Why You Want to Play Street Hockey

Monday, January 11, 2016
Jason
Senior Marketing Manager

No hockey fan can sit there and say street hockey was not a major part of their childhood. Fast forward twenty or thirty years and we reflect on those days with such wonderful nostalgia. It’s the same reason we love the Original Nintendo Entertainment System, Cabbage Patch Dolls, or even Pokémon for the younger crowd. It pulls on your heartstrings and all of us here at the Club feel the same way; leading us to think ‘let’s offer organized Street Hockey leagues for adults!’

The ESSC co-ed Street Hockey League allows you to experience one of the Club's most popular sports, outdoors! Get your hockey fix while taking advantage of the fresh air and warm weather during the summer months. In addition to the weather, Street Hockey is incredible because:

  • Games are always played out of a full-size outdoor rink.
  • No stick restrictions. Our other Floor Hockey leagues do have stick restrictions for safety reasons. With Street Hockey, you are allowed to use composite, wooden, fiberglass, or plastic sticks.
  • Hockey gloves are allowed to be worn.
  • You feel super Canadian, which is a wonderful feeling!
  • You reconnect with old street hockey buddies. It will be just like ‘back in the day’, but now you can legally enjoy a post-game alcoholic beverage.

Sure you need to be a little more mindful of the weather and our weather policy, but that is virtually a non-issue. In Alberta, we’ve been blessed with sunny summer days (generally) which far outweigh the occasional rainout. Since we have begun offering Street Hockey, game cancellations have been incredibly low which keeps spirits high. If your team does get rained out, just invite everyone back to your place for a game of Duck Hunt or Mike Tysons Punch-Out!

See you at the rink.