After 2 convincing victories over the Sands in week 1 of the exhibition games, the Wildcards came into Mareotis the undefeated favourites in their matchup with the 1 and 1 Moles. However, the Wildcard’s dominance last week became a distant memory as the Moles upset the Wildcards 4–2 with a balance of relentless offence and sound defence.
Read MoreThe Phantoms played against Khimik at Korolev's K-Rink and I was going to give this new ISMO version of the game a chance. I always enjoyed the 3-on-3 element of hockey and with “Bigger rinks!” they promised, sounded compelling. With dramatically different physics and amateur players, however, I had reservations.
Read MoreI got a chance to check out out the first Phantoms versus Cosmonauts game, and the rumours are exaggerated. But not by much. There wasn’t much grace or style to the game. It was sloppy, it was at times brutal, and once it was borderline embarrassing. But don’t judge the sport just yet.
Read MoreThe first weekend of ISMO Hockey demonstrates how immature the sport really is. With a blend of highlights, lowlights and everything in between, ice hockey is likely to entertain, but not necessarily for the reasons ISMO had hoped for.
Read MoreThis was a double-header weekend for the ISMO debuted Martian Ice Hockey in Korolev, Noviymir and Mareotis. The Korolev series featured The Sands versus the Wildcards, playing back-to-back on both Saturni and Solis. The small spectator capacity at K-Rink was sold out with more than 250 curious attendees from across the colonies in attendance.
Read MoreThe hockey teams of ISMO started a promotional tour this week. With media events planned in every major colony, this is the first intimate exposure of winter-style sports on Mars.
Read MoreIce Sports of Mars announces the pilot teams and upcoming schedule of games to be held in Noviymir, Korolev and Mareotis. Martian-style hockey is about to become a reality.
Read MoreWith anticipation for ISMO's upcoming hockey exhibition, we've found 3 behind-the-scenes heroes that are solving problems to make ice sports possible. If Martian hockey takes off, it will be off the backs of innovators like these.
Read MoreThe launch of a hockey league on Mars has sparked a wave of optimism, with council leaders celebrating "a new era in Martian sport." The highly anticipated series of exhibition games have been billed as proof that this maturing network of colonies is quickly amassing all the comforts of Earth.
The one hitch, though, is no one can skate.
Read MoreEngineers mining for water outside Novyimir have found a way to skate on underground ice deposits — a fluke development that has led to the first-known organized hockey league on Mars, according to reports out of the secretive settlement.
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