Wizards Playing Hockey vs. Subzero
The first day of the Games had come and gone, and now it was time for the second day of festivities and lighthearted competition: the Ice Hockey tournaments, taking place in the early evening. So as to avoid tiring out the student athletes, each team of four would only play one match, and the judges sitting on the sidelines of Lake Bear would judge based on points scored and showmanship who exactly would win the gold medal.
The judges were, as usual, made up of a panel of headmasters from the various international schools. @Aulis Vorozheykin, as the host of the Games, sat on one end; then down the line came @Alan Dolus from Ilvermorny, @Lawrence Maynard of Tenūsa, and finally Durmstrang's @Emery Albrecht. There were also (anonymous, undescribed, and unnamed) referees who would be up close and personal with each match, ensuring that no cheating would dare make it past their scrutinising eyes.
The match at present was Wizards Playing Hockey versus Subzero. The former team was entirely made up of Hogwarts students mostly from Ravenclaw but with one of the four a Gryffindor, whilst the latter boasted a pair from Beauxbâtons, as well as a student from Ilvermorny and the fourth hailing from the hallowed halls of Hogwarts.
Let the games begin...
HOW TO PLAY
There will be three rounds, each requiring a post of 200+ words. Please make sure you include your character's stats and abilities in your post (NO broom stats; you are not riding brooms).
Each round, you must perform an action from the Hockey Actions List. These are similar to the Quidditch Actions, but not all actions from Quidditch can be utilised in Hockey. As such, please carefully consult the list before deciding what action to play.
Other than the changes of actions, all other Quidditch rules apply, including order of rolls and penalty laps.
The sport of ice hockey has also introduced something called a showmanship point. Note that showmanship points will only be gained if the action is successful, and some actions can lose you showmanship points even if successful. At the end of the matches, in case of a tie in goals, showmanship points will be used to break the tie - but if a team has more goals, they win, plain and simple. Your first objective should be to score goals, and showmanship points come secondary.
At least one member of the team must owl the entire teams' action list to Aulis Vorozheykin before the posting deadline.
This event is moderated and it was required to sign up for it ahead of time. Please do NOT post here if your character is not signed up.
Please do not godmod Aulis or any of the other judges.
Find the full calendar for the 2026 IMOG here.
Please refer to the Koldovstoretz official map and setting lore when describing the campus:Reducio
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You have a total of 120 hours (5 days) from the time of this post to write and submit your posts, as well as send the actions to Aulis via owl.
Late posts will not be included in the moderation and will not perform their actions.
Late posts will not be included in the moderation and will not perform their actions.
Wizards Playing Hockey vs. Subzero
Maisie knew about this sport from muggle school. It wasn't a huge thing the way it was in America or Canada, but the city was home to the Glasgow Clan hockey team. And it seemed pretty similar to the few unofficial Quidditch matches she'd been in. So, she felt like she had some idea of what she would be doing. Plus, she would be flanked by good friends, Addie and Robin, as well as Frederick, who'd been very valuable in a recent Quidditch match. Maybe they weren't the traditional hockey team, but what they lacked in experience they had made up for in enthusiasm.
Maisie had done her very best to try to make these heavy uniforms look a little lighter. In truth, it wasn't much—you couldn't really alter something borrowed from another school. But she did crochet little wolf charms to hang from the helmets inspired by Robin's constant fight for those unjustly persecuted. Today, they too were underdogs, in a sport they didn't know well and up against people they also didn't know. But if she were going to guess, they looked capable.
Her brown eyes slid towards the goal she would be guarding. Here on the lake, she wasn't sure if it would be harder or easier than the Quidditch hoops. Where her broom had never let her down before, now it was just these skates. These skates and her friends, who she had greeted eagerly. Because, indeed, it was time for wizards (and witches!) to play some hockey.
Stamina: 7 | Evasion: 9 | Strength: 2 | Wisdom: 8 | Arcane Power: 5 | Accuracy: 9
Muggle Condition | Perfectionist
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| Location: Lake Bear (frozen), Russian Federation | Date: 17/02/26 | Word count: 281 |
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The lake was frozen solid, its icy surface stretching across the equally frozen landscape. Frederick stopped at the edge, dressed in his newly acquired hockey uniform, taking in his surroundings before stepping forward and gliding onto the ice. Ice skating wasn’t new to him, he had done it a few times during childhood in his hometown, but the sport itself certainly was. Even so, despite not knowing much about ice hockey or its rules, Fred didn’t hesitate to join. He loved sports and anything that felt like an adventure.
