By Seth Rorabaugh / Post-Gazette.com (posted 12.17.12) For Sidney Crosby, a by-product of the NHL’s lockout is an inordinate amount of free time. Construction of a new house in Sewickley has occupied a portion of that time as well as other activities, such as attending concerts at Consol Energy Center. Dek hockey can be added […]
Read MoreForty-eight teams and 432 players participated in the annual Penguins Power Play Street Hockey tournament, hosted Nov. 9-11 by DekStar Dekhockey, Ohio Township. Team Pittsburgh’s facility in Brighton Heights served as an auxiliary site Nov. 10. Play was 4-on-4: Wide-open with plenty of scoring chances! The results were: Youth 7-9 (6 teams): Championship game: Team […]
Read MoreIf you own a street/roller hockey rink, or run a municipal street/roller hockey program, your primary focus should be KIDS: Clinics for kids, leagues for kids, programs for kids, anything and everything for KIDS. From preschool to high school: GET ‘EM PLAYING. To some, this isn’t as obvious as it should be. Several rinks/programs I […]
Read MoreStreet Hockey USA’s Fall Classic took place Sept. 29-30 at Hot Shots Indoor Sports Arena, Scottdale, Pa. Thirty-two teams and over 500 players took part. Championship-game results were: D street (8 teams): Carnivores (Oakmont. Pa.) 5, Beat It (Murrysville, Pa.) 3 Outstanding players: Shawn O’Connor, Carnivores; Jim Daugherty, Beat It Rec street (14 teams): Cranberry […]
Read MoreTournament street and roller hockey can be very competitive. Many teams play, few win. But accomplishment goes beyond winning. Comportment means a lot. Great teams have won lots of championships while acting like a bunch of hooligans. They likely romanticized themselves as noble, stick-wielding gladiators. But they were really just jerks, and that’s what they’re […]
Read MoreI have hosted street and roller hockey tournaments since 1980. The longer I do it, the simpler it gets. Very few factors go into administering a successful tournament. It mostly comes down to two factors: OFFICIATING and SCHEDULING. The referees and timekeepers represent the tournament. They deal with coaches and players FAR MORE than the […]
Read MoreThe United States team placed third at the World Jr. (Under-20) Street & Ball Hockey Championships held June 18-23 at Pisek, Czech Republic. The bronze medal marked the United States’ third medal in the last four World Junior Championships. GAME SCORES Preliminary round: U.S. 5, Germany 1 Medal round: Canada 4, U.S. 2 U.S. 2, Slovakia 2 U.S. 4, Czech Republic 4 Bronze medal game: U.S. 4, Slovakia 1 SCORING (GOALS, ASSISTS, POINTS) Jonathan Ruiz, Williamstown, N.J. (5-1-6) Eric […]
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