Registration Now Open

With the season’s first snowfall and a mounting interest, it’s time to announce “REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for February 5th 2022″! The Pocono Pond Hockey Tournament welcomes pond hockey seekers of all skill levels to skate and compete on a frozen lake. This year we are broadening plans for a more action-packed Wally Ice Fest … Read moreRegistration Now Open

Registration is nearly Full

We have had some good Ice-making weather, 18 degrees at this writing, leading to 4 or 5+ inches on most local Ponds over the last two weeks. Team representatives have been scouting the weather and signing players as well. We see the results this week with a surge of Registrations coming in(4 just since yesterday). … Read moreRegistration is nearly Full

Unseasonably warm weather forces festival to scale back

HAWLEY, PA – February 5, 2020 – The unprecedented bout of warm weather this season has led organizers of the annual Wally Ice Fest to put safety first and move to a plan B in order to salvage a fun weekend for participants still coming to the Lake Wallenpaupack area this weekend. In lieu of … Read moreUnseasonably warm weather forces festival to scale back

POCONO POND HOCKEY ANNOUNCES WATONKA OUTDOOR FACILITIES AS THE NEW HOME FOR WALLY ICE FEST 2020

Watonka Outdoor Facilities welcomes Wally Ice Fest for their annual pond hockey tournament, curling demonstration and winter festival on February 8 & 9th, 2020 LAKE WALLENPAUPACK, PENNSYLVANIA—  December 3rd, 2019 – Pocono Pond Hockey today announced their new home for the highly anticipated Wally Ice Fest at nearby Watonka Outdoor Facilities in Hawley, PA. Located … Read morePOCONO POND HOCKEY ANNOUNCES WATONKA OUTDOOR FACILITIES AS THE NEW HOME FOR WALLY ICE FEST 2020

Registration is Open for 2020!

It’s now October. The leaves are falling and the frost will be forming. It’s never too early to start thinking about ice, pucks, and sticks! The Pocono Pond Hockey Tournament provides pond hockey enthusiasts another opportunity to flex their hockey skills while supporting some good causes in the community. As part of the Wally Ice … Read moreRegistration is Open for 2020!

Black Ice is Golden

The BEST and PUREST ice- Grade AA, Transparent, Black Ice is rare and amazing.  It is called ‘black’ because the water underneath is absorbs most or all of the light.  A more technical term is congelation ice.  On lakes it is usuallytype  S1 or S2 ice. It has a bunch of other names (see below).  … Read moreBlack Ice is Golden

Exciting news, Team Registration is Now open!

Hurry and reserve your spot today at:  www.wallyicefest.com Our people are working hard so you can Live the Dream. So, please tell all your friends and help us with Volunteers and Sponsors. Registration Deadline is January 13, 2016. For all of those fence-sitters, you can get your team registered in advance and reserve your Team (just 3 to … Read moreExciting news, Team Registration is Now open!

2016 Pond Hockey Tournament cancelled

PRESS RELEASE: This news was handed down today from our Umbrella organization at the Chamber of Commerce. Due to no ice, we will be using our alternate date of February 21st for the Ice Tee Golf Tournament.  There is still a very good possibility that there will be no ice or unsafe ice for the … Read more2016 Pond Hockey Tournament cancelled