Shinny

Not to be confused with Shinty or Shinney.
For other uses, see Shinny (disambiguation).

Shinny (also shinney, pick-up hockey, pond hockey, or "outdoor puck") is an informal type of ice hockey. It is also used as another term for street hockey, played on pavement.

There are no formal rules or specific positions, and often, there are no goaltenders. The goal areas at each end may be marked by nets, or simply by objects, such as stones or blocks of snow. Body checking and lifting or "roofing/reefing/raising the puck" (shooting the puck or ball so it rises above the ice) are often forbidden because the players are not wearing protective equipment. Shinny has also served a strong role in portrayals of Canadian youth. The game has also famously revolved around the culture of street sports.

In his book Country on Ice, Doug Beardsley claims that most Canadian ice hockey professional players have played some form of shinny in their youth.

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