Yow, this is great!!

This should be a lot of fun. Skating here was a great Buffalo pastime, with thermoses of hot chocolate and lots of red cheeked people.

Hockey hits ice at Delaware Park

Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park will serve as a backdrop for the first-ever pond hockey tournament in Buffalo, sponsored by Labatt USA.

The day-long tournament, featuring 16 adult teams, is set for Feb. 16 and ties in with Labatt's sponsorship of USA Hockey's national pond hockey tourney -- set for that same weekend in Wisconsin.

Hoyt Lake was chosen because of its picturesque setting.

"Hoyt Lake is a beautiful place to be," said James Hornung, Erie County Parks Commissioner.

Officials from Labatt USA, who moved its headquarters to Buffalo from Norwalk, Conn. last summer, said they hope the Hoyt Lake tournament serves multiple purposes including bringing people to historic Delaware Park and to set the foundation for a larger, annual event next winter......"

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