Nothing says winter in Concord quite like Black Ice Pond Hockey

Gooaaalll! (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
Gooaaalll! (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
Now that’s how you battle going for a puck in the corner. Right: You gotta give maximum effort to compete in this tournament. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
Now that’s how you battle going for a puck in the corner. Right: You gotta give maximum effort to compete in this tournament. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
Shaking hands after a hard fought battle.  (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
Shaking hands after a hard fought battle. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
No matter if you win by one, 20 or lose, you’ve got to do your part after each game to keep the ice in good shape for everyone. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
No matter if you win by one, 20 or lose, you’ve got to do your part after each game to keep the ice in good shape for everyone. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
There's always something to clean up after a game. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
There's always something to clean up after a game. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
In case you didn’t know, this is what the goals look like. No nets or goalies in this tournament. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
In case you didn’t know, this is what the goals look like. No nets or goalies in this tournament. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
Follow the puck. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
Follow the puck. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
They even have trash cans with the tournament logo. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
They even have trash cans with the tournament logo. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
No cushy benches at this tournament. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
No cushy benches at this tournament. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)
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What do you do when you can't play in the Black ice Pond Hockey Championship? Toss the football around, of coure. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff) -
What do you do when you can't play in the Black ice Pond Hockey Championship? Toss the football around, of coure. (TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff)

The sixth annual 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship took over White Park last weekend, with more than 90 teams in seven divisions taking part in the three-day festivities that saw teams come from all over New Hampshire and beyond. Some play at a high level, while others simply play just to put the skates on again. So we had to stop by and check out the action and here’s a sampling of what we found.

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