Some came dressed in threadbare college jerseys, or with helmets barely secured to their heads with jump-rope-like chin straps.

A few came without their teeth - the consequences of a puck or stick gone awry years ago.

No matter the age or the skill level, most of the men - and women - who braved subfreezing temperatures at the second Rocky Mountain Pond Hockey Championships were warmed by fond childhood memories.

"This is what hockey is about, playing outside like this," said Wolcott resident Brian Houlihan, who had no trouble lacing up the skates at age 56.

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