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Group plays impromptu hockey game on closed Coquihalla Highway

Click to play video: 'Impromptu game of ‘highway hockey’ following closure of Coquihalla'
Impromptu game of ‘highway hockey’ following closure of Coquihalla
An overnight closure of the Coquihalla Highway because of a vehicle incident didn't stop some motorists from finding a fun way to pass the time.

In what can only be described as a quintessentially Canadian moment, a group of people took what could have been a miserable experience and found some joy.

An overnight closure of the Coquihalla Highway earlier this week due to a vehicle incident did not stop some motorists from finding a fun way to pass the time.

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Jeanine McFarlen shared a video with Global News showing a group playing highway hockey.

She and her son were on their way home from Vancouver at the time.

McFarlen said a full bus of people on a work trip were also stuck and had sticks and pucks at the ready to play with.

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