#Hockey

Hier, j’ai joué au hockey avec mon père et mon frère sur le bassin réfléchissant à Washington.


Depuis que mon père m’a dit qu’il patinait sur le bassin réfléchissant, il y a 40 ans, j’ai toujours voulu le faire. J’ai enfin eu la chance de rester avec lui et mon frère hier. Une expérience tellement cool. La glace était loin d’être parfaite mais c’était toujours aussi amusant.

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JamesBoboFay

29 Comments

  4. domab15

    I’m so jealous. Wish I was back in DC

  6. madein0190

    Beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing.

  7. whogivesashirtdotca

    Four score and seven goals ago…

  8. Illustrious-Ad-6165

    First pic so good thought It was ai 😭😭

  11. scottsuplol

    TIL you can skate on the reflecting pool

  12. Real_Statistician538

    So awesome man. That last picture is my favorite.

  13. pizza_nightmare

    Im a little surprised “they” let people skate on the reflecting pool – granted its public property and whatnot.

    Looks like a lot of fun!

  14. paisano74

    It would be so cool to do a Winter Classic here

  15. Clean_n_Press

    Respect for the goalie skates. I swapped with my tendie at practice once and it was a nightmare.

  16. Coach_G77

    I was there yesterday too! I unfortunately didn’t have my skates as I’m from out of town or I would’ve joined. I’m incredibly jealous!

  18. MAFIAxMaverick

    My dad told me that back in the day (the 1980s) DC police would chase them off the reflecting pool because there was an ordinance that stated ice had to be so many inches thick for people to skate on it. The depth of the reflecting pool was less than that – so even though the whole thing was frozen, it still didn’t meet the criteria.

     

    Dad said it never stopped him and they quite a bit of skating there when it froze over (until us kids were born). I wonder if our dads were ever playing hockey there at the same time! haha

  19. Theonlykd

    Imagine sniping one off the crossbar and having the puck ricochet into Lincoln’s forehead

  20. BongoTheMonkey

    We skated at Constitutional Gardens years ago but the Park Rangers kicked us off.  Yesterday they were doing a photoshoot out there with the people from Medstar Iceplex from 2-5 so I guess times have changed.  Remember there is always the canal and the poop ice!

  22. damnShitsPurple

    Huh, well that’s pretty neat. Never considered the possibility

  23. KingBradentucky

    I’ve always wondered what the furthest south in the US a pond hockey game has been played.

  26. Bread_man10

    Regardless of current administration, that’s an elite ODR

  29. AirmailHercules

    That’s awesome. So glad you got to do that before China cancels hockey 
    /s

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