How about a little tanget, eh?
After sharing some of my recent outdoor skating adventures here in Chicago on Twitter, Liza from A Maui Blog shared this link with me. www.mauihockey.com
The site’s tagline really says it all, “Hockey in Paradise.” While it is of the inline variety, it is hockey none-the-less, and from the looks of the league stats on their site, relatively popular at that. I remember seeing a mention of this league online a few years ago, and I believe it was in reference to this league being a USA Hockey sanctioned inline league (which it is).
It’s really nice to see one of my lifelong passions, hockey, getting a dose of the Aloha Spirit.
Trip 4 Plans?
Not sure if we’ll be working any skating time into our plans for February, but seeing that the rink is located at Kalama Park, the same area in Kihei as the Whale Day Celebration, we will likely pay it a visit.
The do offer public skating 3 nights a week, but it is not likely that I will be packing my rollerblades this trip. They’re pretty heavy relative to everything else we need to pack, and they take up too much room in the suitcase. We are planning to visit for an entire month in August next year, and for that, it will be very hard to resist leaving my skates at home.
If we do end up renting skates while we’re there next month, you can expect to see a few pics and maybe some video of it here.
Talk Story
Anyone here seen the rink or watched any of the games? You can find schedules on their website, and it looks like the next season starts Jan. 22nd. It really is a great sport, and if you’ve never seen a game in person, check out the keiki play. Those kids playing hockey when they’re so little is absolutely adorable.
Mahalo.
