michael.yue 2 Report post Posted May 30, 2011 Hey, first time posting outside of the the gear section. My dad and I were having a discussion about hitting in minor hockey and when it should start. He brought up a point about minor hockey in Europe and he thinks that they start hitting in later age groups. Personally, I have no idea when they start hitting in Europe. I was hoping someone here knew the age group in which they introduce hitting. Thanks in advance for the help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
automorph 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2011 In europe there "beer leagues" have hitting, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twolinepass 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2011 Floating starts in mitesHitting in Bantams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarDownGinos 3 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 I lived and played in Germany when I was 11-13 and there was hitting at that level. Unless it's changed in the last 13 years there was no age limit on checking, at least in Germany. I lived and played in Germany when I was 11-13 and there was hitting at that level. Unless it's changed in the last 13 years there was no age limit on checking, at least in Germany. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adalbort 1 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 I could be wrong, but I seemed to understand checking in Sweden starts at 12 y-o. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goblue9280 33 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 Not sure how accurate this is (since they have the US peewee age wrong) but they indicate they don't start body contact in Finland until age 12, and in Sweden until age 14. It also says body contact is permitted at all age levels in Russia.http://www.hockeycentral.co.uk/nhl/other/Youth-Hockey-Around-the-World.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
