HELLO, MY HOCKEY FAMILY!
I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK EACH ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING THESE SKATES INTO ONE AWESOME TIME THAT I JUST LOVE AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO EVERY SINGLE NIGHT AND THAT COULDN'T BE DONE WITHOUT ALL OF YOU!
YOU HAVE ALL BOUGHT INTO THE 1-MINUTE SHIFTS AND THESE SKATES JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER!
IT'S TIME TO GET Q'S CRUSHERS – 2026 SKATES GOING AGAIN – ONCE AGAIN THEY'RE ON TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AT GRIFF'S!
START TIMES FOR TUESDAYS WILL BE 6:00 & 9:00PM, WEDNESDYS AND FRIDAYS AT 1:00 PM
SUBJECT TO CHANGE SOMETIMES
SUMMER SESSIONS START AT 6
WINTER SESSIONS START AT 9
YOU CAN DO 1, 2 SKATES OR ALL 3 - YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO BOTH DAYS!
PLEASE REMEMBER THESE SKATES ARE BY INVITE ONLY
ADJUSTMENTS:
I TRY TO LEARN FROM EACH ONE OF OUR SKATING SESSIONS TO KEEP IMPROVING THEM AND TO KEEP THEM FRESH & FUN!
A FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS MOVING FORWARD - THIS ISN'T DIRECTED AT ANYBODY - IT'S JUST AN OVERVIEW - BUT AS I ALWAYS SAID WHEN I WAS REFFING - IF YOU THINK YOUR GUILTY - THEN YOU PROBABLY ARE :)
AGAIN, I’M JUST TRYING TO PUT ON A GREAT SKATE – BUT IT TAKES COOPERATION FROM EVERYONE ENVOLVED 😊
New Rules:
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: ANYONE THAT DOES ANYTHING DIRTY TO ANOTHER PLAYER - IS IMMEDIATELY KICKED OUT OF "MY" SKATE WITH NO REFUND!
TEXT ME - IF YOU DON’T TEXT ME TO LET ME KNOW YOU ARE OUT FOR THAT SKATE IT’S A $20 FINE THAT WILL BE PAID BEFORE YOU SKATE AGAIN AND IF IT BECOMES A HABIT – YOU ARE OUT – NO REFUND!
WE ONLY HAVE 50 MINUTES TO SKATE – SO BE ON TIME – IF IT BECOMES AN ISSUE – YOU ARE OUT – NO REFUND!
IF YOU JUST DON’T GET WITH THE PROGRAM AFTER I HAVE TALKED WITH YOU – YOU ARE OUT – NO REFUND!
Updates:
NO SLAP SHOTS ARE ALLOWED – NO ONE NEEDS TO GET HIT BY A PUCK AND GET HURT!! – SLAPSHOTS: YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WARNED MANY TIMES ALREADY, SO IF YOU TAKE A SLAP SHOT THERE WILL BE A $10 FINE - WHICH WILL NEED TO BE PAID BEFORE YOU PLAY AGAIN - THE SECOND TIME YOU DO IT - IT'LL BE A $20 FINE - THE THIRD TIME YOU ARE OUT - NO REFUND!! - A SNAPSHOT IS FINE - ANYTHING BELOW THE WAIST IS GOOD - ANYTHING OVER THE WAIST IS A FINE $
NO CHERRY PICKING!!!! ENOUGH SAID!!
