Stick ‘N Puck vs. pick up ice hockey

[Anonymous]

New hockey mom here--our local rink (Mt. Vernon in Alexandria) has stick n' puck and pick-up hockey listed as options. I think pick-up hockey is games, but what is stick n' puck--just practice?

[Anonymous]

Stick 'n puck (sometimes called stick 'n shoot) is just giving people access to the ice. Often small groups will put together small games, but others will work on shooting or stick handling, or passing

[Anonymous]

NP-thanks for asking! I had this question too. So, can a 10-y.o. show up alone with his own stick and puck and full equipment and just practice on his own, and be open to playing with others?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP-thanks for asking! I had this question too. So, can a 10-y.o. show up alone with his own stick and puck and full equipment and just practice on his own, and be open to playing with others?

Check to see if they put age ranges on the session, they may limit it to certain levels, or adults. If it's unclear call the rink and ask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP-thanks for asking! I had this question too. So, can a 10-y.o. show up alone with his own stick and puck and full equipment and just practice on his own, and be open to playing with others?

Yes- it is essentially a public skate, but with hockey equipment, sticks, and pucks. Some people do their own thing, while some form teams and have a scrimmage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP-thanks for asking! I had this question too. So, can a 10-y.o. show up alone with his own stick and puck and full equipment and just practice on his own, and be open to playing with others?

Yes for SNP...pick up is almost certainly adults. Rinks have SNP for kids, you should look for one of these, especially if your kid is new to hockey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP-thanks for asking! I had this question too. So, can a 10-y.o. show up alone with his own stick and puck and full equipment and just practice on his own, and be open to playing with others?

Yes- it is essentially a public skate, but with hockey equipment, sticks, and pucks. Some people do their own thing, while some form teams and have a scrimmage.

You're technically not supposed to scrimmage during stick and puck. Most rinks are pretty strict about this rule as it can be dangerous for those who do not want to play or do not have the skills to scrimmage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP-thanks for asking! I had this question too. So, can a 10-y.o. show up alone with his own stick and puck and full equipment and just practice on his own, and be open to playing with others?

Yes- it is essentially a public skate, but with hockey equipment, sticks, and pucks. Some people do their own thing, while some form teams and have a scrimmage.

You're technically not supposed to scrimmage during stick and puck. Most rinks are pretty strict about this rule as it can be dangerous for those who do not want to play or do not have the skills to scrimmage.

Every stick and puck I have ever been to has kids scrimmaging. Usually they stay on one half of the ice, and it is a really laidback game with many skill levels. For instance, when I was there a few weeks ago, there was a high level juniors player and what looked like a few B level players, and a bunch of kids in between. Perhaps scrimmage is not the most accurate term- everyone plays, and there is mostly a lot of passing around and some shooting on net.

[Anonymous]

What rink? We go to 2 rinks in the area and there is absolutely no scrimmaging during youth stick and puck.