Anybody play ice hockey?
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wackyiraqi
Towelhead extraordinaire.
I fucking love hockey, but I can't skate for shit. I can barely stand on ice skates.
As soon as someone invents Sand Hockey, your ass is mine.
As soon as someone invents Sand Hockey, your ass is mine.
Owensdad
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JoneZ said:
Logitech ice in San Jose.
10th St. across from Spartan Stadium. It's an incredible facility: 4 rinks and a shitload of leagues but very little drop in. League play is cool but you don't get to play that much when you suck like me.
There used to be a mellow game in Belmont but that was a while ago. I hear Oakland has some free ice but too far to drive.
SF? Redwood City? Anyone? Bueller?
:laughing @:wackyiraqi
Edit: JoneZ check out www.hockeymonkey.com for great deals on gear if you know your size(s).
Edit v2.0: Psychochik roller hockey is a good intro to ice hockey. You'll find the weight of the puck is heavier and you can stop on a dime in any direction on skates. Give it a go!!!
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pacifisticuffs
Bow chicky wow wow \m/
grew up playing street on feet and occasionally on skates, but when i left new jersey, it seemed no one else ever played 
ice hockey there was always too damn expensive for me as a kid.
i stopped at Inline Sports in Sunnyvale recently. they have a ton of hockey equipment and when i asked about rec street leagues, they said that there's one that starts in the spring and i believe they play somewhere on Arques (off of Lawrence). he said it's not full of hot-heads like some of the other leagues around, so it sounds just right for someone like me who hasn't been on skates in a while.
i'm going to stop back in sometime in march to look for their flyers. if i find out anything worthwhile, i'll let you know.
ice hockey there was always too damn expensive for me as a kid.i stopped at Inline Sports in Sunnyvale recently. they have a ton of hockey equipment and when i asked about rec street leagues, they said that there's one that starts in the spring and i believe they play somewhere on Arques (off of Lawrence). he said it's not full of hot-heads like some of the other leagues around, so it sounds just right for someone like me who hasn't been on skates in a while.
i'm going to stop back in sometime in march to look for their flyers. if i find out anything worthwhile, i'll let you know.
JoneZ
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Owensdad said:
sawwweeeettt, 4 rinks? I heard they had some good players in SJ for the traveling team, I am most def going to check it out
Roller is very easy to step into, I have played roller pretty much all my life, cheaper as roller seasons are like 200 vs 400 but ice you can hit it and it gets more serious.
owensdad, dude play D and learn to skate, then learn to hit, then learn to dribble and you are team player. Putting your weight around is an art, I use to weight 160 and drop 180-200 pndrs just by learning to hit. Not all the time but I would fair to say do well :toothless Now I'm 208 and I am sure a beast. but hockey is mostly just a game of heart, that is what I love.
take a golf ball and stick handle it around the garage, a week of it and you will control a puck better
Owensdad
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All good advice...
There's no hitting in beer league which makes it a totally different game. At 6'3", 200 I've never had a problem with the bump and grind.
I prefer pickup because you get a much better skate and that's what I play for. I need the cardio and I love to leg it out. I warm the bench in league play because I have hands of stone:toothless
There's no hitting in beer league which makes it a totally different game. At 6'3", 200 I've never had a problem with the bump and grind.
I prefer pickup because you get a much better skate and that's what I play for. I need the cardio and I love to leg it out. I warm the bench in league play because I have hands of stone:toothless
JnglstTICAL
Has been here a long time
Owensdad, let me know when you do pick up games @ the Ice Centre. I've played Ice all of my life in various competative leagues. I was doing some of the adult recreational leagues at logitech, only C division though. Took a few months off, but need to get back out. Let me know when you do another lunch time drop in.
Owensdad
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JnglstTICAL, will do.
I wish I could make it more often but the best I can do midday is every other Friday... damn job.
From talking with other players, C league at Logitech is WAY better than C league in SF (the last league I played in).
You'll be a star at drop-in:laughing
Heard of any other pick up?
*bump*
I wish I could make it more often but the best I can do midday is every other Friday... damn job.
From talking with other players, C league at Logitech is WAY better than C league in SF (the last league I played in).
You'll be a star at drop-in:laughing
Heard of any other pick up?
*bump*
PrplHaz4
East Coast Poser
I play at Ice Oasis in RWC: www.iceoasis.com
I've played in the Weds and Tuesday leagues so far...seems to be pretty well organized...kinda pricey though. I never have the time to play at lunch, so I can never make any of the pickup hours...
Keep us updated on what you find...I can always go for more hockey (ice or roller)
I've played in the Weds and Tuesday leagues so far...seems to be pretty well organized...kinda pricey though. I never have the time to play at lunch, so I can never make any of the pickup hours...
Keep us updated on what you find...I can always go for more hockey (ice or roller)