Old Time Hockey - Chicken Wire

atthepoint
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Old Time Hockey - Chicken Wire

Post by atthepoint » Sat Nov 15, 2003 8:13 pm

The other night I was discussing with a friend of mine things gone by the way in hockey. <br><br>Most of today's kids learn to play and play all their games in some pretty fine venues. Most will never have the experience of playing a game in a rink with chicken wire above the dasher. For the fun of it, where is the last rink anyone can remember where a high school team played with chicken wire instead of Plexiglas?<br><br>I used to make good use of that surface with opponents.<br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub33.ezboard.com/bmnhs.showUser ... hepoint</A> at: 11/15/03 8:15 pm<br></i>

cliff77
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Mt. St. Charles

Post by cliff77 » Sat Nov 15, 2003 9:32 pm

<br>Mount St. Charles Academy in Rhode Island still plays in a rink with chain link fence at both ends instead of plexiglass. Needless to say, this causes quite a few interesting bounces. <p></p><i></i>

Videoscout
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chix galore!

Post by Videoscout » Sun Nov 16, 2003 12:11 am

I grew up as a young kid in Crookston playing with chicken wire. It made for some interesting make-up jobs on the faces of certain players, as their were no face masks when I was a "Northland Crackshot" ($ 0.99 hockey stick, mind you) owner.<br><br>I think Devils Lake, ND was the last place I played where there was chicken wire, although I remember playing in a couple of crazy places up in Winnipeg akin to the Chamber of Horrors (and I don't mean Sean).<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :hat --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/pimp.gif ALT=":hat"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> - "Chicken wire is by no means the same thing as a chain-link fence ... chain-link fences couldn't cut your face like the thinner cousin could!"<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> - wish me well in Reykjavik! <p></p><i></i>

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Re: chix galore!

Post by Ram Hockey » Sun Nov 16, 2003 2:58 pm

Videoscout my little buddy, I was worried that you had disappeared from the board. Postings have been a little boring but should pick up this week as the season officially gets underway. <br><br>Anyway, back to the topic. I do believe Baudette's rink had chicken wire as late as the middle 80's. Not as bad as the old Gardens in Warroad with no Plexiglas on the sideboards. This definitely kept the spectators along the boards alert for flying pucks and elbows. Also a little home ice advantage for the Warriors getting a little help from the locals with a little clutch and grab on the oppenent.<br> <p>Ram Hockey</p><i></i>

Videoscout
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Speaking of Ram Hockey...

Post by Videoscout » Mon Nov 17, 2003 1:35 am

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slapshooter
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Devils Lake drew blood creating fear by SS

Post by slapshooter » Mon Nov 17, 2003 2:34 am

My favorite scar is the one on my lip when the chicken <br><br>wire bit my mouth as two goons on the Satans team <br><br>sandwiched me in the corner right after I placed a <br><br>perfect threader to my waiting left winger for the <br><br>winning goal! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>I paid the two hellions back by suckering them both <br><br>along the boards and diving to the ice while cupping the <br><br>puck with the blade of my stick as the thunder of the <br><br>overweight D guys sounded when they boarded <br><br>themselves as I slipped through and upon regaining my <br><br>skates nailed an impossible angle on the ADHD netminder <br><br>to nail the coffin shut during another Superior display of <br><br>my youth thus adding to the legend.<br><br>The blood covered my smiling teeth and only served to <br><br>instill fear ( <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... rassed.gif ALT=":o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> ) in my hapless opp <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :x --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/sick.gif ALT=":x"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> nents.<br><br>L<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 0] --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /alien.gif ALT="0]"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> E, SL<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> PSH<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> TER.<br><br>(...a legend in his <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> wn mind...) <p></p><i></i>

rams1981
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chickenwire

Post by rams1981 » Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:10 pm

Ha-Ha great topic, I remember the sleeve of my jersey getting caught on the chickenwire in Hallock and getting a nasty cut trying to get loose. I must have tugged for a good ten seconds before I yanked that sucker and it bit me good. <p></p><i></i>

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