Pond hockey classic wants you

News Release
Mike Pepera

Get on the team, and participate at the third organizational meeting of the, Baudette Bay Hockey Classic. The meeting will be held on Friday, August 4th, in the VFW Clubrooms at 7:00 PM. This exciting game will feature our Lake of the Woods Bears (boys‚ team) and the St. Paul Johnson Governors. The game will take place outside, on the Baudette Bay, on January 20, 2007.
The concept to host an outdoor hockey game was initially discussed by local hockey enthusiasts several years ago. Why? Because this area has an historic reference to, “pond hockey.” Young skaters, hoping to play for a team, would begin skating on the Baudette Bay, or on the frozen ravine in Williams, as soon as shore ice would be considered safe. And, in some cases, earlier! According to John Hoscheid, local hockey fan and former professional player, “You felt like you could skate forever on the bay.” John’s dad, Wesley Hoscheid, along with the local VFW Club for financial support, began the organized youth hockey program in our area. The reason hockey is so important to the youth in our area, according to Hoscheid, is because it, „“gives young people the concept of working on a team, and they will later realize in life how important this is as they begin working in their community.”
The organizing committee is asking everyone associated with, or interested in our local hockey program to attend and participate at our next organizational meeting scheduled for Friday, August 4th at 7:00 PM at the VFW in Baudette. Committees have been formed, and you may sign up to help with anything from fundraising to transportation.