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Lake Nokomis' U.S. Pond Hockey Championships

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U.S. Pond Hockey Championship tent
Hundreds of players from all over the country prepare for the first games of the U.S. Pond Hockey Championship on January 21, 2011. The games this year will also feature a beer garden and boot hockey games.
MPR Photo/Elliot deBruyn

Although temperatures reached nearly 20 below zero and winds gusted up to 10 mph, people from all over the country braved the cold and descended on Lake Nokomis on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, for the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships.

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After the game
Team Cali-Sota reconvenes after their loss against the Northstars. "We've got high hopes and low expectations," Withee said. They had one more match scheduled for 12:30 on Friday, and although the weather was warmer in California, they said they couldn't skate like this in the Sunshine State.
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U.S. Pond Hockey Championship tent
Hundreds of players from all over the country prepare for the first games of the U.S. Pond Hockey Championship on January 21, 2011. The games this year will also feature a beer garden and boot hockey games.
MPR Photo/Elliot deBruyn
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Chas Simcox of Team Cali-Sota
St. Louis Park resident Chas Simcox prepares for the first game against the Northstars. Team Cali-Sota is comprised of members from Los Angeles, California; Redondo Beach, California; and Minnesota.
MPR Photo/Elliot deBruyn