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Street/Dek hockey league interest?

Hello. I am aware that this might not be the best bulletin board, but it is a the only one I found searching the web.

I am trying to get an idea if there would be interest in playing some street/dek hockey in the west Toledo area. I am a huge ice hockey fan but never learned how to skate well enough to play. Also, I've checked some local ice rinks and there is not only a waiting list play on a team, but the skill level is very good amoung the players. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Pa, I played many, many games of pick-up street hockey on unused tennis courts and eventually an actual dek was built to play. A dek is an actual rink but it has a special plastic "waffle" surface for traction in all kinds of weather. Street and dek hockey are played the same as ice hockey except you don't wear skates, you run on foot, and a ball is used instead of a puck. Dek hockey is headquartered in Connecticut and has many tournaments throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Anyway, I've started a message board and I am going to make some flyers and put up around west toledo to see if there is an interest. If you know someone who enjoys hockey, but can't skate or find an ice league, direct them to me through the message board. If it turns out that there is no interest, I guess I'll be taking ice skating lessons for awhile. Here is a link to the message board

http://streetdekhockey.proboards52.com/index.cgi

Also, I'm searching for a semi abandon tennis court in the west toledo area. The ideal tennis court would be unused and I would contact the owner/operator to obtain the permit or permission to "run" some games there. Hopefully, like Pittsburgh, Pa, once this starts it will pick up steam and some investors will build a dek rink for the toledo area.

Thanks for your time and I hope I didn't hijack your message board.
Tom

created by hockeyfan on Mar 06, 2008 at 10:58:27 pm     Comments: 7

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The university of Toledo has a section used for hockey right off the main tennis courts by the football field and the library.

They might use inline skates though. You can get low profile skates with smaller wheels so it's a similar feel to being in shoes.

People used to play at Meadowvale School to w/o skates.

I'd rather have skates on anyway. Taking a puck with skates can break your foot. Even those balls can hit bone.

posted by charlatan on Mar 06, 2008 at 11:42:44 pm     #



I might be interested. I used to play all the time while growing up and in high school. Big hockey fan here.

posted by Chris99 on Mar 07, 2008 at 10:01:41 am     #



hell yea that would be fun. I play ice hockey in the winter at Ottawa park but...something in the summer would be fun too since there are no in-line leagues around. At ut we used to play at the racquet ball courts beside the tennis courts on campus. Be perfect for dek hockey as well.

posted by transcom on Mar 07, 2008 at 10:44:07 am     #



Im in - will check the message board - try listing on craiglist groups as well, start a yahoo group - etc.

posted by TheAssHoleLawyer on Mar 07, 2008 at 04:13:45 pm     #



And maybe spread the word via Facebook and MySpace. A couple street hockey groups exist on Facebook.

posted by jr on Mar 07, 2008 at 04:28:25 pm     #



Great! Thanks for the input. I'm checking into a location that we could use on a regular basis. Also, I have a great opportunity for us to use a wonderful facility for summer 09. I'll post all the details on the hockey message board that is linked above. Remember to direct as many people there as possible. I'm going to come up with a pick-up game date and time that we can get together and play. Details coming....

posted by hockeyfan on Mar 07, 2008 at 05:51:59 pm     #



Too lazy to post at other site, but I'd be willing to play-- just have a tight schedule currently so might be hard to make it out every time.

posted by JJFad on Mar 09, 2008 at 10:40:08 pm     #