I was just wondering about summer ball hockey and how some of you mentioned starting an ice hockey pick up game, and here is this thread!
Put me down as definitely interested, and I vote for the Signal Hill rink. If that is too busy, there are a few other rinks around the area that may not get as much traffic, although the ice conditions can vary wildly.
First is the Rutland Park outdoor rink at 40 AV SW and 31 ST SW. It is very near Mt. Royal University. Second one is at 2405 Glenmount Drive, which is just a little bit east of that Optimist's Athletic Park. (It should be called the Optimus Athletic Park, in honor of Optimus Prime.) Third one is the rink at the corner of Patterson Hill SW and Prominence Hill SW, behind the community association. I drive by this one during the winters, and it is barely ever used.
I think any of those is a good substitute in the event that it gets really busy @ Signal Hill, and they are all a short distance away.
As for nights without a Flames game, I opened up the Flame's schedule for Dec 2010 and the rest of 2011, and the breakdown for games played on those nights is as follows:
December 2010
Sundays: 1
Mondays: 3
Tuesdays: 2
Wednesdays: 0
Thursdays: 3
Fridays: 3
Saturdays: 1
January 2011
Sundays: 0
Mondays: 3
Tuesdays: 1
Wednesdays: 3
Thursdays: 0
Fridays: 3
Saturdays: 3
February 2011
Sundays: 2
Mondays: 2
Tuesdays: 2
Wednesdays: 2
Thursdays: 1
Fridays: 2
Saturdays: 2
March 2011
Sundays: 2
Mondays: 1
Tuesdays: 2
Wednesdays: 4
Thursdays: 2
Fridays: 1
Saturdays: 2
April 2011
Sundays: 1
Mondays: 0
Tuesdays: 0
Wednesdays: 1
Thursdays: 0
Fridays: 1
Saturdays: 1
So for December, we should definitely plan it for a Wednesday night. January, the best night would be on a Thursday, or Sunday (but I'd be busy on Sundays), February, Thursdays also, and March Monday or Friday.
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