Chelsea Challenge 2011 was this past weekend and my participation marked my tenth time to play in the annual New York City Gay Hockey Association tournament. This was also my third year playing with the Hartford Whalers in the recreational division. Needless to say it was a great weekend. Hartford played all three of it’s [...]
20Jun11
Chelsea Challenge 2011
This weekend was the 10th Chelsea Challenge, organized and presented by the New York City Gay Hockey Association, and it was my 9th to play (I wasn’t playing hockey when the tourney started in 2000). It was the largest tournament too with 14 teams across three divisions with around 200 players and guests attending. For [...]
27Jun09
Chelsea Challenge 2009 Photos
I promised photos when I wrote up the Chelsea Challenge on Sunday… and finally here they are! Some of these are pictures I took… some are pictures I’m in… some are pictures that are just fun. Enjoy! Here’s the most important picture! The Hartford Whalers with our gold medals.
Starting tonight I take part in the New York City Gay Hockey Association’s Chelsea Challenge for the eighth time! My first time was June 2002. I’d played maybe a half-dozen games by the time the Challenge rolled around and I was scared playing that year. I was on a team where I didn’t know many [...]
24May09
The Great Sakte Break-In of 2009
With no games this week, it was the perfect opportunity to use the ice time to break-in the new skates. The last time I broke in skates was June 2006, just ahead of going to Montreal for the Outgames. The new RB 9K skates finally showed up last week after taking a few diversions on [...]
30Nov08
Wintery Dreams: Pond Hockey
I’ve been hearing about the film Pond Hockey on and off for the past couple months and finally watched the trailer today. The documentary looks amazing and I’m putting the DVD on my Christmas list. I’ve only played outside a few times in my hockey career. The Ordinals occasionally practiced/scrimmaged up at Lasker and that [...]
The Ordinals had a fantastic opening night with an 8-0 victory against the Moose. It’s been more than a season since we’ve accomplished a shutout, so this was a sweet way to open the season. We accomplished this with a short bench of just 11 too, and we spread the scoring out pretty well too. [...]
