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Anyone know anything about the draft skate at Toyota Sports Center?
http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/d...2015_DRAFT.pdf
Just moved to the area, looking to get involved in ice hockey. Hoping I can go out for this draft skate and get picked up?
Any other recommendations for finding a team would be appreciated!
I think Fishmonger plays there. check with him or look up the midnight hockey club on fb and skate with LGK peeps and see if they can find a place for you.
TSC is probably one of the most expensive places to play adult league. Not sure what area you moved to, there are a few other rinks within 20 miles or so of TSC that are probably cheaper. Draft skates work just as you described. Teams that need players have their captains there usually and will check out the skate and see what player(s) they think would fit their team best.Quote:
Originally Posted by bfrey4
Thanks jammer06 and beedee. I'll ask fishmonger about the league and check out that group on fb. Sad to hear that TSC is expencive - its the closest to me, I'm in Santa Monica. I'll check out the draft skate and look elsewhere if I don't find a landing spot. Excited to start playing again, and was excited to find this forum and a cool hockey community here in LA.Quote:
Originally Posted by beedee
AnaheimIce Anaheim is more expensive then TSC.
A few years back I paid 590 for 25 games @ TSC where AnaheimIce wanted 650 for 25 games.
However, TSC does have some of the nicest facilities for Hockey compared to the other options. However, I am basing my opinion on rinks I have played at.
Rinks I have played at in so cal.
* AnaheimICE
* TSC
* Westminster Rinks
* Lakewood Glacial(now Rinks)
* KHS
* Artesia East West
* Pasadena
Had a couple of exhibition games on Sunday 15 minutes apart. Nothing like starting the season on a B2B.
Game one we had 9 skaters so we rolled 3 D. I was one of them but I was concerned because one of the guys never ****ing changes unless there's a whistle. Thankfully he got with the program quickly and we were usually only out there for about 90 seconds at a time, two minutes tops which is really good for a beer league. There was one shift with the long change where I got pinned out there for almost 3 minutes but my partner said **** it and just changed. He turned out to be the right call as I was completely toast and needed the new partner to cover my non moving ass at that point.
Good news was our forwards were rocking it, some teams are just so aggressive you have to cherry pick and thats what we did. Of course our ref's weren't handing out assists but the 8-3 win mostly came from well placed chips and lofts from the back end over pinching D to wide open wingers. I did manage to rush up into one play and get my own breakaway goal too which was nice.
Second game was my lower division team and thankfully they had 15 skaters. Got on the ice with them and it was good to be back since they were all celebrating their championship. The game started and I simply forgot how much slower the division was. I was making retarded moves along the boards anticipating their player to be moving, and I'd just put it right back where they were cuz they hadn't moved at all. I also had to apologize to the ref cuz these guys were so much more unsteady on their feet. So after that adjustment it was nice that the boys on our side were really good together, making passes and lots of changes. 6 D and it seemed like the longest we sat for was 2 minutes tops. Only took one rush up the ice on the right wing side which earned a nice assist, three of their players came over hell bent on stopping me and I just flicked a backhand to our man coming right down the middle unmarked. We won 7-0 and while it wasn't the greatest experience for the other team I'm pretty sure we weren't super douchey considering most of them were smiles after the game and genuinely thanking us for the skate.
Hope the rest of the season goes as well.
ugh i hate being on the team where every player (cept me of course) thinks they dont' need a sub...
i know those feels. that is part of the reason i quit my ice hockey team last year. i was sick of people taking 3-4 minute shifts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luc SkyBomba
Then again, we only had six guys on Monday. Played a 6 minute shift to start the 2nd. We scored 3 goals.
Good times.
Sorry I couldn't make it, we were wrapping up our move. I was so beat, and so sore!!!
Here is a pic from 1.5 years ago of @eddieshack23 (in the white) and me in the black jersey/white helmet at an LGK Midnight Hockey Pick-up game. This was before we knew each other.
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