I lived near Melrose park and on a cold night you
could hear the puck hit the boards for blocks. I still think of that when
I am out walking on winter nights.
could hear the puck hit the boards for blocks. I still think of that when
I am out walking on winter nights.
Thanks for the shots of the Hockey rink.
Many a good night was spent on skates. I can
remember crying in pain cause my feet were thawing out after taking my
skates off. We would were our skates for hours. we would walk to the rink in
them.
remember crying in pain cause my feet were thawing out after taking my
skates off. We would were our skates for hours. we would walk to the rink in
them.
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Lynn. I think we all wore them to the rink. I would walk from 3rd avenue, to Willibrod Park. What fun we had. Even though our feet ached, we were cold but happy. Going into the shack to warm up. I remember how great it was to get home to feel the warmth, and then how good it felt to get the skates off, and walk around just to enjoy the feeling back in my feet.
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Hello Levisjeans,......... 'the puck hitting the boards' I now have an instant recall of those sounds,.......and the skates carving into the ice,...... Skating after the lights went out,.under a cloudless moonlit night (Remember those Really COLD Nights),......and the puck hitting the boards was a very recognizable sound,........ Wearing the skates to the rink and gliding down over the snowbanks,or skating over the potholes where the ice showed,....and the reason was two fold for wearing the skates to the rink,...generally it was ,so your boots wouldn't get 'relocated' to another persons wardrobe............hahahaha and it just allowed us to sail right out onto the ice,without the 5 minute wait of tying up your skates ,while sitting on that wooden bench,.while a fellow always known as 'Pops' would make sure noone sat inside the warm 'shack' for too long,......Lot's of Rosie Cheeks and forzen toes & fingers ,were all part of the package,.....and then when you got home ,standing in front of the 'Stove in the Hall' while you thawed out your bod..........hahahahah Fingers burning from the freeze coming out.........................and standing your mit's or gloves upright on the stove in order to dry them for your next excursion outside (they never did dry fully did they)(unless left over night of course)
I also meant to ad to the last message that those 'rink' pics can be seen in the 'Pictures Section' and in the Photo Album posted by Metalman108,1st page,1st album.........then on one of the pages in that album
Les
You captured that feeling as I did. Times were so
simple then, I wonder what my neighbours would think if I skated down the street
tonight. What a sight it would be.We sure were lucky kid's in many
ways.
Lynn
Remember when all the parents for miles around knew who you were and where you lived? Almost like having spies everywhere. You couldn't get away with anything either. Do something wrong and the whole world, including your parents, knew about it before you got home! But, very seldom, if ever, did we hear about kids being abducted or kidnapped. Like our parents never warned us not to go with strangers because if there indeed was a "stranger" wandering about the neighbourhood, everybody knew and an adult usually approached the person asking who or what they wanted. Not the case around neighbourhoods today....hardly even know your next door neighbour. Cheers.
Hello Winnie, I remember skating from home, to Trenholme park rink ot Benny rink on our skates to play hockey. The year...1962 Great memories !!
I remember going over to the rink at Woodland & Lasalle blvd after the Sat night game on TV, "pop" was finished his flood by then and we would have the whole rink, a fresh flood and enough light from the boardwalk to play. Those were the days..
Jdt2grn Woodland PArk,.............but just not the Hockey Rink, Look at the snow starting to pile up around the rink, Remember everyone pitching in & grabbing a snow plow type shovel and all skating together around the rink after a freash snowfall,.or even after a few hours of heavy usage,....and we'd form a line with each shovel lined up & angled beside the next,..and we'd be our version of a Zamboni,to clean that snow off the ice so we could get back on: and it was a form of torture when they would water the rink ,and we were chomping at the bit,to get back on that 'New' Ice.................hahahahah it was like we could hear in our heads Our name & number being announced as you stepped on the ice, at the Montreal Forum,
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I use to referee outside hockey games and , yes, my feet also would freeze.I remember taking my shates off and putting them around as close to the hot stove as possible with a hot chocolate in my hand..also we all helped out shoveling the rink.. many good good mermories.
would it be right to say only quebec had outside hockey rinks..I am of that opinion..not sure tho..It took a lot to cancel an outside game..had to be melted ice or a real snow blizzard..
The females on here might remember 'IT' shoe polish to freshen up your figure skates. We had to have them all polished up as if we were in the Ice Capades. Remember going to see the Ice Capades? At the show we figured we would be able to do exactly the same moves, so when we ventured out to the rink we tried but, my efforts were not pretty!!!! Of course how sharp could our skates be after walking blocks to the rink?
Here in Nova Scotia you will see ice skating and hockey on the lakes as soon as they are frozen solid. Dianne
Linda I remember 'It' shoe polish and polishing my skates. I still had my old skates til just recently. I saw the Ice Capades a couple of times, a wonderful show. I never wore my skates to go to Campbells Park. I would wear my boots and change in the shack. But one winter someone stole my boots. Needless to say my parents weren't amused! Dianne
Les, Wonderful picture of a typical rink in Verdun in the 40s or is it the 50s. Regardless, it is typical of the rinks we used to frequent in our youth. I used to go to the Willibrord rink and the rink next to the YMCA on Gordon ave. in the 40s. Maybe you can come up with some pictures of these rinks. I will make copies of these photos for our archives at the SHGV. Guy
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