“Go to the net!” your coach screams. “Go to the net!” your team mates scream. It causes traffic in front, and screens the goalie, and you get a rebound and you can pop one in, BUT you may also get a cross check in the upper back, or a butt end in the ribs, or [...]

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If there’s something we love here at BLH, it’s classic hockey clips. This one happened just the other night, but is destined to become a classic. Jonathan Toews (pronounced “Taves”) of the Chicago Blackhawks takes a breakout pass from a defenceman just outside his zone, then proceeds to split 3 players from the other [...]

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Hockey is fast, it is physical, it is adrenalin charged. It provides plenty of opportunity to get under the skin of your opponent either through verbal jabs, strong shoulders on the boards or the “coincidental” hits on the ice during a non-contact game. There are also plenty of ways to retaliate if it’s your [...]

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The 3rd Annual MOES 4 A CURE Fundraiser for Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation begins in November.
In honour of a teammate’s 4-year-old daughter who was diagnosed with type-1 (insulin dependent) diabetes, The 16 Guys Named Moe Hockey Club kicked off an annual November Fundraiser in 2005 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) — the leading charitable funder [...]

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Today marks the official release date of Howard Shapiro’s new children’s illustrated book, “Hockey Days.” Howard will be making an appearance here on Beer League Hockey sharing the stories behind the deals of promoting the book with Fury Sports and Tom Cochrane and all of the highs and low involved with self publishing. [...]

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