Call me biased (or just call me Canadian), but I say there鈥檚 no more iconic winter sport than hockey鈥攁nd hockey done right means hockey played outdoors.
The Snow Report
The latest snow, ski, and winter sports stories from 国产吃瓜黑料.Find yourself a frozen pond, lake, river, or oversized puddle, lace up your skates, drop a puck, and go. But if you really want to get serious, sign up a team for one of North America鈥檚 major annual pond hockey tournaments. One of the biggest, the , takes place each year on Lake Nokomis, in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Open Division usually includes a bunch of one-time pros but there are also 40-plus, 50-plus, women鈥檚, and 鈥渞ink rat鈥 divisions鈥攖hat last one is for those who 鈥渕ay not have the skills to take on former NHL players.鈥 This year鈥檚 tournament runs January 18-20, 2013.