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Hockey helmets are an important piece of equipment in hockey. Important for safety but most importantly style points. No one wants to be “wears an ugly helmet” guy but unfortunately […]

Twas the Hour Before Beer League by 4th_Line_Bling Here we have a festive holiday poem sent to us from a beauty of a beer leaguer on twitter! We think he […]

Bet every single one of you have heard someone say “Find a job doing something you’re passionate about and you’ll never work a day in your life”. Well that’s a […]

Columbus BLPAbash Adult Hockey Tournament The 2nd Annual BLPAbash in Columbus was another sold out event. 34 teams from all over the country came together to battle for the belt […]

Look at this butt baby. I can already tell this guy comes from a long line of cocksmiths. He definitely has a way with the fairer sex and beds a […]

  The worst call in the history of hockey didn’t happen in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It did not involve a legend’s foot in the crease in overtime of a […]

Hey… did you know we have a pretty fuckin awesome podcast? If not, now you do. Before we talk about these bad ass beer league jerseys we need to get […]

The Winter Olympics in 1980 were held in Lake Placid, New York, in early February. This was the second time that Lake Placid had hosted the Olympics, with the first […]

DOH! Huge fans of pop culture meeting hockey, especially when it comes to the jerseys. This week we are proud to announce that we have found one of the best […]

Hockey Heart Attacks: Awareness & Prevention   A few years ago I teamed up with the heart and stroke foundation to promote awareness & prevention of heart attack & strokes […]

25 Things You Should Know About Dating Hockey Chicks   So you’re pretty into this whole hockey thing and you’ve started thinking the only thing that could make it better […]

What’s up Butt Babies? Yeah you…. Beer leaguer that was born out of his mom’s butt. Yeah you’re a real piece of shit! That’s a good chirp, eh? You’re welcome […]

In 1972, the upstart World Hockey Association (WHA) began operating as an alternative to the NHL. This league was founded by the same men who had previously founded the American […]

I am not an old beer leaguer, but I’m getting older. For perspective, I now skate with kids of guys I played along side in high school. Point being, I […]

When you play in the same league for long enough, you start to develop rivalries and bad blood with certain players or teams. It’s a natural reaction to the competitive […]

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Hockey is the best sport in the world. THE BEST. SERIOUSLY. One of my favorite things about hockey is hockey jerseys. Hockey jerseys are a symbolic way to show the […]

Finding a new beer league team is hard. This is a story from my friend Justin Rose. Often times you’ve been on the same beer league team, with the same […]

STATE COLLEGE, PA — It was May 4, 2000. Peter and Kathryn had only been dating for about a month at this point. They were going to watch Game Four […]

Submitted by Justin Rose Ok girls (and boys) time for a review. Is the Pacific Rink Bag the ultimate BLPA beer league hockey bag? This edition we are reviewing the […]

We all know that beer league hockey is serious business. Did you know that some players even set lines for their beer league games?  Yeah crazy eh? We are here […]

I’m sure that when buying hockey sticks you’ve noticed that each stick has a number on it, such as 75, 85 or 100 (77, 87 or 102 for Bauer because […]

Unless you’re Chris Paul, you probably know and believe that the earth is actually round and dinosaurs are not roaming around. The thing is, how can you really tell the […]

In this ‘By The Numbers‘ series post we look at adult beer league hockey league fees. Many factors contribute to what it costs for us to play beer league hockey. The […]

My decision last year to start playing hockey was one the best decisions I have ever made, in addition to that one burrito I drove 40 minutes out of my […]

We all know beer league hockey operates with a few unwritten rules that keep everything running smoothly. At least, we thought everyone knew that. But lately we’ve been meeting more […]

It is safe to assume that we here at the BLPA have some authority when it comes to bad ass beer league hockey jerseys. We create thousands of jerseys a […]

One thing that has always perplexed me about beer league roster construction is the over reliance on trying to “hide” bad skaters back on D. You see it on almost […]

If you ask history nerds like me, who was the first goaltender to wear a mask, they will quickly descend down the rabbit hole of Jake the Snake Plante and […]

 A beer league defenseman named Bill shared his thoughts on aging as a beer leaguer with me over at the Beer League Players Association Facebook group page. We both agreed […]

  Beer League Tourney weekend is upon the team and the boys are buzzin! But you’ve got concerns. You’re not 21 anymore. Partying all weekend used to be your lifestyle […]

Managing a beer league hockey team is one of the most thankless jobs. Getting beer league players to commit (and then to pay) is only the first problem. Although we […]

If you saw him at the rink, you wouldn’t know that Farrell Timlake has one of the more interesting backstories that you’ll ever come across. He plays in the Greater […]

For the next blog in our ‘By The Numbers‘ blog series, we tackle… hockey jersey numbers. Hockey jersey numbers in professional hockey date back to the old National Hockey Association, […]

You’ve heard the expression, “Excuses are like buttholes, everyone’s got ’em” right? Well, it is 100% true, especially in the beer league circuit. Every night a beer league game is […]

Do you hate your beer league GM? Remember that time he only filled five of your team’s six water bottles? How about the time he got your team’s league fees […]

Pro hockey players have to travel everywhere with their gear. I personally have been on 16 hockey playing trips this year and let me tell you, traveling the world with […]