STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The minor-league Williamsport Outlaws debuted on the ice Wednesday night in downright balmy conditions for hockey.
Organizers say the Outlaws are the first modern pro hockey team in North America to play its entire home schedule outdoors.
Their home ice is a regulation rink built atop Bowman Field, the oldest minor league ballpark in Pennsylvania and home of the Single-A Williamsport Crosscutters, a Phillies affiliate.
Wednesday night was all about hockey after the Outlaws hosted the Dayton Storm in the Federal Hockey League. Dayton won 5-2.