The Niagara-on-the-Lake Minor Hockey Association hosted its annual hockey equipment swap on Saturday.
The timing of the swap, which ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Meridian Credit Union Arena, worked out perfectly for parents and kids in sports, said team equipment manager Glen Davis.
The swap coincided with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Soccer Club’s end-of-year festival, happening on the fields outside the arena.
And with the soccer season over and hockey season about to start, many of them got to pick up gear for when they hit the ice.
“Parents come and go between soccer games and here,” Davis said.
For $10, players and parents could stop by to drop off outgrown equipment and upgrade for some better-fitting threads.
The arena was full of eager swappers at 10 a.m. before the games began at noon, Davis said.
Gary Friesen and his sons, Jack and Brock, were those who stopped by to swap out some equipment.
Both boys walked out with a decent haul for the upcoming year.
Carrie Plaskett, the soccer club’s president who doubles as volunteer co-ordinator for the hockey association, said that the day was a great success for both sports.
“Both the clubs communicate to run things and it all works out perfectly,” she said.
