Gearing Up.

Well Fans it looks like last weekends Riddle games where a bust. Did Riddle show up for those games?

I watched Coach C's tryouts on Sunday night and it looks like he's got some prospects and some current talent. I'm Real excited to see them play. It should be and interesting game this Friday night at 9pm against the Jacksonville Ice Dogs.

Also the local teams are starting up. Registrations for the adult leagues has been taking place all this week and Sunday at 5:45 is the puck drop for the fall and winter season here in Daytona. It Should be a real blast. Come on out and enjoy the action.

Get ready for the Solar Bears.

And Lets hope this whole NHL lockout ends soon. Or perhaps not. We've got alot of great hockey here this season.

September Update

Good Day Hockey fans!

Well we just came out of our first hockey weekend here in Daytona. The Embry Riddle Eagles faced off with the USF Bulls. Unfortunately our Eagles could not pull out a win this weekend.

Watching the pre game warm ups it was obvious the Bulls hit the ice solid and confident. They did appear to still be getting used to each other and some plays were not on track, but overall looked like they were progressing and had some good flow. A little line tweeking and they should be on top of it.

The eagles came out looking a bit disheveled with a huge lack of connectivity out on the ice. There were a lot of superstars and very few team members out on the ice. The lines seemed uneven and the overall appearance was abismal at best. Lets hope they can pull it together for their upcoming games Sept, 21 and 22, home here at the Daytona Ice Arena, facing FAU. Check the Website www.daytonaicearena.com for game times.

Now for the Blaze. If you've been following them you know the deal so we wont rehash that stuff. Their practicing now and their first game is slated for the 28th of this month here at the Daytona Ice arena. Come out and support them and watch some action filled hard hitting hockey.

Our Solar Bears kick off their preseason away, facing off with the Florida Everblades at Germain Arena in Estero Florida, located between Naples and Fort Myers.

Then we have our NHL, Sorry but I have to say, what a joke. Just like the other upper level professional sports. They all believe they're worth more than they really are. That goes for both sides, Players and Owners. The only ones who really get locked out are the fans. But Hey fans if you really want to see some change, grow a pair and dont support them when they do come back, perhaps they'll get the point that this behavior is unacceptable.

I could go on and on but Lets hear your opinions on the whole NHL Debacle.

video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx7XQxAvvjs&feature=youtube_gdata_player Just a video you might like .

It's The New Season

Ok Hockey fans! The season is about to start and we've got an exciting season ahead of us with lots of action. New teams, new leagues, hard hitting, fast moving Hockey. Lets start with the new addition to the ECHL - The Orlando Solar Bears. This should prove to be a welcome addition, adding an in state rivalry to the south western florida Kelly Cup champions "The Florida Everblades". Stay tuned for more on these two. We Also have our Local College Team the "Embry Riddle Eagles" Back for another season of breakneck action! Now for an interesting turn in events. Florida now has the TEHL or the "Tropical Elite Hockey League". Junior hockey at its finest. Starting with our own local "Daytona Beach Blaze" playing out of their home ice here in South Daytona Florida at the Daytona Ice Arena. The seven other teams in the league are the "Florida Cyotes", playing out of the Palm Beach Ice Works, the "Florida Pharaohs",the "Pompano Beach Prowlers" out of the Glacier Ice and Snow Arena, the "St. Cloud Thunder", the "Tampa Bay Tide", the "TOHO Vipers", and the "Miami Sea Devils". This is the intro to an exciting season. I'll be back to post updates, stats, commentary and more!!!!! Lets keep the puck moving.