Mine ice hockey!

Nothing can stop these local guys from pursuing their passion, ice hockey. Least of all the lack of an indoor ice rink.

"Kirkenes Puckers" is the town's local ice hockey team, and they have a creative approach to playing the sport they love in ever-changing ways. One day in 2017, one of the players discovered that there was mirror-like ice down in the local mine's open pit. It was too tempting to leave it untouched. But before this secluded ice surface could be put to use, mobilization had to be done. The ice had to be cleared of snow and made ready for games. And there was also a big question that had to be answered. Sydvaranger Gruver was the town's former cornerstone company that had gone bankrupt in 2015. How would it feel to play here where almost 400 employees had lost their jobs a couple of years earlier? Watch the film about the spectacular experience the local hockey team had!

 

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