Intramural Floor Hockey

3/27/08

By Brian Howe
Special to the Critic

Students at Lyndon State College have once again found the delights of intramural floor hockey. The recreational sport almost didn’t happen this year but thanks to Dave Marks and Andy Saltarella they worked together to make it happen.

Every Sunday and Wednesday night from eight to eleven, six teams get together in the Rita Bole gym to play floor hockey. Two teams at a time play for an hour each. Before spring break they play a round-robin tournament, where the teams play each other an equal amount of times. After spring break they have a double elimination tournament. The formats for the tournaments change each year due to the turnout of students that want to participate.

Intramural floor hockey almost didn’t take place this year. Not many people wanted to take on the responsibility of making teams. Mark Evans, a freshmen and a television studies major said, “I found enough people to start six teams. It’s a lot of fun and a great program,” Mark is also the captain of the team Rush. Andy Saltarella, a freshmen and a Business major said, “I am glad we were able to put a league together,” You can find him refereeing while the teams play. They are both very big into hockey, they live together in the same town and wanted a team there but are now happy they can enjoy floor hockey here at the college.

Now that there are more afternoon and evening classes the gyms are used more which made a difference when they needed a facility to play floor hockey. The years prior to this year haven’t been that strong and many students didn’t want to play floor hockey. Sports go in a cycle, a few years they are very strong and sometimes they aren’t. Sue Henry the intramural director for twenty years strong said, “I am very pleased with this year’s turnout, this is one of my favorite activities.” She hopes that the turnout continues in the following years.

Students here at the college also voiced their opinion about intramural floor hockey. Nora Barney, a freshmen and a natural science said, “I think it is lame, to be completely honest it should be on ice.” Rocco D’Amato, a freshmen and a Graphic Design major said, “I would like to play but I have too much work to worry about.” If you would like to play intramural floor hockey it meets every Sunday and Wednesday night at the Rita Bole gym. You can also talk to Sue Henry, the intramural floor hockey director. It is not too late to sign up.