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  • THS_006_S2E3_Two Upcoming Regional Tournaments: The Old Ellicott Cup and Detroit Cup

    Wednesday, 21 Sept. 2022

    Listen to Learn more about Each of These Upcoming Events

    More information may be added to this page in the coming days.

    In the meantime, listen to the podcast and go to each event’s respective websites to register to play!!!

    The Old Ellicott Cup
    Bubble Hockey Tournament

    If you live in the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia area, you should register and attend Shawn’s Smith’s “bubble hockey” tournament, at the B&O Railroad Station Museum.

    • The event is 2-10 PM, Saturday, 24 September, 2022.

      • To learn more about the event, details and to register go to: https://theoldellicottcup.com/

      First Annual – The Old Ellicott Cup, September 24, 2022

       

       

       

       

       

       

      The Detroit Cup
      Bubble Hockey Tournament

      If you live in Michigan or surrounding areas, you should register and attend Anthony “Tony” Peake’s “bubble hockey” tournament at the Detroit Beer Exchange.

      • Friday Night Social “Meet & Greet,” 07 October, 2022.
      • Saturday, tournament round robin and then playoffs.

        • Please register now and no later than Friday, 07 October.

        To learn more about the event, details and to register go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/detroit-cup-bubble-hockey-championship-tickets-402638922857

        First Annual – Detroit Cup, Friday and Saturday, October 7 & 8, 2022

         

         

         

         

         

         

        Time Line of Subjects Covered by Peake, Smith, and Scoma
        Name
        Time
        Introduction
        Anthony “Tony” Peake, Grosse Point, Michigan
        00:00:09
        Shawn Smith, Ellicott City, Maryland
        00:00:40
        Shawn Smith
        — About The Old Ellicott Cup, Maryland
        — Shawn’s Update of his upcoming event, The Old Ellicott Cup
        00:00:52
        Anthony Peake, Detroit Cup
        — “Diamond Mark” for Workplace Tournaments
        00:06:16
        — Fraser Cup, Regional Tournament, Detroit, Michigan
        00:07:31
        — Detroit Cup vs Fraser Cup, Difference
        00:08:18
        Greg, Host, THS
        — About Sport Tourism in Canada & USA
        00:09:07
        — Value to Community – Outside Tourist Dollars
        00:10:41
        — Doing Those Things that Grow the Table / Bubble Hockey Audience
        00:11:56
        The Old Ellicott Cup, Maryland
        — Maryland – The Old Ellicott Cup
        00:11:58
        — History – Shawn Schools Us on Olde English vs Victorian English
        00:12:57
        — History – Mary’s Land
        00:13:33
        — History – Ellicott’s Mills, Patapsco River, Rail Road
        00:13:46
        — Register at https://www.TheOldEllicottCup.com
        00:16:32
        — Philanthropy through Bubble Hockey
        00:18:00
        — Seeking Entry to Mid-Level Players in the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) area
        00:18:18
        — High Quantity of Games to Play, Have Fun, & Energy of the Sport
        00:19:20
        — How to Learn at Tournaments to Improve Your Game
        00:19:45
        — Joy – Sheer Joy, Having Fun, & Childhood Memories
        00:21:40
        — FREE to Play!!! – The Old Ellicott Cup
        00:22:33
        Detroit Cup
        — Social “Meet & Greet,” Friday, Oct 7
        00:23:30
        — Tournament, 10-6 PM, Saturday, Oct 8
        00:24:01
        — Cost – $50 per person includes food & beverage
        00:24:33
        — Event Organizer – Covering Event Costs
        00:25:04
        — Philantrophy
        00:25:25
        — Grand River Ball Room (hip, old bank) – two blocks from Little Caesar’s Arena
        00:25:46
        — Register at http://thegrandeballroom.com
        00:26:36
        —  Beer Exchange – stock exchange pricing of beers (fluctuate during business hours)
        00:26:50
        Why Friday Night Socials?
        00:27:51
        New Players Coming In & Player Retention – Ideas
        00:30:11
        Rookie – How Anthony is Managing
        00:30:42
        Want Rookies and All to Have Fun Tournament!
        00:32:26
        Myopic versus Broad Far-Sighted Vision for Table Hockey – Comparison of Games: Stiga, SoHo, SuperChexx “bubble”, cost, size, ease of play
        00:32:51
        Comparison Analysis by Dr. Lou Marinoff & Kenny Dubois, Montreal, circa 2007
        00:33:53
        Vision for Table Hockey – Brand Agnostic, Competive Quality – Adopting Foosball’s Approach
        00:35:22
        What Buffalo’s Table Hockey Event 2019 Proved!
        00:36:51
        Table Hockey Experiences
        00:38:41
        St. Louis, next September 2023
        00:40:38
        BONUS / Closing Material
        00:41:58
        2 PM Start, The Old Ellicott Cup (TOEC)
        00:42:09
        Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road Museum
        00:42:15
        Beer & Beer Sponsor – Monty Python’s “He Who Has Yet to Be Named”
        00:44:00
        Michigan – Metro Detroit (5 Ws)
        Event Organizing: Back Office Complexity versus What’s Communicated to the Public
        Thank You’s and Good-Byes

