Tales From The Pitch - Ice #3

Tales From The Pitch - Ice #3

Last week I was one the fortunate few who had the chance to get actual ice-time with Phantom's Captain, Jonathan Moore. As long-time readers know the concept sport is not without its problems, and there has been a great deal of discussion on the skating ability of the test players, but today I want to tell you about my latest experience after viewing week 4 of ISMO's ice hockey exhibition series. 

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Extended Exhibition Plans

Extended Exhibition Plans

Until now, unless you live in one of the hockey prototype settlements or purchased one of the weekend vacation packages, more likely than not, you’ve seen very little of this sport.  This announcement by the ISMO will change all of that as extended exhibition dates are in the works and are expected to be played in Marineris, Europa, Noviymir and Wendland.

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Tales From The Pitch - Ice #2

Tales From The Pitch - Ice #2

My last article touched a bit of a nerve among some of the players in the ISMO. I pointed out, correctly, that their skill at skating was somewhat lacking. I was reminded, correctly, that it is not that critic who counts. It is very easy to point out the shortcomings and failing of others, but much harder to get into the arena yourself and experience difficulty firsthand.

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More to Ice Sports than Hockey

More to Ice Sports than Hockey

If soaring down a 3 kilometre frozen shaft sounds a little extreme, it is because it is.

ISMO R&D releases footage of Jamie Mulensar, test skier, making  the harrowing high speed descent down a track that has been dubbed “The Abyss”.  Excavators have modified the previous mining vein into a combination downhill and ice track descending more than 5000 meters.

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Mateo Magic

Mateo Magic

It was a close game for the Wildcards. And it was Mateo Martinez’s day to work his magic.

The 27-year-old San Olympus native continued his whirlwind scoring pace, sinking the two goals that lead to the Wildcard’s victory. After today’s performance, Martinez leads the league with a mind-blowing 14 goals after just three games.

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