My team just won the "under 40" Mens hockey league championship.

I'm pretty sure it was your TEAM that won the championship.

Good point..Gonna edit the title. Just a thoughtless era...Nothing ego driven.

What are you in public relations?...lol

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Congrats! Best sport out there. Go bruins!

Thanks. I'm still sore from playing two nights in a row.

If I were a betting man, I would say the Bruins will be out by the second round...maybe sooner.

I will still be rooting for them though!

You are from Boston? I think the best hockey America has is developed out of Boston area.

Absolutely. Best American pro hockey players have come from New England...more specifically the Greater Boston area. I played with a few guys that play in the NHL now.

I grew up in the Boston area. I live near Providence now.

Congrats OP!! I played hockey (both women's and on some men's pickup teams) in my twenties. Loved it! (For the record, I'm not a behemouth, just a petite woman who loves the sport). Played left wing.

+1 for hockey.


Hitting in this league? (Most men's leagues around me do not have hitting because it's too much liability and things quickly spiral out of control after some reckless actions by a few individuals)

Go Wings!

One could argue that the Minnesota/Wisconsin area has churned out more hockey talent.... Minnesota much more similar to Canada when it comes to the popularity of the sport.

That's hot! lol

Thanks.

I play left wing also.

Yeah, Minnesota and Wisconsin are hockey hot spots also. They produce alot of players. I spent some time in Wisconsin...

I'm a Rangers fan and two of our best young players (Stepan & McDonagh) are Minnesota boys (played for Wisconsin Badgers though)

It's a no check league. You can bump and pin someone against the boards though. Just no blatant body checks.

Yeah, it's because of liability issues and the fighting that would happen if they let guys check.

you guys are fighting in a no check beer league? drink after the game...lol

Lucky you man, wish I could still play but can't afford health insurance. I'm in my 50's but can still skate good, no beer gut, but even in the over 40's/no-checking leagues guys get carried away because its all instinct; your instinct takes over and next thing you're planting some guy into the boards. Last time I played 10 years ago got knocked on my tailbone and was limping for 2 weeks so knew I had to hang it up. Damn, I miss hockey.

congrats!!

I'd love to strap on those skates again!

you may have inspired me

Grab yourself a pair of inline skates and go skate at an outdoor rink sometime. Better than nothing right? Here in the Northeast we have inline rinks all over the place. I've been playing inline hockey for 20 years now. There is a network of individuals that I play pick-up (inline) hockey with and we've got individuals as young as 18 years old and individuals as old as 45 that skate with us.

Congrats!



Do you have all your front teeth still?

pics or

I would say Minnesota produces the most players but
in terms of overall productive NHL players, Massachusetts holds the title.

Massachusetts - If you took data from Central Scouting's Database on Place of Birth and/or a similar Database such as the NHLPA's put it in Microsoft Excel and select count, Massachusetts has put out the highest number of NHL players both per capita and overall. This is due to the Bobby Orr Effect, Prestigious Prep Schools, and the large amount of French Canadian influence on its population, and the fact that Massachussetts is one of the 3 richest states in the US - Hockey is not cheap. So Statistically - The road to the NHL for a North American player goes through "The Hub of Hockey" Boston Metro North and Boston Metro South, thats purely players raised in MA if you took the players that made the pros from MA schools it would be significantly higher. Statewise- Then it would be British Columbia, MN, NY, and MI. Try it out Download the data to Excel.

Read more: [link to www.city-data.com]

NHL Players Born in Massachusetts, United States
168 Players
[link to www.hockey-reference.com]

Front teeth...who needs em

The back ones do the most chewing anywho.

It's not really a beer league. Although we drink beer after the game.

Yeah, there is fighting sometimes.

I follow the BC Eagles because Chris Kreider is Rangers property.... Wonder if they will win it all this year.... I think they've won something ridiculous like 17 straight? The previous 2 games were on ESPNU so I caught them both.

My front teeth are bonded...Got a puck to the face when I was 19. No dentures or anything...

yeah, I forgot the frozen four is going on now.

I haven't really been following college hockey this year.

Ontario definitely crushes those stats. Hockey is like breathing, to these crazy bastards.

[link to www.hockey-reference.com]

good idea. I need a new pair of roller blades. Roller hockey is 'wicked' fun.

I specifically said American born because I knew some Canadian was going to jump all over me...

Obviously Ontario and Quebec are better in terms of hockey talent. It's your national sport.

Last Edited by Rayrayz on 03/28/2012 04:24 PM