Drop In/Stick and Puck In Montreal

[BNeal 0]

Hey Everyone,

I am a freshman student at McGill this year and am looking for a place to play hockey on the weekends. I have gone from playing 3-5 days a week year round to having not skated in a month or so since I've been here. There is drop-in at the campus rink but its in the middle of the day when I have class and only on weekdays. I really have no idea where any rinks are around here, but any help/advice would be awesome.

If it matters, I live near the Lionel-Groulx metro in St.Henri.

[thejackal 46]

u live in solin eh? anyway im second year at mcgill and i was in the same position as u last winter. ur best bet is probably to find a intramural team to join (the games are really late at night i think - chek the athletics website). this winter send me a pm at some point and we'll go shoot some pucks

[Gongshow11 1]

pierrefonds 4 glaces has shinny on weekends if you have a car

[Dupes 1]

There is intra-mural at McConnell on a regular basis.

Other then that, I dont really know about downtown.

do you own a car?

I have a few spots left to play wednesday's at 10pm in Pointe-Claire!

[Michael9 57]

Bonaventure is kinda far from you, but it has Drop In/Stick and Puck about 3 sessions a day, to get there you just have to take the metro to du college station and then its like a 5-10 minute bus ride from there. I think its the bus 460 or 100, but I'm not positive, so just double check what bus if you do plan on going.

[KevinVu19 0]

pierrefonds 4 glaces has shinny on weekends if you have a car

thats where i go all the time

sportplexe.ca look for the hockey libre, or shinny hockey

[BNeal 0]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I don't have a car so I'm gonna be taking the metro/bus. I know the metro will be fine with my bag but what about a bus? I guess maybe it wouldnt be that crowded during the day on the weekend.

Yea Jackal I live in Solin. I tried to get on an intramural team but it was pretty unorganized and I wasn't able to because I didn't find a team in time. I will for sure next semester.

[haiko17 0]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I don't have a car so I'm gonna be taking the metro/bus. I know the metro will be fine with my bag but what about a bus?

You'll be alright with your equipment on the bus. I've seen people board with all kinds of things including hockey bags. If anything try to sit in a spot where you can tuck it under the seat.

[thejackal 46]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I don't have a car so I'm gonna be taking the metro/bus. I know the metro will be fine with my bag but what about a bus?

You'll be alright with your equipment on the bus. I've seen people board with all kinds of things including hockey bags. If anything try to sit in a spot where you can tuck it under the seat.

ya i did the whole bus/metro deal with my gear all through high school. it is a pain in the ass but its doable. the most annoying thing, though, is that some people (usually women over a certain age) will try to grab my sticks to hold onto when the bus starts (nevermind they're different colors than the metal poles and dont extend up to the ceiling). when im feeling especially pricklish i'll move them out of the way in the last second and watch them trip overthemselves

[HkY_GuY 2]

rollfmao...

[KevinVu19 0]

it happened, I take the bus after school almost everyday to the 4 glaces and play shinny, it gets embarrassing when the bus gets packed though.

[thejackal 46]

we really should get some icetime one of these days and have a skate. i know a few goalies who would come.

[Michael9 57]

I would be down for that. I am pretty much available at any time monday - thurday.

[KevinVu19 0]

where?

[thejackal 46]

maybe verdun auditorium, id have to look into their open hockey schedule though

[KevinVu19 0]

is that where the montreal juniors play? My friends team had a practice there , and they told me it's damn smooth. I still prefer the sportplexs 4 glaces, only because I'm use to it, it's close to my house and yeah. They have it almost everyday and countless times on the weekend. The people that go there are usually go there has style :o

[thejackal 46]

how much is a session at 4 glaces?

[KevinVu19 0]

5$ per person and it's 1 hour and and a half

first 2 goalies are free

limited of 20 players

limited of 4 goalies.

[thejackal 46]

we could do that at some point. maybe 2nd week of december?

[KevinVu19 0]

hmm they post it only a couple of days until the date that you need,

for example you would want a november 7 it will come out in short notice like november 1-3?

[Michael9 57]

Bonaventure always has the same ice times every day, anways, my last exam is December 9th, so anything after that is good for me. There is also the 4 glaces in Brossard on Tashreau that has lots of pick-up sessions, I think we should try and make a list of everyone thats from the area and that would be interested in play, I would be easier to organize once we have done that.

[KevinVu19 0]

Bonaventure is crazy , the people there are always nuts, starting fights, trust me, I've saw alot of them :P

[Michael9 57]

Theres one guy there that takes like 10 minute shifts, who had like his body crushed by some big rock like 5 years ago and he used to play in the ECHL too, I've seen him beat the shit out of some guys. I've talked to him a couple times in the room, he's a pretty nice guy thought. You know who I'm talking about?