Canada2Australia Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Hey all: I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any rec/beer leagues that get together casually to play a few games. I'm not looking for any competitive leagues; just wanting to get together once in awhile to blast a few pucks around the rink. Also, do they sell any hockey equipment in the Darwin area? I guess I'm asking if any of this is possible?? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) I don't think there is an ice rink in Darwin, except the temporary ones they sometimes put up in the shopping centres. So no ice hockey. It's a minor sport in Australia, partly due to the lack of good ice rinks in general. I had a friend who was a keen ice hockey player - he had to give up when he moved to Oz. Edited December 17, 2015 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada2Australia Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) That's a shame. I wish there were more Canadians there to help make hockey, and skating in general, more popular. I will definitely miss it when I move there. There are rinks in the other major Australian cities and I believe there are casual rec leagues in a few of them. This *may* be a deciding factor on how long I end up staying in Darwin. Although I guess I shouldn't be too surprised to find that there are no rinks in a city in the tropics haha Edited December 17, 2015 by Canada2Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30085 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Remember ...there was a Jamaican bobsleigh team...anything is possible :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada2Australia Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Remember ...there was a Jamaican bobsleigh team...anything is possible :laugh: And it was Canadians that made that possible! Canada; bringing winter sports to the rest of the world :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Although I guess I shouldn't be too surprised to find that there are no rinks in a city in the tropics haha Ice rinks in the tropics can be an absolute boon - Bangkok has some excellent ones. But Darwin's small population would be more of an issue. However you can play ice hockey in every other state and territory in Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Hi i found this link for you, hope its of help - http://ihq.hockeysyte.com/ I did notice you can ask questions, so it may be a good start for you.. Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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