Growing up in Sudbury, ON, Canada, playing hockey outdoors was and still is something most kids do. I remember playing games at the arena, getting home, eating and heading right back out on the ice at the local outdoor rink (There weren’t any ponds around). Those lucky enough to live close to one of the many lakes around the area could easily find a section of ice which someone made into a rink. Those are some of my most favorite memories and The Pond Hockey Movie helped bring a lot of those memories back. Thanks and good work!

“About the project

The pond. This is where hockey was born—under the open sky—where the ice is gritty and so is the play. For generations, rinkrats have grown up on outdoor ice. But, there are new climate-controlled arenas in every town, and that’s where the kids go to practice year-round now. The frozen ponds are losing their inhabitants.

Pond Hockey examines the changing culture of sports through insightful interviews with rink rats and hockey legends like Wayne Gretzky and Neal Broten alike.

More than just a celebration of a beloved game, Pond Hockey searches the open ice for the true meaning of sport.”

Pond Hockey Movie