Photos / Courtesy of Bill Sherck
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Spartan
Shinny
Goals & Assists
Reader Bill Sherck shares his outdoor hockey tale: "Out in Orono,
we are dealing with the COVID pandemic by skating outdoors. Once
a week, my Peewee B2 team trades back an hour of indoor practice
time to play community shinny outdoors under the lights. We have
created: Spartan Shinny. We are making rounds through many of
our town's favorite family rinks to celebrate the game in its simplest
form. The kids play 3v3, and families each week make a big splash
with bonfires, music, etc. It is the perfect way to deflect the sterile
nature of the current COVID rink situation.
"The kids still wear full gear, masks, practice social distancing, etc.
That said, playing outdoors makes them forget about many of the
constraints and has helped us create an environment where kids love
the game and get plenty of game-like play in.
"The perfect medicine for these tough times. Oh yeah—losing
teams each agree to shovel the rinks/ponds afterwards!"
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more of our
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celebrations on
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PHOTO BOOTH
The Orono Peewee B2 team
toured family outdoor rinks to
stay together this winter.