Gliding confidently over the thick layer of frozen water, he skated a small loop to warm up, waving to his teammates as he passed near them. He greeted them with a friendly smile, calling out their names, “Hi, Maisie! Robin. Adeline.” Frederick didn’t know the last two very well, but he knew they were friends of Maisie, with whom he had played an unofficial Quidditch match before. Making friends came easily to him, and even though the three girls were still more acquaintances than anything else, he felt no difficulty fitting in.
On the other side of the lake, in the opposing half, Frederick spotted a familiar face, Aodhan, the Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, where Fred played as reserve Keeper. He didn’t greet him just yet but made a mental note to do so after the match. Slowing to a stop to take his position, Frederick rested his stick on the ice, gripping it with both hands. He couldn’t help but feel a slight sense of unfamiliarity, something he certainly wouldn’t have felt if he were holding a broom instead of wearing skates, gripping a stick and adjusting a helmet.
Action: As strategized
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| Stats: Sta-8 ⁞ Eva-6 ⁞ Str-4 ⁞ Wis-5 ⁞ Arc-4 ⁞ Acc-8 | Abilities: Evasive Maneuvers |
| Interacting with: @Maisie Gemmell @Adeline Spinks @Robin Marie |
OOC Notes: This post has been translated from it's original language.
Banner By Maisie Gemmell.
Banner By Maisie Gemmell.
Sta 8 | Eva 8 | Str 6 | Wis 5 | Arc Power 4 | Acc 10
Abilities: Evasive Maneuvers, Keeper's Catch
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Adeline had never even heard of hockey. If it hadn't been for the stubborn persistence of her friends, she would never have volunteered to take a position on the ice. Robin, Maisie, and a first year named Fred would make up the rest of the Spinks girl's team, aptly and bluntly named "Wizards Playing Hockey". What a novel concept.
| Stamina 8 | Evasion 7 | Strength 4 | Wisdom 7 | Arcane Power 7 | Accuracy 8 |
| Sixth Sense | Evasive Maneuvers |
Lake Bear, Russian Federation
interacting: @Maisie Gemmell, @Robin Marie, @Frederick Buckley | action: wouldn't you like to know
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The Russian cold was unforgiving, biting, and vicious. Thankfully, the refined bulk of their uniforms provided a shield from the icy wind, something she would have to thank Maisie for later. Adeline reached for the crocheted wolf charm dangling from her helmet, twisting it about in her gloved hand. Maisie had made wonderful work of sprucing up their borrowed uniforms with the hand-woven charms being a team favorite addition. The wolves felt like a fiercer representation of how Adeline admittedly saw herself and her team; the underdogs.
Stepping onto the ice sent butterflies into Adeline's stomach. Nerves began to settle in, before being abruptly iterrupted by a moment of shared warmth and a kind face . “Hi, Maisie! Robin. Adeline.” Frederick, her teammate, called out. Adeline didn't know the boy well, but a friend of Maisie's was always a friend of her own. "Heya, Fred." Addie offered a small smile. "Good luck out there today. We got this." The ravenclaw girl flashed him a thumbs up, before turning to Robin and Maisie, offering a nod of solidarity to her beloved teammates.
Adeline's attention shifted to the unknown; who would they be facing? She shifted her attention to the opposite end of the ice, eyeing her opponents from across the glittering lake. The girl took a deep, steadying breath before turning her gaze from the rival team and back to her friends. Soon enough they would know exactly what they were up against. Until then, the best thing she could do is focus on herself, her team, and their plan.
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You know, maybe these Wizards weren't so bad after all if they liked to play Hockey too. His very first year at Ilvermorny had been .... well, Lachlan wasn't the best student but he sure made up for whatever he lacked with indomitable spirit! Nothing would stop him from having the best time at Wizard School, even if he missed Montana and his teammates on the rink. He'd simply make new friend right here and now with that girl who had spotted him shaking off the frost yesterday with his usual puck antics that he'd often mindlessly do while waiting for his turn during practice. Imagine how much cooler Hockey could've been if they were slinging spells too! Lachlan would simply have to create it one day. " LET'S GOOOO BOYS AND, UHH, NOT BOY! " A glance over to Romélie while bringing his stick over his head to slap it against his team mates as they game was about to begin. He was told their names yesterday but Lachlan hadn't been paying enough attention to remember any of them. With his stick in hand and eyes focused on where the puck was about to land, Lachlan was told that he'd be playing Defense (not his usual position) but it mean all he had to do was slam his way into the others and be disruptive as possible. " Good luck! " Regardless, Lachlan was excited to do something that felt like breathing to him. As he stood in his spot, Lachlan was clearly younger than most of the other players. Luckily for the puck head, Lachlan didn't know what fear was and was ready to show what six years of Hockey in the Muggle World equated to for these fancy, shmancy wizards. |
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team. @aodhan shaw @maurice andrieux @romélie de brissac
no abilities. doing as strategized. feb. 17, 2026. 293 words.
