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20Skaters League Champions

Yes we’re all about pickup hockey, however, so far in our history every men’s team we’ve ever sponsored has won their league! Sure we’ve only ever sponsored one team but stats are stats. The 20Skaters team in Guelph’s NCWHL league won the B division and …
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Everyone Hates Skater #21

When it comes to pickup hockey, no one wants to be skater #21. The perfect number, as we all know, is 20 Skaters. Ten per bench, two full lines. Currently all our games are soldout once we reach 20. Done, closed for business, no others allowed in. All of our …
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Pickup Hockey All-Stars!

In case you didn’t know, we work out of the ThreeFortyNine coworking space. That means we work around other awesome folks all day long. One of those folks is Matt Sharpe of DaringBoy and DesigningSport fame. We briefly discussed the idea of doing something...
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Dark or White Sweater Only for Pickup Hockey!

I posted a somewhat pissy update on twitter yesterday before our pickup hockey game last night.... View this post on X/Twitter Maybe it’s just a personal pet peeve but if you know you’re playing pickup hockey, leave the yellow, reds, and grey’s at home. Make sure …
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We Have Pretty!

We have a new logo! You can see it on our main website. We’re also working on getting some sweaters made up. We’re planning on offering them in a pair of home and away. Then you’ll be set to play for either side when you show up …
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What have you LOST organizing hockey?

We’re working on a LOST ad to put up on rinks and hockey shops. The goal is to emphasize that we help you organize pickup hockey while losing less of your personal time and money. What’ya think? If you live near Kitchener Ontario, Eric is running a game …
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Think Your Pickup Hockey Is Too Expensive?

(Quotes below are testimonials from some of our current 20Skaters organizers) “All summer I had to think about whether or not I was willing to continue losing $100 per week to organize and play pick up hockey.” If you have yet to literally put your...
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Taping Your Hockey Stick...Right To The Toe

In watching HNIC this past weekend, they showed a clip of Ovechkin taping his stick before a shootout. I barked at the TV “he’s using my technique!” So clearly watching Ovie tape his stick in a similar fashion means I must have seen someone do this in the past …
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Christmas Pickup Hockey...HoHoHockey?

I’ve personally hosted a game of pickup hockey or two over the past few holiday seasons. I often bundle it with tickets to a Guelph Storm game. We’re on the ice around 4pm, shower and grab some food and then catch a local OHL game. A friend of …
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Know a Pickup Organizer? Get You Some Hockey Loot!

While there’s a lot more coming, our product’s core value today is helping a pickup hockey organizer. If you’ve purchased some icetime, or regular weekly icetime, we need to talk! We began working with most of our current organizers because of referrals...
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