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        49 min
      • THS_005_S2E2_Shawn Smith, The Old Ellicott Cup
        The Old Ellicott Cup, Maryland, Saturday, 2PM, September 24, 2022
        Events

         

        Copyright 2022, All Rights Reserved.
        Classic Auction

        Classic Auction’s of hockey memorabilia is going on right now and ends September 20, 2022.

        Listen to this podcast to learn why we enjoy Classic Auctions.

         

        Go to Classic Auctions to buy, sell, learn more about, or just enjoy looking at the photographs.

        Marc Juteau, Founder and Owner, Delson, Quebec, Canada.

         

        The Old Ellicott Cup Bubble Hockey Tournament, 2022

        Saturday, September 24, The Old Ellicott Cup Bubble Hockey Tournament

        Event by Shawn Smith, Ellicott City Bubble Hockey League, and WTHA (Maryland), USA with support from Ken Schmid and Gregory Scoma,

        Who:  Open to the public, but you must register in advance!

        To Register Now: click here

        Venue: Baltimore and Ohio RailRoad Station and Museum, Old Ellicott City, Maryland

        Hotel: Stay at the Residence Inn by Marriott Columbia, Old Ellicott City, Maryland

        When: Saturday, September 24, 2-10 PM (8 hours)

        Why: The team at TOEC welcomes you into historic Ellicott City for the first edition of The Old Ellicott Cup. This first foray will see some serious bubble action using SuperChexx Pro games with both young and old alike competing for the right to be considered the best in the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) mid-Atlantic region.

        Go to the World Table Hockey Association’s website and read, “World Table Hockey Association Goes to Old Ellicott City, Maryland!” to learn more about this event.

        1st Annual Detroit Cup Bubble Hockey Tournament, 2022

        Friday & Saturday, October 7 & 8

        Event Presented by Anthony-Kristin Peake and Metro Detroit Bubble Hockey Association

        Who:  Open to the public. Please register in advance!

        Host Venue: The Beer Exchange, Grand River Ball Room – 1260 Washington Blvd. Detroit, Michigan

        Register Now:Click here to register

        Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/438078550535494/permalink/782293996113946