stamina. 05 evasion. 08 strength. 10 wisdom. 02 arcane power. 00 accuracy. 10
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stamina. 05 evasion. 08 strength. 10 wisdom. 02 arcane power. 00 accuracy. 10
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| ✸ | 𝙈aurice believed it quite possible that he was destined for failure. The series of events that led to him standing out in the middle of the Russian cold in a pair of clunky skates was a hopeless entropy of ambition. At age four, his parents had signed him up for tee ball with the hopes of sparking a deep-rooted passion in the boy, not accounting for his sisters' bold plans. At age seven, he was signed up for little league, a second desperate attempt at pushing him further in the sport. And it worked, somewhat. He liked baseball. It was structured, and simple, and boring. Realistic. Magic had changed things. Beauxbatons had changed things. Quidditch was not like baseball, at least not in the ways he was used to, and certainly not boring. It had been impulsive that he would select the only physical outdoor sport that didn't involve a wand, and a pathetic attempt at restoring some sense of normalcy. Hockey was actually a step in the right direction in that regard, though his experience with the sport was few and far between. What had lumped him with this group of extroverts was also a mystery. Romélie had been a surprise attack of a friendship, one that he was eternally grateful for and also eternally perplexed by. He had known her vaguely through quidditch, despite his unintentional inclination towards keeping his teammates at an arms length, and the past few weeks had seemed to spiral into the closest shape of a friendship Maurice had developed in years. Blades cutting ice was a familiar sensation. His natural rosacea was bad enough, and with the added layer of fresh snowfall and biting cold, his cheeks were flushed bright red all the way down to his chest. Luckily, goalie uniforms were pretty much all-encompassing, so the entirety of his slim silhouette was buried under layers of padding. Each of his teammates slipped out a less-than-witty call of encouragement, the collection of wild personalities bringing a soft smile to his face. Without much mind for pep, Maurice favored a quiet laugh and a shake of his head before skating to his starting position in front of the goal. |
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Calming Presence / Keeper's Catch
sta 8 · eva 7 · str 8 · wis 7 · arc 7 · acc 8
PC: Charlotte Winfield
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International Magical Olympic Games
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Shards of ice skimmed across the frozen lake as Robin came to a quick stop, albeit a little clumsily, as she waved her arm and stick to keep her balance. Hockey wasn't new to Robin - street hockey at the nearby recreation club was a favorite amongst her siblings when rugby had lost its appeal during the colder seasons. She had memories of whacking her older brothers knees with a wooden stick when they were able to maneuver the puck from her control, and she remembered the subsequent times she would spend in the makeshift penalty box (what the kids referred to as The Bench) as a result. Robin was also not a stranger to ice skating, though she didn't consider herself particularly practiced. She'd been to the ice rink a handful of times over her youth and didn't feel as if it were too different from roller blading - a pastime that Robin had always enjoyed immensely. So when Maisie had offered to sign them up for Ice Hockey in Russia, she'd hesitated for only a moment before happily agreeing.
The wolf charm Maisie had crocheted for the team spun from the momentum of her sudden halt, swinging as Robin looked over her teammates already gathered for the international event. "Hey guys, how are we feeling?" She put one of her gloved hands on her hips and leaned onto her stick, words muffled as she struggled to speak through her mouth guard. "Fredrick," Robin acknowledged her teammate skating past her with a smile, impressed by his apparent ease on the ice. Addie offered a few words of encouragement, and Robin pounded her friend on the back, eager to get the game going. She didn't know any of her competitors, although one kid did look a little familiar.
"Did you guys know that they call trash-talking in Hockey chirping?" She asked with a grin, turning to take her position as Winger. "Chirp chirp, bitches." She added in a low voice with a wink as she kicked past her teammates, hoping to ease some of Addie's tension. Robin felt grateful to have a friend like Maisie, who would urge her out of her comfort zone, and to Adeline for joining them in good spirits in this endeavor despite her obvious unfamiliarity with the sport. Just having the two girls here alone set her at ease, alongside the seemingly easygoing and talented Fredrick. Robin knew their team would be worth considering and hoped to have a bit of fun. And... maybe kick some ass while they're at it.
Action: As Strategized
| Stamina 7 | Evasion 8 | Strength 1 | Wisdom 8 | Arcane 8 | Accuracy 9|
| Evasive Maneuvers | Perfectionist |