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.
Read MoreIt’s been a tough exhibition for the Sands so far as they’ve been shut out of almost every game they’ve played so far. They were not able to break the losing streak today. In fact, they were utterly crushed by the Moles 4 to 0.
Read MoreIf 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.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreToday’s 2 to 0 Khimik win over the Cosmonauts resembled, in many ways, a tightly contested chess match. This should come as no surprise for the two heavily rostered Russian teams.
Read MoreThe Cosmonauts blank the Sands 4-0 and after two weeks of play, what lessons are we starting to learn from ISMO exhibition hockey?
Read MoreAfter 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 MoreOn sub-level F of Amrita, through a nondescript set of unmarked doors is Gymlu-F, this is where I first met the Immortals 15 months ago.
"It’s a fine day for football."
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 MoreIn this edition, we hear the story from the captains of Tiangong and Huacheng. Both Chinese squads struggled at the bottom for the entire season.
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 MoreIn this edition, we take a look at the top 3 Titan players: Readale Nash, Jube Terrell and Icilio De Sisto.
They were asked the same question at different periods of the season: What's it like being the first generation of professional athlete?
Read MoreCould a possible sale of the Titans been to blame for unraveling the team and ultimately caused their defeat in the finals? Former Operations Director claims this Kamden Lewis was aggressively looking for buyers.
Read MoreNot only are many speculating that the perceived success of the MAFL has influenced this sudden change in position, but for the first time, qualifications in sporting backgrounds will be recognized in the updated application forms. Though widely understood that athletic capabilities on Earth means very little with respect to performance on Mars, this opens up opportunities to address needs in a plethora of supporting roles.
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.
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