Ok, with the ice-hockey
competition getting underway today, here are five things you need to know!
1. When?
The Games don’t officially start until August 1st, but as a major prestige
sport, ice-hockey begins TODAY, in advance of the opening
ceremony. There are three matches today (Thursday), and then matches every day,
apart from August 1, right up until Friday August 9. There is a full schedule available on our website.
2. Where?
There are two venues, the Odyssey
Arena and Dundonald Ice-Bowl.
Dundonald International Ice
Bowl:
Monday, 29 July 2013
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Saturday, 3 August 2013
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Monday, 5 August 2013
Odyssey Arena:
Thursday, 25 July - Friday, 9
August 2013 (excluding Thursday, 1 August 2013)
3. The NI Tridents
Northern Ireland has its own
team participating in the ice-hockey, the NI Tridents. They’re competing in the
Novice section and have their first game against the Toronto Courts this
evening (Thursday), 7pm at the Odyssey Arena. Get behind them and show them
your support!
The other teams are from
a wide range of countries, including Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Russia, the UK,
the US, and Canada. One of the best named teams has to be the ‘Guns and Hoses’,
a team from Las Vegas made up of both police officers and firefighters!
4. It’s open to the public and
FREE
Like most sports in the games, ice-hockey is open to the public and entry is FREE, on a
first come, first served basis. Find out more about spectating and about the
ice-hockey competition at www.2013wpfg.com
5. You can watch many matches online
There should be some great
hockey as well as a great atmosphere, so attending the games should be your
first preference! But if you can’t attend, or are overseas and want to watch a
friend or family member competing, you can watch many of the games online! In a
world’s first, the 2013 World Police and Fire Games have teamed with Watch ThisLive to show all ice hockey matches at the Odyssey Arena live online!
