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Come Fan with UsTuesday, June 23, 2026

A minor-league hockey team let kids paint all over the rink

The next Stockton Thunder game is going to be especially colorful.

Harry How

Here’s a very cool idea the Stockton Thunder had for Friday’s game: They let kids paint all over the ice, creating what looks like a giant, frozen yearbook signature page:

(Which child wrote the URL of a dentist practice’s website at the top right there?)


And to answer a question we all had:

We’ll see how that holds up for the players during the actual game, and for the announcers and refs, too. Either way, cool idea.

(via The Sporting News)

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