ERHL is a non-contact men's hockey league (although some teams have a few female players). I've…read moreplayed in the league for four or five seasons and had a ton of fun and met some cool people. The hockey is just your average beer league hockey, not too fast, not too slow and not too chippy. They have both a summer and winter league and I've played in both. I find the summer league is a bit rougher and players seem to be a little less responsible than the winter season. I think there are about 15 games in the summer season, plus playoffs, and 30 in winter, plus playoffs. In winter, the ice times are not ideal, so be prepared to play at 11 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and the occasional 7 a.m. weekend game. There is usually one game per week. The ice times in summer are much better, usually between 6-9 p.m. on week nights, with two games per week. The league has a newish website which has box scores, schedules, stats and standings. Pretty much everything you would need on the site. The refereeing is not bad. You just have to remember you're an amateur player that makes mistakes on the ice and they are amateur refs who make mistakes too. The league is also good at handling suspensions when they are necessary, which keeps things in check. Like any hockey league, you have the odd idiot on the ice, but that really can't be avoided ;) But I have never felt unsafe and only really felt like someone had intent to injure me, but it was dealt with appropriately.

Would never think about going to another cheer club. These aren't just some of the top athletes in…read moreNorth America, they're family.

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I feel like branching out a bit from my usual food posts so I'm deeming this as my "Not So…read moreDeadmonton" series. Welcome to Part 1. Because Edmonton doesn't suck that much, right? RIGHT? People are always complaining about Deadmonton, which is completely justifiable, but hey, sometimes you have to make the best of situations (insert standardized, generic, cheesy line here). Well, this is one of my favourite places to hang out in the summer. You like to play sports? Specifically tennis? You want to play tennis on CLAY? This is the only place in town that has them. 7 clay courts - completely different playing surface than hard courts. There's a sign-up board. Hang your membership card up on the court you're playing on. Bonus that the people that play here are good peeps - if you want to make friends, I suggest going to: - Friday Night Socials (6:00pm - 9:00pm) - Signing up for a tournament: Davis Cup is a loooooooot of fun. One day tourny! - Joining summer league (men's, women's and co-ed teams): Interclub is great. The season is short (end of May - August) and you play once a week. Check out Tennis Edmonton Interclub for more dets. Membership is required here. Here's the 2016 rates. Note: Prices are cheaper if you get the early bird memberships. - Full-time adult: $275.00 - Daytime/weekday adult: $150.00 - Punch pass: $50.00 for 5 visits. This is actually a pretty decent deal if you have commitment issues. Also, if you're a cheap bastard, you can wait till July 15 for their mid-season discounted rates. - Full-time adult: $180.00 - Daytime/weekday adult: $100.00 Are you a noob? Or want to improve your skills? Here's more options. So many options. - Ball machine: There's a ball machine! It's awesome. I've used it once. - Box league: you play x amount of games each month against people your skill level. Sign up required. Not gonna lie, I joined and bailed hard. - Hit list: Sign up onto the hit list with your tennis rating (1.0 - Open level). Contact people to play. Easy peasy. - Monday night clinic (6:00pm - 8:00pm): free drop-in clinic for members. Can't say I've ever been but I'm sure it's great. - Lessons: private ($40.00/hour), semi-private ($50.00/hour) or group lessons (6 sessions - $135.00 for non-members/$120.00 for members). Whatever tickles your fancy. Can't say I've ever done these either but I should... There's also 3 beach courts to play on. Beach is SO much fun. I'm just sad I only played a handful of times this summer. :( Same deal as tennis but here's a few options: - Summer league: Runs May to August and you play once a week. I've never played in the league but really, really want to (it's insanely popular). It's beach 2's so you better be good. Monday (Women's 2's), Tuesday (Men's 2's) and Thursday (Coed reverse 2's) nights. $250.00 fee to play. - Sunday drop-in (6:00pm - 9:00pm): $5.00 gets you in. Good times. - Friday drop-in drills (5:00pm - 7:00pm): $10.00 to participate. Can't say I've ever done it but this will work on your beach skills. So that was informative right? Nothing like hitting a tennis ball/volleyball to make you wish you were as good as the pros.

From the owner: We are Edmonton's finest summer club featuring 7 Nova-Pro clay courts and 3 beach volleyball…read morecourts. For more information, contact our office at (780) 431-2085 or email garneau@garneau-tennis.com!

My son enjoyed his first year of lacrosse. I found it overly organised to a fault. No one knew what…read moreanyones responsibility was and forget coaching, you have to take course after course of online and in room training to be certified even as an assistant!? Remember KISS - Keep it simple S****d! Oh and if anyone challenges your team or anything you do, the Titans organization leaves you out to dry. Good luck.

Good facility for indoor soccer as a player. Clean dressing rooms, well looked after fields and…read morelighting, well maintained.. As a spectator and player of a team looking for food and drink options this facility is truly missing out on a market. There are constantly players and parents cycling in and out in the evenings and weekends yet most choose to bring their own coffee or leave after a game for drinks and food. If you're going to be watching your kids play and fancy a warm beverage.. you might as well bring it with you.

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Only went here twice for a lap swim, the pool was too short and had too few lanes for lap swimming…read morethat I didn't want to go again. Since it's cheaper than some of the other fitness centres in Edmonton it might be a good choice for that but for me I preferred the Terwillegar or Peter Hemingway facilities. Changing rooms were fine, a bit dated. Staff seemed fine and the place was more relaxed than others. It's apparently closed for upgrades right now so I'm sure it will be a nice place to go to once that is finished.