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[s Greens 0]

started: age 5 (organized hockey)

quit: age 15

started again: age 16 and a half

Total years: 10

(age 16 and a half right now)

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

i learn to skate at 3 but been playing roller hockey in the street with friend only till 8 yr and then played organised hockey(house league) now started to take it more seriously at 13yr old(travel league) and now i'm 14 yr old and a half

I don't think that Bantam AA is a travel league because travel is more like 2 or more hours of bus, but I could be wrong. For double letters(AA-BB) the max you travel is 1h30 or so.

[crosskore 0]

Not true. AA teams here travels 4 hours sometimes.

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

Are you in USA?

[Chadd 916]

Not true. AA teams here travels 4 hours sometimes.

All depends on population levels and how close the programs are.

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

Here in Quebec, the max that you can travel is 1h30 for the season.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

I only play A and we go really far. I live near Pittsburgh PA, and we travel to Virginia, West Virginia , and Maryland. 2 or 3 hours for the Virginia games and the Maryland game is so far away the entire team goes down the night before and stays in a hotel, its like 4 or 5 hours.

[J-Shera 0]

I have been playing since i was 3, im 16 now.

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

Since I was 7....always played house league and selects, although I've played stints with AA and A here and there. Now I play high school and house league.

[Accord 0]

I'm 19 now and I started playing when I was like 5-6 years old up until around 14 years old then I stopped playing and just got back into hockey about a year ago.

[falcons5419 0]

I'm 15 and I started when i was 7. I've played since then

[hplayer7 0]

i learned how to skate at 3 but with some assitts of this cool chair that was designed by the teacher. started hockey at 4 in the tots program. i am 17 now so i have been playing for 14

[Fedorov91 0]

I started playing street hockey in shoes at 11 then I learned to rollerblade and started playing roller at 12. Started playing in ice leagues around 14-15. Now I'm 18. I started pretty late but I made up for it by just playing A LOT, most people think I started earlier than I did. yay for me :D

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

Theo Fleury have the number 14 because he have started at 14 years old. Maybe your the next theo. ;)

[Fedorov91 0]

Really? wow, thats pretty impressive. I remeber reading about how he got his wrist cut open by a skate and couldn't play for almost a year. You figure that takes almost a year off of your development too...

I think Khabibulin didn't start playing goalie until he was 14 (he was inspired after reading a book by Vladislav Tretiak)

JovoCop started playing around 13-14

Someone told me that Draper didn't start playing until he was 15... anyone know if thats true? (If it is, he turned out to be one hell of a skater!)

I just find it amazing that some guys can have such a late start and make it to the NHL

[Eazy_b97 1]

Ya, I remember hearing Trevor Kidd started in net when he was like 13. I was impressed at the time because he was actually good when I saw that.

[tokes 0]

Didn't really learn to skate till I was 15. Parents didn't let me play organized hockey because they said it was too late for my to join, and basically didn't feel like driving me.

[bulletproof_funk 0]

I just find it amazing that some guys can have such a late start and make it to the NHL

I read that Paul Kariya didn't seriously play hockey till high school. He took powerskating lessons when he was a kid and apparently did some competitive swimming at some time.

[Fedorov91 0]

I find that hard to believe! But then again... I can't swim :P

[akhockey 0]

I started skating when I was about 2. I started palying hockey when I was 4. Im 16 now.

[thejackal 46]

Really? wow, thats pretty impressive. I remeber reading about how he got his wrist cut open by a skate and couldn't play for almost a year. You figure that takes almost a year off of your development too...

I think Khabibulin didn't start playing goalie until he was 14 (he was inspired after reading a book by Vladislav Tretiak)

JovoCop started playing around 13-14

Someone told me that Draper didn't start playing until he was 15... anyone know if thats true? (If it is, he turned out to be one hell of a skater!)

I just find it amazing that some guys can have such a late start and make it to the NHL

Mike Komiserek started at around 13 also. Played football before that.

[blackhawks4ever 0]

I've got a bright new nickle ( and a bottle of Advil) for anyone who can beat me in years...lets see...I started playing pond hockey at age6...organized hockey at age 8..and except for during 4 years of medical school I have played every year since!!! BTW I'm 38 and I'm playing in 2 non-checking leagues this year!!!! Skate on!!!!!!

[mack 44]

Started at 6 when we moved over here; 22 now.

[hehatemefrisbee 0]

I started when I was 13, im 20 now, so 7 years.

[hip check 0]

Thanks blackhawks - I was waiting for the other old guy to post!

I started playing when I was 5 years old. I've played every year since. I'm 34 now. Twenty-nine years of hockey... not too bad. My dad's still playing and he's 59. You all got some work to do to catch him!

I played Jr. D, and Sr. A up until a year ago, but too much travel and a new-born at home didn't mix. I decided to play in a couple of men's leagues in town the past couple of years. Non contact, but still fun.