Sunday 30th July 2017 - Sunday Afternoon Ice Hockey Practice @ Macquarie Ice Rink

For those of you who think Australia doesn't play ice hockey not even in Winter - think again! And not without the punch ups as well!

Most Sunday afternoons when the shops at Macquarie Shopping Centre are about to close, it a great time to purchase a snack from the food court and sit and watch the ice hockey practice sessions below. It is free however if there is a national tournament or international friendly on then the blinds are down and the only way to view the ice hockey game is to purchase a ticket for a seat inside the ice rink located below. Hockey and figure skating is all year round along with speed skating however we don't really have curling in NSW - we leave that to the Melbournians down in Victoria at the Winter Institute of Sport where there are double (Olympic sized) ice rinks under one roof just outside the city centre - one dedicated to figure skating the other to ice hockey , speed skating and curling.

Photos attached.

Half time and its the changing of the goalies or is that guards? One goalie was getting all the action and the other had enough time to take off some of his gear.

Wait on this is not a mens ice hockey team - there's a female amongst them! It's a mixed team playing tonight!

Uh oh looks like a dispute - 2 players being sin binned and video replay performed?Yep there was a bit of biffo on ice near the goal post a few moments ago.

I didn't stay for the entire practice session/game - I like ice hockey but not that much - time to go home.