Frozen Fish Fiasco returns to Clark Park with hockey, enjoyable and neighborhood assist

DETROIT – Frozen Fish Fiasco returns to Clark Park for its seventeenth 12 months, bringing extra than simply hockey and enjoyable to Detroit.

Players are hitting the ice for a superb trigger, drawing crowds from throughout the world to observe the outside video games.

“There’s just something magical about seeing the game played on ice outside, instead of being locked up in a barn,” mentioned Stefan Morton, whose brother performs hockey.

That magic is strictly what the occasion goals to protect.

“I grew up playing hockey outdoors and I wanted people to have the experience in Michigan because this is hockey town,” mentioned Dominic Riggio, president of Frozen Fish Fiasco.

Riggio is delivering on that promise with two full days of hockey video games, that includes gamers from peewee youngsters to Red Wings alumni.

“Red Berenson. 85 years old playing today,” Riggio famous.

All the cash raised goes on to the Clark Park Coalition, a neighborhood nonprofit that companions with the town to keep up the park and maintain the ice rink open for years to come back.

“Hockey is awesome. I started playing myself a few years ago and it requires so much skill and effort, so to be able to have that charitable donation and get more kids involved in the sport and have an awesome event today, this whole weekend going on is very powerful,” mentioned Brielle Vanwell, cheering on her fiancé.

Even after practically 20 years, Riggio stays amazed by the assist.

“This is something I’ve been doing for close to two decades and it’s a warm, fuzzy feeling in my heart to have people really enjoy this and want to be a part of it,” he mentioned.

Tickets are $8, with the primary recreation on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. at Clark Park.