IconoclasT wrote: ] Probably not much chance of getting much pond hockey ice time ] here in Nashville... ] ] Boston team wins pond hockey crown for 2nd year ] WebPosted Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:16:35 EST ] CBC News ] ] PLASTER ROCK, N.B. - Four Canadian expatriates from the Boston ] area braved blowing winds and a temperature of 24 C to win ] the World Pond Hockey Championship, becoming the first team to ] bag the tournament twice. ] ] The Boston Danglers beat the Stately Elms Fallen Leafs 14 to 8 ] in the final game Sunday afternoon in Plaster Rock, in ] northwestern New Brunswick. ] It marked the second-straight victory for the team Rob ] Atkinson, 35, formerly of Moncton, N.B., Mark Goble, 32, ] formerly of Ottawa, Cooper Naylor, 34, formerly of Pictou, ] N.S., and Mark Cornforth, 32, formerly of Montreal. ] ] All of the men now live in or near Boston, Mass. ] ] Ninety-six teams of four travelled from all over North America ] and beyond to compete this weekend at the four-year-old event. ] ] ] The winners will take home a wooden award modeled after the ] Stanley Cup. That's why we have 4 sheets of ice in the metro area! RE: Screw the NHL. I want pond hockey! |