I play year round. Used to play on Fridays and Sundays, but lately just Sundays at 6:45am. 10 skaters per team, we play games to 5 goals and start over. No refs, no face-offs. Everyone's in the 40-60 age range. Lots of making fun of each other and joking in the lockers.
While you're playing you forget about the outside world and just have fun.