I used to go ice skating at the Berkeley ice rink, before they built one in Vacaville. I thought that even many of the people on the ice were weird too.
Yes... their were Canadians playing hockey... :-)
my league (the old PHA) occasionally had games scheduled at the Oakland rink back when in the early 90s. late night games followed by beer in the parking lot. other than a few panhandlers, no one gave cause for concern.