Ryan Pattee (left) reads off questions for Steve Carlson (right), a retired NHL player, during the question and answer session after the viewing of the movie “Slap Shot” at the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30.
The BG Puck Classic returned to the SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31, for its third annual hockey tournament.
According to BG Puck Classic’s Facebook, this event is Kentucky’s only outdoor pond hockey and draft-style tournament. Players ages 16 and up were eligible to register, along with people traveling across the region to join the fun.
The event kicked off the night before, with a showing of “Slap Shot” at The Capitol. Retired NHL player Steve Carlson, who portrayed Steve Hanson in the movie, attended the showing and stayed afterward for a question-and-answer session and a meet-and-greet with fans. Talisman photographer Ella Oakley ventured out both days to capture slides, scores and slap shots firsthand.
People find their seats to watch the movie “Slap Shot” at The Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30. Among the audience was actor Steve Carlson, who plays Steve Hanson in the movie and is also a retired National Hockey League player.
Hockey fans and families come to watch the movie “Slap Shot” at The Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30.
Steve Carlson (left) and Brent Adams (right) pose for a picture, imitating Carlson’s character from the movie “Slap Shot,” at a meet-and-greet with Carlson at The Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30.
Steve Carlson, a retired NHL player and actor in the movie “Slap Shot,” signs a fan’s poster at The Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30.
Jerseys for each team of the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament sit displayed on a table during the draft party at Swing City Golf on Friday, Jan. 30.
Gage Collins from Murfreesboro, Tennessee swings the golf club to determine his spot in the lineup for the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic draft at Swing City Golf on Friday, Jan. 30. Collins got 1st Round 5th pick for jerseys and got named team captain for his team.A player on the Kentucky Ice team passes the puck to his teammate at the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.Two pucks are used during warmups as one sits and one hurls towards the goal at the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.A player from the Magna team skates towards his goal with the puck at the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.
A player from the Fast Freddy’s team and the Verbero team skate for the puck at the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.
A player from the Verbero team tries to keep the puck away from his opponent during round 2 of the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Two players from the Kentucky Ice team try to get the puck before the player from the Magically Repaired team gets it in Round 2 at the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.A player from the Win Crew team prepares to pass the puck to his teammate during Round 3 of the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.A player from the Greenview Hospital team (left) and a player from the Verbero team (right) hit the puck at the same time during the championship game of the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.A player from the Verbero team skates towards the puck during the championship game at the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.A player from the Greenview Hospital team hops over the wall to greet his teammates after they just won the championship of the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.The Greenview Hospital team won the 3rd annual BG Puck Classic hockey tournament at SOKY Ice Rink on Saturday, Jan. 31.
