Yeah, rub it in. Ruff gambled and won big. Don't understand why coaches don't do that more often. If you're down by 2 with 3 mins to go, it's time to pull the goalie and go for it. Who cares if they end up scoring an empty netter.

Steve,

 

I ran a weekly outdoor pickup game in the parking lot of Erie Community College that was sort of like SSH, but the lot didn't have much in the way of walls, so every missed shot or errant pass led to a break in play. We technically weren't supposed to be there, but the college let us as long as we didn't attract attention to ourselves. This meant we couldn't have a website or recruit openly, and as a result, we usually ended up only having 10 guys or so, and playing 3 on 3. The area was small enough that even on nights with bigger turnouts, we stemmed it at 4 on 4. Most of the time we played without subs, but with all the breaks in play it wasn't much of an issue.

 

If you or any SSH guys are in Buffalo, I could arrange to get you invited to a game, provided there is one that week (attendance gets spotty in those Buffalo winters, and they end up taking weeks off due to poor turnout). They play Sunday nights at 7pm. The guys are all really friendly, but it is a different atmosphere. The play style is different, being 3 on 3 (much less emphasis on positions), and with all the downtime,and with everyone knowing each other, there is more chatting and joking around between the players while you wait for someone to retreive the ball. Guys are get a little more intense, so in a weird way they somehow both take it more and less seriously, if that makes any sense.

 

As far as indoor venues go, Mil-sher is the cheapest and most readily available, but you get what you pay for. The place barely qualifies as a building (though you can also get a pizza or, um, have your taxes done there). Orchard Park Roller Rink (its called Frank Miller, I think) and Spinners are good places, and Mineral Springs is the nicest I've played at. There's also the Nike base in Hamburg.

Anyway good to hear from you. I missed last week, and probably this upcoming one, too, but I look forward to meeting you soon. Let me know if there's anything else I could tell you.

I'm looking for weekday players to start up a roller hockey pick up game...txt me at 2532493237 if interested...I'm Tanner...thanks!