By Ian Simpson The game of hockey in Canada was forever changed with the initiation program mandate by Hockey Canada in 2017. The decision to move tyke and novice aged children has been met with some trepidation over the past year. Not necessarily for the concept or reasoning behind it. Many people will agree with […]
The old barn that was once called Oakville Arena has been completely redesigned and christened with the new moniker, the Trafalgar Park Community Centre. Oakville Arena, as many of you reading this, holds many memorable moments in the lives of local area residents. Built in 1951 and once home to the Junior A OHJL hockey
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August 28, 2018 – By Ian Simpson In the early onset of spring 2018 Riley Manufacturing was awarded the contract to replace the entire dasher board systems in both Pad 1 & Pad 2 of Appleby Ice Centre’s four pad complex. This project struck a little closer to home for us, as a couple Riley
Hundreds memorialize Thomas Knox, enjoy sun-soaked day of street hockey. by Rachel Bules / BlueJackets.com WESTERVILLE – The rink now anchored in the middle of Alum Creek Park South is a new option for those looking to spend a couple hours playing hockey, even when it’s too hot for ice. It’s also a “dream come
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By Roger Mooney Published: January 26, 2018 Updated: January 27, 2018 at 12:02 AMTAMPA – The puck was dropped by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman just after 3 p.m. Friday, officially opening the area’s newest hockey rink. This one is made for ball hockey and sits at the Jeff and Penny Vinik Family Boys & Girls Club
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Its widely known that the NHL has been trying to continuously grow the game of Hockey in the US marketplace for decades now. Placing NHL franchises in non traditional hockey markets like their newest expansion team in Las Vegas Who is totally “killing it” in their first season. (My inner hockey fanboy is secretly cheering
Have you ever heard of the saying, “If its not broke, then why fix it?” Well this is a phrase that is often heard amongst many the old school hockey traditionalist. It is also an unfortunate way to treat our ever growing and changing sport. Over the years the sport we love has gone through
As part of our initiative to feature and bring attention to some of the amazing facilities that are available out there, here is a phenomenal video of the First Line Training Facility in Rockville, Maryland! Dasher boards with Seamless Glass by Riley! Check out this Video! https://www.rileysportsequipment.com/uploads/1/0/7/7/107718237/first_line_training_center_-_first_video_with_dji_spark_361.mp4
**Warning…This article may contain the rants and biased opinion of a true, bleed blue, hometown leaf fan. The contents & opinions contained herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions and team preferences of Riley & all its employees. (But honestly…it doesn’t matter…its a blog…lighten up….Go LEAFS GO!)*** Well it has come that time of the
Well to be more specific, we are not running away…we are shipping to…and its not the circus…but the Cirque Du Soleil!! Now you might ask yourself….what or how on earth could Riley ever be associated with the world renowned acrobatic phenomenon that is Cirque? If your confused, you are not alone…I scratched my head for
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