pa tourny

[jmiro 55]

has any one played in any of the tournies in the pittsburgh area? I think the areana is mount pleasant or something. They are some times sponsored by the penguins. Im interested in getting a team for the one in march. I got about a half a team together.

[topshelf96 0]

What age is the team you put together? Is there a tournament fee?

[Hoffer 0]

Yea I have played at the Rink in Mount Pleasant a few times it is a nice rink. I believe there is a tournament later in March that I am playing in at Mount Pleasant.

[dietzie27 0]

place is called hot shots. regular seasons are over prices. $990 a team, $675 for just feet hockey.

[OhMyGodImOnFire 0]

there's another rink in the pittsburg area, called bladerunners, it's in harmarville or something. also, hot shots is a pretty nice rink. only complaint is that the surface is kinda bumpy (emphasis on KINDA).

[DamnLocust 0]

place is called hot shots. regular seasons are over prices. $990 a team, $675 for just feet hockey.

Off topic, I know, but what do you guys usually pay for indoor roller? Around here it's $200/man at one rink and like $1400/team iirc. I figured this was about standard...

edit: wow, i didn't realize this place was outdoor hockey. That IS really high.

[jmiro 55]

got an email from the guy i think its 350 a team for the tourny. I know the have a bunch of divisions. Yea its the one in march. we are all in all mid to late twenties. we are having a problem finding a goal tender. I dont want to play in net. So far there are about four of us for sure with a bunch of guys saying they will let us know. Im trying to get a hold of the guys from my area that moved to philly and baltimore. Most of us play college roller. some played some junior ice. I think when i played in willaimsport it cost about 150 a person. That is a nice rink. Actually it was better than most of the rinks we played at in tournies. There is no indoor rink here. Ice or pavement.

[cbettner66 0]

depending on where you live there is an indoor rink at butler, neville island, and harmarville

ive heard about hot shots but am not sure where it is - the thing that sucks is i'm about an hour away from all of them

[sdcopp 1]

place is called hot shots. regular seasons are over prices. $990 a team, $675 for just feet hockey.

Off topic, I know, but what do you guys usually pay for indoor roller? Around here it's $200/man at one rink and like $1400/team iirc. I figured this was about standard...

edit: wow, i didn't realize this place was outdoor hockey. That IS really high.

I have a 95$/$110 (depending on the date you pay for it. sign up late and it's the higher) and that covers 2 practices, 12 games and playoffs. We have an annual membership fee of $25 for the supplemental insurance and all. 2 months for $95 has never sounded bad to me, but I don't know how long it is in comparison to other areas of the country.

[Swiss17 0]

Hot Shots is definately the best of them all, best surface, and just the best facility of all of them. The tournament is sponsored by ESPN Radio host Mark Madden. He did one a few months months back and it was a good tourny. I encourage all who can whod like to play to get a team together.

[SickLife 2]

i'm from long island, but i'd make a trip for a tourney if anyone needs someone :)

[jmiro 55]

i'm from long island, but i'd make a trip for a tourney if anyone needs someone :)

we could try to put a team together from this board.

[SickLife 2]

we could try to put a team together from this board.

iceburg & damnlocust are near me, we could carpool there :)

[the_game 452]

I'm on the Island too and up for a tourney, let me know if this thing gets off the ground.

[wk_style 0]

Id say the fastest way to get a team together would be to first decide what age/division you intend on playing in. I havent seen any mention of this as of yet.

[jmiro 55]

i got another player he is 28 and im 28. any one know all the details? If not i can email the guy this week and get all the details. Let me know. Im up for it

oh yea what level can everyone play at. honestly!

[DamnLocust 0]

I might be interested in a little road trip for some hockey.

Age group would be 18+ (I'm gonna be 24 later this month)

As far as skill level I have no friggin' clue. Played a season of A/B Roller on Long Island. It was my first time playing indoor, and after the first 2 or 3 games, I adjusted to the speed and did ok, but not spectacular or anything. I was playing D and have been doing so for far too long at this point to even consider doing anything else.

If this is going to happen we should probably start doing it now. Jmiro, do you know the dates of the tourny?

[TheSnake22 0]

Dont mean to rain on everyones parade, but i was told that the next Penguins Power Play tournament, the one you all seem to be talking about, is for youth teams only. And it is also being held at the Harmarville Bladerunners and not Hot Shots Arena. The last tournament in december was only for adult teams, so it would seem somewhat logical. i was only told this information second-hand and i cant really find anything to verify it, so there is a chance i could be wrong, but the source is a good one so i'll take his word for it. However, there are always tournaments going on in the Pittsburgh area. There are mens league tournaments, as well as regional tournaments for the major national tournament series at Harmarville, Neville Island and Hot Shots. And whoever said Hot Shots was the best rink... i mean i could see someone feeling that way if they liked Ice Court, their surface, which is incredibly slow, and the rink is also a little smaller than Neville or Harmar, but not much. Harmar would be the best by far and as good as any rink anywhere if it was cleaned more often. Neville takes good care of their rink and the surface isn't bad, but the rink is partially outdoors, which definitely sucks in the winter, and also their locker rooms dont have showers, which i hate. Neither do Hot Shots by the way... Anyway... all of the rinks are pretty good and i would recommend any of them, and they all run a decent schedule of tournaments. Hope to see some of you there.