AS EVERYONE GETS BETTER AND THE GAMES BECOME QUICKER - PLEASE MAKE SURE EVERYONE TOUCHES THE PUCK AND IS INVOLVED IN THE PLAYS - EVERYBODY IS OUT THERE FOR THE SAME REASON - TO PLAY HOCKEY AND HAVE FUN
GOALS AND GOING END TO END: 3 GOALS MAX & 3 END TO END RUNS MAX FOR THE NIGHT BY 1 PLAYER - WE'LL GIVE YA THE HAT TRICK - BUT AFTER THAT WE’LL HAVE TO UNLEASH DAN "THE HIT MAN" MCCOY ON YA - AND NOBODY WANTS THAT :-)
SUBS: ALL SUBS PAY $10 CASH ONLY FOR EACH SKATE - PLEASE DON'T INVITE YOUR OWN SUBS OR ASK ANYONE TO SKATE FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE THERE AND THEY CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE - I TAKE CARE OF ALL SUBS - THAT WAY I CAN FILL THE BENCHES ACCORDINGLY. ON A PERSONAL NOTE - I HATE TO HAVE TO ASK SUBS FOR THEIR MONEY - IF YOU ASK IF SOMEONE CAN SKATE - PLEASE LET THEM KNOW THIS - WALK IN AND PAY!
TO ALL SUBS: PLEASE BRING A $10 BILL – I DON’T HAVE CHANGE – I TELL ALL SUBS TO GO TO THE BANK AND DRAW OUT $100 IN $10 – THEN YOU ARE ALL SET 😊
1. NUMBER 1 IS ALWAYS NUMBER ONE - ENOUGH SAID: THERE IS ALWAYS BEER!!! - FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE SKATED WITH ME BEFORE - YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BEER LIST - ONLY FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WISH TO PARTAKE - PLEASE LET ME CLARIFY - THAT'S BEER ON ICE IN A COOLER - PLEASE SEE PICTURE OF THE HOBO COOLER IF YOU NEED TO :) – PLEASE PUT 1 COOLER IN EACH LOCKER ROOM WHEN YOU BRING BEER
2. THIS NEVER CHANGES AND WE HAVE AN AWESOME GROUP - IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF! THIS IS THE TIME I HAVE TO BE BLUNT: I HAVE A NO JERK RULE (EXCEPT FOR ME OF COURSE) - I WANT MY SKATES TO BE FUN AND FAST - WITH EVERYONE PLAYING THEIR HEARTS OUT, LAUGHING AND JOKING THE WHOLE TIME - IF WE CAN BREATHE THAT IS
3. VERY IMPORTANT AS ALWAYS: AGAIN IF YOU HAVE SKATED AT ONE OF MY SKATES BEFORE - YOU KNOW WE RUN MAX 1 MINUTE SHIFTS – THAT’S ONE RUSH UP AND ONE BACK – THEN CHANGE THIS IS TO KEEP UP THE INTENSITY - TRUST ME - IF YOU ARE OUT THERE CREATING SOME MAGIC WITH EVERYONE - YOU'LL BE SPENT & I CAN GUARANTY YOU'LL BE TIRED IN THE END - HENCE THE BEER LIST – IF I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REMIND YOU OF YOUR ICE TIME BEING TO LONG – THEN YOU’RE OUT OF HERE – IF I HAVE TO MONITOR PEOPLES ICE TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING SELFISH– WELL THEN YOUR CUTTING INTO MY FUN AND THAT WON’T HAPPEN
4. PAYMENT: I WILL ONLY TAKE CASH– “NO CHECKS” - CASH ONLY PLEASE
5. CUT OFF DATE FOR COMMITMENTS & PAYMENTS: COMMITMENT & PAYMENT IN FULL TO PLAY ARE DUE BY? (AFTER THAT I WILL FILL THE SPOTS)
6. TO BE FAIR WITH EVERYONE: THE PLAYERS PLAYING ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OF THEIR SPOT FOR THE NEXT SESSION – THEN IF A SPOT OPENS – THEN I’LL GO TO THE WAITNG LIST OF PLAYERS WHO WANT A SPOT – SO PLEASE LET ME IF YOU IF YOU WANT ON THE WAITING LIST - NOW THE FUN PART ABOUT PAYMENT - IF YOU COMMIT TO A SPOT OR SPOTS AND THEN ARE UNABLE TO PAY BY THE DEAD LINE - I WILL OPEN THAT SPOT TO THE FOLKS ON THE WAITING LIST
WELL HOCKEY FAMILY THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW - PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!
THANKS, Q!