Kevin Smith's Blog (7)

The management at the Factory has set the date for play-offs to next week. There will be no 1 week break like usual. Since every team makes the play-offs, no game has mattered until now. I will post the schedules when Doug sends them to me. Continue

Announcements: Game times have dropped. This was the last week for late games. Officials:

• Refs calling penalties against better players more than scrubs.
• If the player is not on the roster and gets caught. Team forfeits the game - Team not eligible for playoffs - captain gets 1 game.
• If kicked out of game, you must stay in the locker room or leave, no inbetween.

Parity

• Rosters were checked and everyone that is on the roster from here out will be t

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There will always be an issue with league parity in Adult Hockey. Many players that participate in adult hockey may believe that if someone is better than they are, that skater is in the wrong division. Although this is true in some cases, that is not always the correct diagnosis. In my 6 years of experience in adult hockey, I have come across many situations where good skaters are deemed as "sandbaggers" in a division that they don't belong. But upon further scrutiny we find that there are oth… Continue

Priceless!

Sitting in the locker room before an epic battle with 5 minutes left before game time. I was trying to decide what the lines would be when I realized there were only 7 skaters present. What, this game too early for you gaba's? That is a whooping 3 D and 4 O. Well at least Bmoore showed up to give us even lines after a few stragglers came in with a minute to spare. L… Continue

Please let everyone know about this website. We would like to make it the source where you get all of your FAHL information. We now have a senior member of the factory staff. We are hoping that this will improve all communication and give you a free tool to use with your team.
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The Labatt Blue USA Hockey Adult Program is proud to announce four new host locations for upcoming events in 2008.

For the first time the cities of Coral Springs, FL, Dallas, TX and Wayne, NJ will host a Labatt Blue USA Hockey Classic Event at the following facilities:

• Incredible Ice (Coral Springs, FL): March 28-30, 2008
• Dr. Pepper Star Center (Dallas, TX): April 11-13, 2008
• Ice Vault Arena (Wayne, NJ): May 2-4, 2008

In addition, Atlantic

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Can we get some updates on a daily basis? I do believe we pay for this service. I know that the Factory is very busy right now, but this has been a problem for more than 1 season. How long do you think it should take to get this ironed out? The main thing would be having a set schedule for the season and not wondering when the next game will be posted. What are your thoughts?
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