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Originally Posted by nickerjones
It was just stick and puck not full out hockey... however i will wear shinnys from now on...
Thanks for the offers guys I have pmd ya !!
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Wear your shin pads even for a stick and puck. 6 months or so ago we had an experienced player in our Springfield Missouri leagues catch a rut, hit the boards hard and exploded his knee cap. It was the one time he decided to go without shin pads because it was just a stick and puck.
Our fees are ~$200 per person for each of fall and winter seasons (15-17 games each season, C league) and a bit less for Summer league (11 games, B/C league). The teams are drafted every year but core players tend to stay together from year to year. Our "C" league tends to have players who come into the league with reasonable skating ability though they may never had picked up a stick or have skated for 20 years. The latter would be me when I started in January. The Winter league was a learning experience for me as I figured out the flow of the game and how it looks on the ice...and I was playing D. I've managed to keep up reasonably well in the summer B/C league potting 5 goals and having 6 assists in 7 games I've made it to as a winger (note my center played some women's college hockey and can skate like the wind, so I've had some great chances and someone to finish passes off). Our B and C leagues are significantly below the level of the same leagues in St. Louis, Wichita and Little Rock. They tend to have A leagues made up of former college and pro players. We have no such talent base out of Springfield.
I'm probably going to add a second night of hockey every week by playing in Springdale, Arkansas if I enjoy the pick up game on the 25th. They don't separate the playing levels yet don't turn anyone away so it may really suck.