chrisehyoung 14 Report post Posted January 16, 2014 I work for a large college in the IT department and we play ball hockey every Tuesday and Thursday on our lunch hour in the gym. Anyone else lucky enough to play during work time?For a bunch of computer guys the caliber of hockey is surprisingly good. Very fast and competitive to the point where our staff team is the intramural champions playing against teams of college students. We also have a work league for ice hockey that's been going for 41 years now. Yup, this is Canada. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MThockeydad 469 Report post Posted January 16, 2014 I wish.I'm lucky to get some pond skating in on my lunch hour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pittu 15 Report post Posted January 16, 2014 Twice a week I try to make it to a stick time at a local rink. Usually one of about 2 or 3 people there....its nice to have half a sheet to yourself...Every friday I play noon pick up hockey with a bunch of guys. I take an hour of vacation every friday :) ...We call it the NHL (Noon Hockey League) or sometimes the "welfare league", because if you can make it, you must not have a job!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SillyMe 22 Report post Posted January 16, 2014 I've been trying to get to Open skate twice a week for lunch hour, will be checking on stick time tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeamHonda401 54 Report post Posted January 16, 2014 Y'all are lucky you get an hour for lunch... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thejackal 46 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 pick-up games 1-2 times a week before work.stickhanding in the concourse, gym, or free skate at a nearby rink during lunch hours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SillyMe 22 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 Y'all are lucky you get an hour for lunch...Noone says that when I am doing drawing review at 10pm because it HAS to be submitted the next day.Funny how that works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stewie 721 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 id love to, but outside of fitting in 18, then hitting the spa for a nice soak and some back work, I just dont think I could fit into some hockey, its already hectic as is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forbs02 20 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 My husband works at a DIII college and they have noon pick-up twice a week during the school year. The rink is on campus so they get a decent amount of employees. I got him into playing goalie and now he is really into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Souldriver 64 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 I play on my work team but no lunch breaks. But I work for the NHL so work is hockey? And we get a game a year on the islanders ice playing against the isles office. Does that count? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thejackal 46 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 I play on my work team but no lunch breaks. But I work for the NHL so work is hockey? And we get a game a year on the islanders ice playing against the isles office. Does that count?right on. you at the head office in NYC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Souldriver 64 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 I wish. But nope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarsB 33 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 My office is probably a quarter mile from the rink, but unfortunately no mid-day pickup sessions exist (except during the Christmas holidays). I do occasionally hit a Thursday morning session before work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisehyoung 14 Report post Posted January 17, 2014 We have ice pick-up hockey everywhere here. One arena does every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11-1 and 2-4 for $8.75 a session. Another does every Wednesday and Thursday from 12-1:30 for $8. The first one allows Facebook sign ups and 90% of the time has a full 2 goalies and 20 skaters. They recently added 2 Saturday pickup sessions as well. They're doing very well with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SillyMe 22 Report post Posted January 19, 2014 Nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osicks 6 Report post Posted January 21, 2014 We have ice pick-up hockey everywhere here. One arena does every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11-1 and 2-4 for $8.75 a session. Another does every Wednesday and Thursday from 12-1:30 for $8. The first one allows Facebook sign ups and 90% of the time has a full 2 goalies and 20 skaters. They recently added 2 Saturday pickup sessions as well. They're doing very well with it.Hey I'm from London too. Which arenas offer those ice times you speak of?I work for a school board here and my supervisor is flexible about letting me work later one evening so that I can get off earlier the next day in time for a 4:30 ice time. I can also take hour lunch breaks (if I don't take my two fifteen-minute breaks) and could potentially get a game during that time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisehyoung 14 Report post Posted January 21, 2014 Hey I'm from London too. Which arenas offer those ice times you speak of?Check out Brookside Arena for the Mon, Wed, Fri morning and afternoon sessions. They go by London Sports Park on Facebook and communicate well that way. Western Fairgrounds Arena does Wednesday and Thursday. I just moved to London last year and i'm just finding all the hockey. I hear lots of good things about the JFFHL too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 We came close today, we were curling in the parking lot. The fact that we were doing it with cars was probably less than ideal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stnlycup67 38 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Im on the "states payroll" right now(unemployment) and play dropin 1 or 2 times a week...does that count? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Souldriver 64 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Im on the "states payroll" right now(unemployment) and play dropin 1 or 2 times a week...does that count?At one of the last pickups sessions a guy that was just laid off and came straight to hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pittu 15 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 At one of the last pickups sessions a guy that was just laid off and came straight to hockey.Thats funny Souldrive, one summer, I was working on a large industrial job site in Anchorage(out of town for me) and one of the Contractor's laborers was helping me do an inspection. At lunchtime, I decided to go skate the noon shinny at a rink across town. When I walked in that same guy was in the locker room getting his gear on, when I asked him how often he skated the noon shinny, he said "never, but I just got laid off so I figured I'd come play hockey!!".. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
215BroadStBullies610 435 Report post Posted January 23, 2014 The corporate HQs for my employer is in between 2 rinks (about 10 mins each way). Unfortunately, I don't have the flexibility of overshooting my lunch break on a consistent basis. Stick time would be a nice way to get the body in motion. Desk jobs are one of worst things for the body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hordie Gowe 17 Report post Posted January 25, 2014 Have the flexibility to skate at lunch and do so occasionally. Been difficult this time of year to make our early morning skates, or lunch skates while playing in leagues in the evenings. I guess it is a perk of running your own show, but as I continue to expand and branch out into new ventures free time becomes more sparse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nosferatu 8 Report post Posted January 26, 2014 Not lucky enough to have a rink of any description near where I work or live . Work however has got a very smooth polished concrete indoor loading area which I've occasionally used on a night shift (when there's only 3 of us in the building) as a nice shot practice area . Does that count ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lee92 2 Report post Posted January 26, 2014 I'm fortunate enough to play several times a week during work hours. It's military hockey, so sometimes it's games, practices, or pick-up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
