Referees are the most important facet of any street hockey business, whether you run leagues or tournaments. Referees are the most direct conduit to your customers. THE REFEREES REPRESENT YOU. Your business will be largely judged by how customers perceive your referees. Yet, I’ve never seen any situation mangled more consistently. MANGLED. It’s hard to […]
Read MoreAn all-time high of 48 teams (over 750 players) participated in the 18th annual Street Hockey USA National Championships at RMU Island Sports Center in Pittsburgh. Results were: Adult B Street (10 teams) Final: Stars & Snipez (Pittsburgh) 4, Team Niagara (Ontario) 2 Semifinals: Stars & Snipez 4, Empire (Murrysville, Pa.) 1 Team Niagara 5, […]
Read MoreStreet Hockey USA hosted the annual Mid-West Regional tournament Feb. 9-10 at Hot Shots Indoor Sports Arena, Scottdale. Thirty-six teams and over 500 players participated. Results were: Adult Rec Street (17 teams) Final: Penn Hills 3, Top Flight (Penn Hills) 2 (OT) Semifinals: Penn Hills 2, Tough Guys (Penn Hills) 1 (shootout) Top Flight 1, […]
Read MoreBy 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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