Snow Cancels St. Paul Saints’ Iceball Event

ST. PAUL (AP) - The St. Paul Saints' outdoor winter game at Midway Stadium has been canceled this year. The reason: too much snow.

While the team says playing conditions on the field would likely have been perfect for the Jan. 29 softball tournament, the problem is the mountain of snow in the parking lot. The Saints say the Crispin Iceball Adventure Series includes tailgating contests, concerts and other games in the parking lot.

The Saints say snow from around the city has been dumped in the Midway Stadium parking lot as St. Paul runs out of room for all that snow.

The team says the softball tournament will still go on as scheduled as a St. Paul Winter Carnival event. The game will be played at Arlington Fields by Arlington High School.

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