Local man hosts Raiders for backyard shinny
The Prince Albert Raiders reconnected with the sport they play so passionately, at its simplest and most enjoyable form on Dec. 9.
The team was hosted by P.A. local Kelly Taylor, who told paNOW he recently completed his backyard rink, and wanted to give the team a chance to have some fun with the community, while enjoying the good old hockey game in its most Canadian fashion.
“I was watching some NHL guys talk about how no matter what age you are, playing on a pond is the way hockey is meant to be played,” Taylor said. “I’m lucky enough to have this pond and know some of the Raiders so I asked if they wanted to come out.
“It was just a great night. I think at one point we counted 82 people out there, we had a bunch of people on the ice, and we had a fire going with hotdogs. It was just so fun.”