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Blades Strong in Season Opener

Blades Come Back from Behind to Beat Quarry Cats By L. Hayes If the NHL lockout wipes out a whole season, never fear – Blades hockey is here! Our first game of the season started with Deb’s locker room chalk talk. With fourteen skaters on the bench – some new, and some returning after long… Continue Reading

Christine Overbye

I am saddened to pass along the news to current and former Blades that Christine Overbye, who played in net for several years with the Blades, passed away on August 10, 2012. Christine, who also played with many of you at Chelsea Piers, will be remembered for her strong spirit, and upbeat personality. Always unique,… Continue Reading

Blades Defy the Odds, Win 5-3

Blades Blow Through Long Island By D. Glazer In a game where we were only 8 skaters, the Blades took the Hurricanes by surprise and took the game in hand early. We had only 4 Blades (Meredith, Clare, Liz and myself) and 4 subs (former Blade Niamh, plus Lisa, Wendy and Melissa) but it didn’t… Continue Reading

Blades Storm Long Island 5-2

Empty Netter Sweetens the Trip in Blades Win Over the Lipstix By D. Glazer The rain may have stopped but that meant nothing as the “Wild Blade Cats” brought a torrent of offense to Long Island last night. With visiting players from both the Wildcats and the Quarry Cats, our mashed-up team came out ready… Continue Reading

Blades Get Revenge on Westchester

The Blades Come Out on Top Against a Tough Opponent, 4-2 By D. Glazer It was a truly well-played game, from beginning to end, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen our team skate so well together.  Even going down 1-0 early in the first didn’t take us out of the game.  We came back… Continue Reading

Blades Skate Tough in a Tie

Blades Skate to 1-1 Tie with MotherPuckers By D. Glazer In honor of Thanksgiving, I am thankul for…   Having a coach: Coach Greg is the steadying influence that we’ve missed in our leadership; and it already is making a difference in how we approach each game. Additions that work: It was obvious from the… Continue Reading

Blades Skate to Easy Win

Blades Defeat Beacon HIll 8-0 By D. Glazer The Blades came out in force, and Steph grabbed her first win and first shutout of the season, in our third game of the year. We had three lines up and back and it showed as everyone played with energy and speed. Kelly, centering Karyn and Tanya,… Continue Reading

A Disappointing Loss to Weschester

Westchester Scores Tiebreaker with 16.7 Seconds Left By D. Glazer We had plenty of players on the bench this time – three full lines and five defense – but, as Coach Greg pointed out, it was COLD on that ice, and we didn’t get much time to warm-up or stay warm.  We did, however, have… Continue Reading

Blades and Cats Skate a Classic

Short on Players, Blades Happy with Tie in Home Opener By D. Glazer Facing off in another epic battle, the Blades and Cats skated to a 3-3 tie. I would like to say, to the intrepid 8 players who showed up today, WAHOO!! I really appreciated how hard everyone skated, really pushing their limits, and… Continue Reading

About the Blades

The Brooklyn Blades Ice Hockey Club is a volunteer-run program that has been running community ice hockey programs in the NYC area since 1992.The Women’s program consists of a National D Level Travel Team. We play approximately 16 games against local women’s teams located in Long Island, Westchester County and northern New Jersey, with our home ice located at the Richard L. Korpi rink at the Bayonne High School, in Bayonne NJ.