On frozen ponds: the impact of climate change on hosting pond hockey tournaments

• Published in: Sport Management Review
• Main Authors: Fairley, Sheranne, Ruhanen, Lisa, Lovegrove, Hannah
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Climate change; Event management; Sport tourism; Nostalgia; 1403 Business and International Management; 1406 Marketing; 1407 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management; 1408 Strategy and Management; 1409 Tourism; Leisure and Hospitality Management; 1803 Management Science and Operations Research; Arctic; Crowder
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:370968

The case follows Scott Crowder, the founder of the Pond Hockey Classic, and details the challenges he confronts in organizing pond hockey tournaments. The case emphasizes the key issues of climate change and its impact on organizing an outdoor event which is reliant on arctic weather conditions that freeze large bodies of water, including lakes. The case also considers the implications and impacts of the unstable and unpredictable weather conditions on planning and managing events and on sport tourism.