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From: paveleck@ihldt.UUCP (Bob Paveleck)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Need Info on NNHL
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Date: Mon, 1-Oct-84 11:13:39 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  1 11:13:39 1984
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I'd like some information from any net.sport.hockey readers on the
National Novice Hockey League (NNHL).  I recently spotted an ad for
this organization in the Chicago Tribune sports section, called the
number mentioned in the ad, and received a brochure.  The reason for
my interest in NNHL was that it claims to be a league in which adults
who have played little or no hockey (and have little or no skating
experience) can learn basic skills and participate in games with
competition of similar ability.  I have been playing hockey occasionally
with some friends (most of whom have some hockey experience) for a
couple of years now, and since I'm both a poor player and skater (but
enjoy the game anyway), I thought the NNHL might be a good deal.
The brochure says that you get 16-20 sessions as a beginner, with the
first 8 being very basic skating-playing instruction and the remainder
consisting of actual game play.

I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with this organization
(is it worthwhile, are instructors good, etc.).  The Chicago-area
branches are just opening (NNHL apparently has branches in the
California Bay area, Colorado and St. Louis, among other places), so
I can't ask any local hockey aficionados about it.

					Thanks in advance,
					Bob Paveleck
					ihldt!paveleck