What
people are saying about the Mad Dogs
“If you’re a competitive hockey player
looking to play for a high quality inline team to
stay in shape during the off season, the Mad Dogs
Inline Club is the clear choice.”
--Rob
Lorenzen, General Manager
Ashburn Ice House
"If you're looking for a first rate inline
hockey club in the capitol region to compete at
the highest levels on inline hockey, you don't need
to look any further than the Mad Dogs.”
--Ted
Leonsis, Owner
Washington Capitals
“As one of the pioneers of inline hockey,
I am truly excited to see how the Mad Dogs have
developed into one of the best inline clubs in the
capitol region. If you live in the capitol area
and you want to play inline hockey at the highest
levels, then the Mad Dogs are the way to go.
--Paul
Chapey, Founder
North American Roller Hockey (NARCH)
“If you want your kid to have fun this summer
but stay in shape for ice hockey, the Mad Dogs offer
the most challenging inline program in the region.”
--Lisa
Jones, Parent
Washington Little Caps and Syracuse Stars hockey
player
“The best ice hockey players in the region
also play inline off season, mostly for the Mad
Dogs.”
--Gary
Pouliot, Head Coach & Executive Director
Ashburn Xtreme
What
ice hockey experts are saying about inline hockey
“Look at [inline] players coming out of the
so-called non-hockey hotbeds, like Arizona and California
–the kids we’re getting from there are
darn good players.” ... "There is absolutely
an overlap in fundamentals.. that is way it can
really help ice hockey players."
--George
Gwozdecky, Coach
University of Denver ice hockey team
“In terms of skills, inline is very good
for the sport, especially for hand-eye coordination,”
--Perry
Turnbull, former NHL star
“Personally, I think [inline hockey] is great
for off-season conditioning”
--Don
Lucia, Coach
University of Minnesota ice hockey team
"Some coaches still have the old-school mentality,
saying the sport develops bad habits, and that kids
aren't as focused defensively. But if they've ever
watched some high-end inline hockey, they'd be surprised
how good these kids are."
--Aaron
Kriss, Former San Jose Sharks player
"Most of my [ice hockey] buddies who played
both said they had some of their best ice years
following an inline season."
--Aaron
Kriss, Former San Jose Sharks player
The Colorado College Squad is a prime example.
The Tigers spent a good portion of the 2002-2003
season ranked atop the American Hockey Magazine/USA
Today College Hockey Poll, and they did it
with a number of players who cut their hockey teeth
on inline skates, including Brett Sterling and Noah
Clarke. Clarke was named a first team All-American
and recently signed with the Los Angeles Kings,
while Sterling set rookie marks for goals in the
CC Black and Gold."
--American
Hockey Magazine (June/July 2003)
"A growing number of ice hockey coaches point
out that the different aspects of the inline game
can make better hockey players. For example, inline
players tend to spend more time with the puck on
their stick due to the wide-open nature of the game
and the absence of checking. And while ice hockey
may be a faster-paced game than inline, many ice
hockey coaches like the speed and stamina the top
inline players possess."
--American
Hockey Magazine (June/July 2003)
"On the ice side, [Lee] Sweatt was named to
the Under-18 team following the 2002 USA hockey
Select 17 Festival in St. Cloud, Minn., in which
he was part of the gold-medal winning Team Central,
making him the first player ever named to both the
Inline National team and the Under-18 Select [ice]
team in the same year."
--American
Hockey Magazine (September 2002)
