A month and a half after their season was supposed to start, the Oak Creek Kodiaks are skating local

A month and a half after their season was supposed to start, the Oak Creek Kodiaks are skating local

The Oak Creek Kodiaks hockey program — which sponsors U6, U8, U10 and U12 teams — usually begins practices at their home rink on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. But regular practice at the local barn began this year in early January due to the season’s tepid weather. The Kodiaks’ home ice sheet is an organic, outdoor and volunteer-run operation. It’s a throwback to the early days of the sport, when pond and backyard hockey ruled and small towns …