Braden Gandee, of Temperance, center, smiles as he is photographed with other members of the sled hockey team the Walleye, along with ECHL Walleye defenseman Cody Lampl, center right, after the match against Perrysburg High School's hockey team.
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A look at Fifth Third Field during a sled hockey match.
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Toledo Walleye defenseman Cody Lampl skates as part of the sled hockey team.
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Braden Gandee, of Temperance, center, gets a push from Perrysburgh High School hockey coach while competing during a sled hockey match.
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Braden Gandee, of Temperance, gets a push from Perrysburgh High School hockey coach Kevin Brown.
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Toledo Walleye defenseman Cody Lampl, left, talks with sled hockey player Nicholas Myerholtz, center.
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Elijah Yoder, 12, left, sets up for a shot on goal against Perrysburg's goalie Sam Hooper, 17, (33).
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Anne Hammel, of Navarre, center, takes on a Perrysburg hockey team defenseman during a sled hockey match.
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economic28 Anne Hammel, of Navarre, center, gains control of the puck during a sled hockey match between the local sled hockey team, also called the Walleye, and Perrysburg High School's hockey team Friday, December 26, 2014, during Winterfest at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo. The sled hockey match up was the opening event of the ten-day-long Winterfest, which includes an open skate at the rink on Fifth Third Field as well as a ECHL Walleye match up. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH
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Elijah Yoder, 12, left, and Christopher Mars, center, celebrate Christopher's goal.
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Anne Hammel, of Navarre, center, pushes the puck up the rink.
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Casey Followay, 17, of Wooster, right, watches as his sled hockey teammates compete against Perrysburg High School's hockey team.
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Toledo Walleye defenseman Cody Lampl, right, kicks the puck over to a teammate.
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ECHL Toledo Walleye's Alden Hirschfeld (23) collides with sled hockey Walleye's Anne Hammel, of Navarre, center, as she battles with Perrysburgh High School's goalie Sam Hooper, 17, (33).
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Matt Murphy, 15, center, takes a swing down the indoor zip line during the first day of the two-day-long Walleye Winter Fanfest at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo.
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Under the watchful eye of his grandfather, Larry Rodriguez, of Deschler, right, Ethan James, 6, center, putts at the Toledo Museum of Art's display during the first day of the two-day-long Walleye Winter Fanfest at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo.
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PizzaPapalis general manager Dave Keen said he expects Winterfest to provide an upswing in his restaurant's business over the next week. Winterfest, a ten-day-long event, includes an open skate at the rink set up on Fifth Third Field as well as a ECHL Walleye match up.
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John Wismer, of Perrysburg, left, talks with his wife Betsy, center, son Nick, 17, right, and brother Jim (not pictured) as they eat together at PizzaPapalis after Nick competed with the rest of his team in a sled hockey match.
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Andrew Bassler, 7, left, checks out the inside of the Huntington Center's Zamboni as Christy Wronkowicz, of Perrysburg, center left, and her daughter Lizzy, 3, center right, watch as Collin Perkins, 4, pretends to drive the ice resurfacing machine.
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