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- Spongee or sponge hockey is a cult sport played almost exclusively in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, by thousands of players in dozens of leagues. Spongee is played strictly outdoors during the winter season. It gets its name from the puck that is used: instead of the hard vulcanized rubber puck that is used in regular ice hockey, a soft sponge puck is used. The sport was at one time called "Tweeter" because of the sound the early pucks made. Winnipeg's first organized spongee league was started in 1978 by Canadian, John Robertson, though the game itself is believed to actually date back to 1950s Winnipeg, making it younger than broomball but potentially older than the Canadian organized sport of ringette by about a decade. It is believed that the "Tumbleweeds" are Manitoba's oldest continuously active spongee team. One of the most familiar leagues is the Kildonan Spongee League. (en)
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- (en)
- Team sport (en)
- Winter sport (en)
- Outdoors only (en)
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- Ice hockey equipment (en)
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- (en)
- "sponge hockey" (en)
- "tweeter" (en)
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- Standard outdoor Canadian ice hockey rink (en)
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- Spongee or sponge hockey is a cult sport played almost exclusively in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, by thousands of players in dozens of leagues. Spongee is played strictly outdoors during the winter season. It gets its name from the puck that is used: instead of the hard vulcanized rubber puck that is used in regular ice hockey, a soft sponge puck is used. The sport was at one time called "Tweeter" because of the sound the early pucks made. (en)
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- "sponge hockey" (en)
- "tweeter" (en)
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