But the Flyers expect to launch a program of their own at Skate Zones in Pennsauken and Voorhees. Almost half of the 35 Dorrington participants took to the ice for the first time this year. They glide up and down the rink, one end to the other. Every 10 minutes or so, they stop for instructions. As Sh-Rae discovered, they take to the ice with ease.
Some skills take time.
He played a year with the Seagulls, then bounced around with other minor-league squads in Johnstown, Pa., Boston and Washington, before landing with the Philadelphia Ramblers in 1956. Economics has been the biggest stumbling block to learning the game, Milord said. That doesn't include fees for ice time. The league's goal is to overcome the stumbling block by making hockey affordable, if not free, she said. So we try and grow the sport so everyone has the opportunity.