OT: Ball Hockey Leagues in Ottawa
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Indrew
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http://www.originalfour.com/index.php (looks like they play Sunday mornings...)
http://htbhl.com/leagueHome.php?day=scoed (this one is Orleans though)
http://htbhl.com/leagueHome.php?day=scoed (this one is Orleans though)
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BonkTastic
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I think there's a ball hockey league that runs during the fall/ winter months that plays out of the Hintonburg Community Center...
http://www.ottawaballhockey.com/
That's what I play. It's not co-Ed but it is a really good league and you can make your own team. It plays out of the dome on Carling (at least it does now, no idea for fall/winter) near Andrew Haydon park.
That's what I play. It's not co-Ed but it is a really good league and you can make your own team. It plays out of the dome on Carling (at least it does now, no idea for fall/winter) near Andrew Haydon park.
The Waffler
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The Waffler
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These are ball hockey women we're talking about, not tennis players.
Don't get too excited.
Indrew
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The Fall City of Ottawa recreation/activity guide comes out at the end of the month. There are usually a couple of city run co-ed leagues/pickup games available.
The Waffler
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The Waffler
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Hey folks.. Here's some info for you..
The only coed league in which you can use REAL sticks are MCL in Orleans Friday night ran by Luc, OFBHL Sunday mornings ran by Sean and HTBHL coed on Weds nights in west end as well as Sundays in Olreans.
The Wed HTBHL league, as well as MCL and OFBHL are draft based to ensure parity throughout the league.
The HTBHL Sunday league you can join alone, with friends or enter a full team.
I run the COED HTBHL leagues and I am good friends with Luc and Sean, so if you require more info, ask away!
Hey folks.. Here's some info for you..
The only coed league in which you can use REAL sticks are MCL in Orleans Friday night ran by Luc, OFBHL Sunday mornings ran by Sean and HTBHL coed on Weds nights in west end as well as Sundays in Olreans.
The Wed HTBHL league, as well as MCL and OFBHL are draft based to ensure parity throughout the league.
The HTBHL Sunday league you can join alone, with friends or enter a full team.
I run the COED HTBHL leagues and I am good friends with Luc and Sean, so if you require more info, ask away!
I run a community center and we have a lot of indoor sports contacts. Here are 2 suggestions for ball hockey:
http://www.obbha.ca/ (wood or composite sticks but not sure about Co-ed)
http://ossc.ca/ (Not sure about the sticks, but they play Co-ed)
http://www.obbha.ca/ (wood or composite sticks but not sure about Co-ed)
http://ossc.ca/ (Not sure about the sticks, but they play Co-ed)
Dionysus
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Great to hear about all the interest in ball hockey in the Ottawa area. I am currently working out of Kitchener/Waterloo and am always looking for more places to play ball hockey. If anyone is playing in that area let me know!
Mike999
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Howdy! I'm the marketing coordinator at OSSC - The Ottawa Sport & Social Club. We do the co-ed 5v5 but with the plastic & fibreglass sticks. Now, if you must play as close to ice hockey as possible, we definitely cannot help, but hopefully I can give a bit of a pitch anyhow!
Most people have heard of the saying "the grass is always greener on the other side"; well that's somewhat of the story of our floor hockey league. A lot of people come play with our league, then after a season or two look to play another league - generally to play single-sex ball hockey with refs and play more seriously. A funny thing seems to happen, though; they come back to play OSSC after playing in other leagues.
Hockey is a tough sport - and I don't think any league - OSSC or any of the leagues mentioned in this thread - will ever be the perfect league for everyone. We've tried out playing with real sticks and equipment in response to people wanting something more serious, but it does not work well in a co-ed setting (which is a pillar to OSSC - every league we run is co-ed). As is said by a lot of ice hockey commentators - more protection = more liberties taken, and we've seen it first hand where guys get far too in to the game and get too violent with female players who are 100 pounds lighter. Real sticks are also far more likely to break and cause pretty serious damage to exposed arms and legs.
Now, that said, the OSSC league is 100% for fun and NOT for everybody. If you want to take it seriously, it's not the league for you. There are no referees & we use the fibreglass sticks with plastic blades. That said, we have unparalleled league selection; you can play any night of the week & can play either in the green belt (the ottawa league), or in an orleans or kanata league. We also are definitely the most inclusive league in the city. I personally have many players on my personal teams who are in absolutely awful physical shape, but just love getting out and playing for fun.
Again, I wish there was something that worked best for everyone, and I know the league I work for is not 100% the answer. I personally am playing in an OSSC softball league, but also in a competitive softball league to get my competitive fix in - because I know OSSC doesn't provide it.
Anyways, if you have any questions I'm happy to answer any you (or others) might have!
EDIT: to add the closing pitch - our website is http://ossc.ca and registration for all the fall leagues we play opens on August 1st! We play over 20 different sports and have over 900 teams playing each week with us. We're Ottawa's largest and most fun co-ed recreational sport league provider in the city.
Most people have heard of the saying "the grass is always greener on the other side"; well that's somewhat of the story of our floor hockey league. A lot of people come play with our league, then after a season or two look to play another league - generally to play single-sex ball hockey with refs and play more seriously. A funny thing seems to happen, though; they come back to play OSSC after playing in other leagues.
Hockey is a tough sport - and I don't think any league - OSSC or any of the leagues mentioned in this thread - will ever be the perfect league for everyone. We've tried out playing with real sticks and equipment in response to people wanting something more serious, but it does not work well in a co-ed setting (which is a pillar to OSSC - every league we run is co-ed). As is said by a lot of ice hockey commentators - more protection = more liberties taken, and we've seen it first hand where guys get far too in to the game and get too violent with female players who are 100 pounds lighter. Real sticks are also far more likely to break and cause pretty serious damage to exposed arms and legs.
Now, that said, the OSSC league is 100% for fun and NOT for everybody. If you want to take it seriously, it's not the league for you. There are no referees & we use the fibreglass sticks with plastic blades. That said, we have unparalleled league selection; you can play any night of the week & can play either in the green belt (the ottawa league), or in an orleans or kanata league. We also are definitely the most inclusive league in the city. I personally have many players on my personal teams who are in absolutely awful physical shape, but just love getting out and playing for fun.
Again, I wish there was something that worked best for everyone, and I know the league I work for is not 100% the answer. I personally am playing in an OSSC softball league, but also in a competitive softball league to get my competitive fix in - because I know OSSC doesn't provide it.
Anyways, if you have any questions I'm happy to answer any you (or others) might have!
EDIT: to add the closing pitch - our website is http://ossc.ca and registration for all the fall leagues we play opens on August 1st! We play over 20 different sports and have over 900 teams playing each week with us. We're Ottawa's largest and most fun co-ed recreational sport league provider in the city.
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Obbha is a horribly run league, stay away if you want to play anything that resembles hockey. Also it isn't co-ed.
Indrew
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Oh, there is a Kanata league? That might be worth it just to cut down on all the travel I usually do for ball hockey around the city.
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