Girls on the ice in Cedar Rapids

ImOn Ice Arena hosted a Girls Try Hockey for Free event Saturday to give young girls, ages 4-11, a chance to try hockey with current female Roughrider hockey players.

Amir Prellberg

Oct. 13, 2024 11:04 am, Updated: Dec. 19, 2024 2:22 pm

Monica Freiburger, Rough Ryders Girls Director, helps Evelyn McCloskey (4), find a helmet during the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Aria Wyatt (4), of Palo, smiles while be pulled on the ice during the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Elena Fuller (6), of Cedar Rapids, passes a puck while sitting on a paint bucket during the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Parents wait for their daughters to leave the ice during the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Elizabeth Vassiliades (11), helps Mariah Timm (3), of Cedar Rapids, up off the ice during the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Girls participate in the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Elizabeth Vassiliades (11), carries Maria Timm (3), of Cedar Rapids, during the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Evelyn McCloskey (4), of Cedar Rapids, passes a puck during the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Lorna Adrian (8), of Cedar Rapids, gets fitted for a helmet during Try Hockey for Free at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Katie Connelly (13), talks to Aria Wyatt (4), of Palo, during the Try Hockey for Free event at ImOn Ice Arena Saturday. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)