[jmiro 55]

hey i see they have a bunch of guys on here get together for an ice game. I was told it was for adults in march. If anyone else knows any tourny lets go. I emailed the guy at hot shots. I played travel college inline but im a little out of step from then. I just think it would be fun. I could probaly hook us up with a sponsor and jersey. Let me know if anyone is interested and knows of any tournaments. lets get it going. heres the address of the hot shots site. http://www.hotshotsarena.com

[TheSnake22 0]

Ya i really wouldnt be surprised if there was a tournament around that time, there are tourneys all the time, i just dont think its associated with the Penguins or Mark Madden like their last one was. But like i said, i could be wrong. Honestly, the tournament last time was barely even associated with the Penguins, so that really shouldnt make much of a difference if any.

[SickLife 2]

I might be interested in a little road trip for some hockey.

Age group would be 18+ (I'm gonna be 24 later this month)

As far as skill level I have no friggin' clue. Played a season of A/B Roller on Long Island. It was my first time playing indoor, and after the first 2 or 3 games, I adjusted to the speed and did ok, but not spectacular or anything. I was playing D and have been doing so for far too long at this point to even consider doing anything else.

If this is going to happen we should probably start doing it now. Jmiro, do you know the dates of the tourny?

i just turned 25 a few weeks ago. so i'm with you on age. as long as i don't have any gigs that weekend or whatever, i'm in.

actually, we play a tourny on long island that someone we play with organizes, 4 teams, 10 'regulation' games plus playoffs. all in a row. generally an 8 hour day. if we need anyone else & you wanna do the next one, it's going to be the day before easter sunday.

[DamnLocust 0]

I currently work saturdays, but I'm looking for a new job so that I won't have to. (hopefully I'll have one by then) Just let me know when it starts to roll around, and we'll go from there. Thanks

[saba 0]

This is what Mark sent to me so maybe your trusted source is wrong or the parameters have changed. Yes I too would be interested in joining you guys for this

MARK MADDEN PRESENTS

THE 2007 SPRING STAMPEDE ROLLER HOCKEY TOURNAMENT!

March 24-25 at Hot Shots Indoor Arena, Mt. Pleasant

Divisions: Men's Elite Puck, Men's Competitive Puck, Men's Recreational Puck, Men's Competitive Ball, Men's Recreational Ball. All players must be

16 or older.

Cost: $350 per team.

Minimum roster is six, maximum is 12.

Three games guaranteed per team.

Prizes will be given to each member of championship and runner-up teams.

Team trophies will be given to champions and runners-up.

Rules:

*USA Hockey InLine rules will be used.

*Each team uses four skaters and a goalie.

*No offside, no icing.

*Body checking and fighting are forbidden.

*Matching color shirts are required.

*All players must wear helmets. Players under 18 must also wear full face cage.

*Goaltenders must wear full equipment, including skates, except in the ball tournaments, where goaltenders are not required to wear skates.

*Games consist of three 10-minute running-time periods. Clock will stop in last three minutes if score is within two or less.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL MARK MADDEN AT 412-231-6759.

E-mail address is penguinsroller@hotmail.com.

Payment required 10 days in advance of tournament.

Mail payment to:

Mark Madden, 9 Waterside Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

[TheSnake22 0]

What i was told is that the Penguins are planning on sponsoring another inline tournament like the one they had at hot shots this past december, only this one would be for youth teams only, and it would be held this spring at the harmarville rink, not that they actually had anything to do with the last one other than putting their name on it. that one was also hosted with Mark Madden, but maybe the penguins dont want to be associated with him, which would not be a surprise...

I never doubted that there could be a tournament at hot shots in march as there are tournaments going on all the time around here as i said... im sure the tournament will draw some good teams though just as it did in december.

as for mark madden, huge huge bag of douche... both on the radio and in person...

[jmiro 55]

thats the info i got. As of now i got one definite skater from my area, possibly two. Saba said hed be interested maybe +1. Are the new york boys interested? PM me. Snake are you interested. DamnLocust looks like the last weekend in march. Anyone play goal? PM me so we can put a roster together. Also what division? Competitive? Should I start a new thread that states we are putting a team together?