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by evo_9
2128 days ago
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They're mostly above 50, but are still incredible athletes. The team I'm on is all 20-somethings, most of which played Division 1, club or similar, with a mix of some recent ex-pro Eastern Hockey League players; just the nature of the league, top talent needs somewhere to play if going pro isn't an option and none of us want to sandbag in a lower division, that's just not fun. I would also say that the younger players are way higher aerobic conditioning and the speed of top amateurs approach pro level speed now in these top tier leagues. I track my speed on my Apple watch I regularly hit low/mid 20 MPH during these league games, and I'm probably the 3rd or 4th fastest guy on the team (and def the oldes - thank god for those REHIT sprint workouts I do). So when you add it all up, the ex-pros have their hands full for sure. It's a lot of fun though, and generally the ex-pros play hard but rarely get worked up/hot/chippy and our games against them tend to be the most clean, skilled games we have. And no, they most certainly don't win every games, they're in the top half for sure always though. |
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