Ultimate Table Hockey
January 26, 2007 12:23 PM   Subscribe

Are you looking for that perfect addition to your game room? You could go with old standards like a pool table, dart board, or ping-pong table. However, if you are a hockey fan, you are likely to go with a table hockey game, or an air hockey table. One table hockey fan, decided that this wasn’t enough and created the Ultimate Hockey Table. This table is hand-made and is over 5’ long and nearly 4’ wide.
posted by bove (22 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: you're not allowed to link to projects of friends or family members on metafilter, not like this.



 
Let me start the parade of fond reminiscences by remembering how my brother and I put wicked curves on the sticks of our metal players (Leafs vs Habs, of course) and so had to affix 8 inch high balsa wood boards at the ends to keep the puck in play...
posted by Turtles all the way down at 12:41 PM on January 26, 2007


pardon my ignorance, but how is this better than a regular table hockey game?
posted by jsavimbi at 12:49 PM on January 26, 2007


This table is hand-made and is over 5’ long and nearly 4’ wide.
posted by callmejay at 12:53 PM on January 26, 2007


Man, I was so hoping for a giant air hockey table. I was just imagining all the busted knuckles and screaming 60 MPH serves you'd be able to sweep/slap on that much table.
posted by loquacious at 12:55 PM on January 26, 2007


This is the very last simulation toy that a boy will covet before he graduates to wanting his very own Real Doll.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 1:02 PM on January 26, 2007


Please, don't forget Nok- Hockey, and the various and sundry rule-sets. Unfortunately none of the sites I found have information regarding the option to squeeze the puck off the diagonal block in front of the goal if the puck is in the red area...

I'm going to have to make my first edit to wikipedia...
posted by joecacti at 1:24 PM on January 26, 2007


Of course there are always adults who have to step in and ruin the fun. From the Specifications page:

Licensing from the NHL has not been granted therefore when ordering players a team color and player number can be granted but no NHL names or logo’s can be applied. If you whish to apply one of your own logo’s you may do so with instructions on how to do that.

Damn the NHL and its corporate lawdroids. That's where you want to order one with defunct teams, e.g. Montreal Maroons vs. Rat Portage Thistles.

GOOOOO THISTLES!! LET'S GO THISTLES!!!
posted by hangashore at 2:00 PM on January 26, 2007


pardon my ignorance, but how is this better than a regular table hockey game?

Gah, spoken like a true non-fan of hockey. This thing is incredibly awesome: mesh nets, highly detailed hockey figures, glossy looking place surface that approximates the look of freshly zambonied arena ice, customizable team colours upon ordering, boards with faux advertising, plexiglass surrounding the surface, a scoreboard that hangs down over the center of the ice, and a fucking glove-hand trigger for the goalie!...

I imagine most people wouldn't feel compelled to own something like this, but as a Canadian who grew up playing with these things, this is very, very cool. Of course, I got a 404 when looking at the order form, and there's no way I could afford whatever ungodly price they're charging for a product that takes woodcrafters four weeks to finish, but a guy can dream.

It would be neat if they incorporated the air-hockey style table hockey into this--I always found the air-powered table hockey games were a lot more enjoyable.
posted by The God Complex at 2:05 PM on January 26, 2007


I'd be too afraid of spilling a Molson Export all over it during gameplay. And playing table hockey without a Canadian beer held haphazardly in one hand is tantamount to cheating.
posted by sonofslim at 2:12 PM on January 26, 2007 [1 favorite]


I'd order mine with vintage Canucks colours and put the logo on later (not very hard to replicate a stick and ice surface logo). I would, however, ask that they specifically craft a Luongo-esque goaltender with a glovehand that moves approximately two times faster than any other team's goaltender ;)
posted by The God Complex at 2:14 PM on January 26, 2007


The God Complex, I can't remember exactly how much they cost, but you are right, they are expensive. These tables are actually made by my cousin's husband. They are expensive because he makes each one by himself in his workshop.

However, you are also right that they are a sight to behold. The table is beautifully crafted and really cool.
posted by bove at 2:19 PM on January 26, 2007


I always found the air-powered table hockey games were a lot more enjoyable.

BLASPHEMY.

I keed, of course. Hey, TGC and any other table-hockey vets out there - does anyone remember the following weird type of table hockey game: it was only about 30" by 18", and all the players were controlled by a single spring-loaded pull handle (except for the goalie, who had his own lever)? You used a ball bearing, and there were bumpers at about the blue line for the offensive-zone wingers (located in the offensive corners) to use to bank in shots from the points. All the 'skaters' were at fixed locations, and pivoted when you pulled the handle. We (my brothers and I) got this one in the early '70s, but it was probably 15 or 20 years old by then (a hand-me-down from a friend of my dad). Good times, or at least a good precursor to plenty of sibling dust-ups.
posted by hangashore at 2:21 PM on January 26, 2007


Holy shit Bubs, this thing is more awesomer than that rocket we got you last year. Maybe if we steal enough barbecues, start growing dope again and get one of these I could get back together with Lucy.

Ricky, you live in a car and eat chicken fingers and pepperoni for breakfast. There's no fackin' way that you're gonna be able to get one of those things, even with growin' dope and stealin' dirty old barbecues.

Maybe you're right Bubs. Wanna go get drunk and stoned and play video games?

Ok.
posted by jimmythefish at 2:32 PM on January 26, 2007


The God Complex, I can't remember exactly how much they cost, but you are right, they are expensive. These tables are actually made by my cousin's husband. They are expensive because he makes each one by himself in his workshop.

Shouldn't you at least have the deets when you post a commercial link for your cousin's husband?
posted by srboisvert at 2:33 PM on January 26, 2007


srboisvert, that is why I mentioned it in the comments. I met him for the first time this year at a family reunion and he showed me all the info about the table. I thought it was cool and I wanted to post about it. I am not sure if he has ever sold one, so I am not sure if it is an actual business or a hobby.
posted by bove at 2:36 PM on January 26, 2007


He shoots, he scores!
posted by bwg at 3:07 PM on January 26, 2007


Do they fight?
posted by jfuller at 3:09 PM on January 26, 2007


Hocky Table Blue?
posted by The Deej at 3:16 PM on January 26, 2007


The attention to detail on table hockey outfits always seemed surreal and amazing to someone like me who grew up on foozball and air hockey. And hey! Who wants to buy a hand-crafted foozball table?
posted by phooky at 3:20 PM on January 26, 2007


Amazing level of work on that table, but air hockey is better. Deal with it. It's all about the speed.

Oh and I could tell you stories about speed. My friends and I developed techniques, feeding off one another's skills, we became nearly unplayable. (read as: so cocky, no one wanted to play any of us.)

But we were fast. We actually had to come up with rules amongst ourselves to keep the game interesting. 1.) No straight in shots on the initial serve, because it was possible to hit the puck in such a way that you literally could not see it cross the table. 2.) If you hear the puck start to make the 'I'm-going-to-leave-the-table' noise, you had to capture it and re-serve. This rule was instituted after a hit caused the puck to cross the table, ricochet of the far side, and on the return trip, leave the table, all the while retaining enough energy and force to break the beer glass sitting on the table behind the player.

Having someone develop a bleeding injury was not at all uncommon when we played.

/good times, good times.
posted by quin at 5:16 PM on January 26, 2007


Personally, I want a Super Chexx game in my house. All I need now is the room and the money.
posted by milnak at 5:33 PM on January 26, 2007


Oilers vs Oilers ... awesome!
posted by furtive at 7:20 PM on January 26, 2007


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