The 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship and Festival has become one of the largest outdoor winter event in New Hampshire. The event hosts 80 teams and close to 560 hockey players that participate in the Black Ice. The event also provides a wide array of family activities which include interactive games, rock wall, bonfires, fireworks, food trucks, concessions, heated spectator tent and ice and snow sculptures. The event will also include youth hockey teams from New Hampshire playing in the Shinny Classic. The Black Ice’s mission is to maintain and expand ice skating and recreational opportunities while preserving hockey history and creating new interest for the game we love.