockey. 

Each year, we invite dozens of area youth hockey teams 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!)

This event allows kids to experience hockey purity — no referees, no rigid rules, and competition among friends and teammates.

Event Details

  • Who: Registered youth hockey teams
    • REGISTRATION WILL OPEN AFTER HALLOWEEN
  • Event Location: Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis (map)
  • Date: Wednesday, January 22th, 2025
  • Time: Event site opens at 4:00 pm
  • Check in Location: MAIN WARMING TENT at NOKOMIS
    • Your reserved rink time at 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 Youth Night on the Pond we require a parent/guardian signed waiver for each player.
  • Amenities: Food and beverages are available for purchase, and the Official USPHC Apparel Shops will be open.
  • Photo Release: Please be aware that by attending the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships Youth Night On The Pond Presented by SportsEngine Play, you consent to your voice and/or likeness being used, without compensation, in video and photo for exploitation in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised, for eternity, and you release WOW Factor Sports, Inc., its successors, assigns, and licensees from any liability whatsoever of any nature.


Schedule of Events

4:00 pm Event Site Opens
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm 1st Session Check-in
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Youth Night on the Pond - 1st Session
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm 2nd Session Check-in
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm FULL/UNAVAILBLE
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm 3rd Session Check-in
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Youth Night on the Pond - 3rd Session
9:00 pm Event Site Closes

The Nation's Largest Pond Hockey Celebration

After Youth Night on the Pond, 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!