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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Lace Up the Skates, Nautical Mile Pond Hockey Tournament is a Go

Organizers are planning to hold the tournament Jan. 25-27 on the canals next to Brownie's on the Lake in St. Clair Shores.

The recent sub-freezing temperatures may have put a chill on many outdoor events, but has organizers of the Nautical Mile Pond Hockey Winter Classic warming up plans for a weekend of games, activities and civic pride in St. Clair Shores. Organizers decided Thursday to move forward with the outdoor hockey tournament after temperatures recently dropped enough to cause the canals next to Brownie's on the Lake to freeze. Additionally, the seven-day forecast includes nighttime temperatures dropping below freezing. "We are a go," said Shawn Nicholson, vice-president of the St. Clair Shores Hockey Association and one of the organizers of the event. "I am a lot more confident now than I was two weeks ago." The inaugural tournament had been planned…

Friday, November 4, 2011

Hockey Returns to Lake St. Clair

St. Clair Shores announces the first Lake St. Clair Adult Pond Hockey Winter Classic Jan. 20-22.

Hockey will be returning to its purest form in January for the first Lake St. Clair Adult Pond Hockey Winter Classic. The city of St. Clair Shores, St. Clair Shores Parks and Recreation, Brownies Restaurant, Emerald City Harbor and several other sponsors are organizing the event on Lake St. Clair along the Nautical Mile. The outdoor tournament for players 21-years-old and older will be played Jan. 20-22 on the canal adjacent to Brownies. Each team will have at least three games, with semi-finals and championships on Sunday.   There will be no checking in the 4-on-4 tournament, and teams must have matching jerseys for the 40-minute games. No goalie equipment is permitted, and if a puck goes out of bounds, the last team to touch it loses …

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