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.
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 |
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!