Most people assume that Wayzata teams always play at the PIC or the Plymouth Ice Center. But Sunday the Wayzata Peewee AA team and the Andover Peewee AA battled to a 3-3 tie at the Wayzata Ice Arena.
For those who don’t know, Wayzata is a suburb that is six miles long and about a mile wide that sits on its own bay on Lake Minnetonka. It’s southern boundary is 6-7 miles long and is all Lake Minnetonka lakeshore. As a city, Wayzata has had a steady population of 4,000 for the past 20 years.
The Wayzata High School is actually located in Plymouth. Approximately 3,400 students (grades 9-12) attend the high school. Plymouth has a growing population of over 72,000 and is the seventh largest Minnesota city.
The Wayzata Ice Arena is one built originally by the city of Wayzata for its program.
The PIC or the new arena was built by Plymouth. The two cities are linked by the high school.
On Sunday, the kids didn’t care about that “stuff”, both teams played a hard 50 minutes of mostly non-stop hockey trying to beat the other team. It is fitting that the game ended in a 3-3 tie. Both peewee teams impressed the fans. The Trojans showed their skill and composure on the ice, the Huskies showed their individual technical skills and over all team play.