 Well the wait is almost over as the week of hockey day in Minnesota is finally here. The rink is ready, final preparations are being made and the ice is already seeing some action. Junior teams played games at the outdoor rink this weekend and today the Bemidji girls hockey team took the ice for a practice this afternoon. The team was shrieking with excitement as they first skated out onto the ice and while they only had an hour to practice they made sure to enjoy every single minute of it. Well it was awesome it was so much it was so cool I mean I had so much fun just even skating on knowing this is hockey day Minnesota ice it's I'm excited for what's to come and I know the whole team is and they're just awesome. Every Wednesday we usually come out here see how it's looking and now that all the boards are up the lights are out it's super pretty out here and it should just be a fun weekend. We will have continued coverage of hockey day Minnesota coming all throughout the week. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.