25 Jun 2018

Wellington ice hockey cancelled after broken pipe, wild winds

From Morning Report, 7:45 am on 25 June 2018

Thousands of fans left Wellington's Westpac Stadium on Sunday angry and disappointed following the cancellation of an international ice hockey exhibition match between the USA and Canada. The match was scheduled for Saturday but had to be postponed to Sunday because of a burst pipe that stopped the ice from freezing. It was then cancelled yesterday after high winds tore down one side of the arena. The event was being touted as the first outdoor match between two countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Westpac Stadium chief executive Shane Harmon tells Guyon Espiner about his disappointment, but says they're still open to the idea of an outdoor ice hockey game in Wellington.