        When: Friday Night Social, October 7 — Free Play Meet & Greet, 6pm to 10pm

        When: Saturday Tournament, October 8 — 10am – 6pm Round Robin to Playoffs

        Interview with Shawn Smith, Founder of The Old Ellicott Cup
        Name
        Start
        Jeremy Davis “He’s Soooo Nice”
        9:36.776
        The Idea of Being Able to Play Top Players – Gift to New Players
        11:01.498
        Tips and Tricks Taught by Top Players
        11:34.882
        Best parts of Washington DC Event 2022
        12:02.260
        Purpose of a Friday Night Social
        12:50.725
        The Old Ellicott Cup – Fostering Independent Leagues to Collaborate for the “Love” of Bubble Hockey in the Mid-Atlantic
        13:59.163
        Fostering the Love for Bubble in Mid-Atlantic Region
        14:06.858
        WTHA – Fostering Support Among All Types of Games
        14:36.094
        Registration – Currently, at least 4 players from 4 Leagues in mid-Atlantic
        15:15.888
        Penn-Jersey, Hanover Square, Old Ellicott League, Hanover Table Hockey League
        15:25.225
        Cross Learning Among Players from Each League
        15:57.344
        John Gaffney and mention of DC and Buffalo Tournaments)
        17:07.993
        Ken Schmid, Chris Garrett, Dean Malstedt, Brent Tharp
        17:45.216
        Description and Background to this, his first event, The Old Ellicott Cup
        19:12.587
        Venue – Why Baltimore & Ohio RailRoad Station Museum
        20:28.264
        Old Ellicott City, Maryland 250th Anniversary – This Year!
        22:12.993
        Childhood Nostalgia Connection – Trains and Bubble Hockey
        23:55.000
        The 5 W’s of the Event…and Our Questionable Math
        26:14.445
        Wear Your League’s Jersey?? So Cool!!!
        27:29.950
        European National Table Hockey Jerseys
        27:54.350
        Why are we doing this?
        30:16.582
        Howard County Food Bank – Donations
        30:38.431
        Twitch, YouTube & Facebook – Live Video Feed
        31:09.216
        Value of Children Gaining Experience Helping Others
        31:50.614
        United Community, Hybla Valley, VA
        32:39.873

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        37 min
      • THS_004_Interview with Rick Benej, Part 1 of 5
        “Benej” Table Hockey Game
        Season 2, Episode 1 – Interview with Rick Benej

        Episode run time 30 minutes

        This episode pays homage to Rick Benej, founder and manfacturer of the “Benej” table hockey game. It is part one of five parts (1 of 5 parts).

        The other four parts of the interview will be spread over the 2022-23 ice and table hockey season.

        After close to 40 years, Rick has retired. As he wrote on the main page of his website, www.TableHockey.com, “If any company is interested in my design, making wonderful games, please contact me.” —Rick @ TableHockey (dot) com .

         

        Podcast Notes for Kick Off of Season 2, Episode 1 (THS_004)
        https://traffic.libsyn.com/thetablehockeyshow/THS_004_S2E1_Benej_pt_1-5.mp3

         

        Notes from the Introduction

        Eight years have elapsed since the last episode of the Table Hockey Show.

        Thank You’s:

        • John Fayolle, SoHo Table Hockey LLC, Manhattan
        • Carlo Bossio, Quebec
        • Patrick Cote, Quebec
        • Jeremy Davis, Connecticut
        • Shawn Smith, Maryland
        • Anthony & Kristin Peake, Michigan
        • Ron Marsik, Illinois,
        • Reggie Stefaniszcyn, Edmonton, Alberta
        • Ajit Sarma, Anaheim, California
        • Sukhdev Raj, India

          • And, the communities and members of the:

          • Sports Events and Tourism Association (USA) 
          • Sport Tourism Canada

            • The World Table Hockey Association is the Events Rights Holder in the USA and Canada.

            Value

            The Table Hockey Show’s goal this season, 2022-23, is to provide you, our listeners, with value.

            How so?

            Collectors & Preservation

            If you collect table hockey or ice hockey items…whether jerseys, books, posters, et cetera we will provide you with information and/or experts who can explain how to preserve those items. For example, how to stabilize paper.

            Collectors & Investing

            What should you consider when collecting or investing in table or ice hockey items? Is it autographed? Is is a reproduction of an autograph? Is it a jersey or item you had signed by, for example, an NHL player? Or is it an item an NHL player wore during a game? Was it autographed? What is the quality of the autograph? All of this factors into the price and future potential value of the item.

            Interviews – for this season
            • Rick Benej, Creator and Manufacturer of what is affectionately known as the “Benej” Table Hockey Game. www.TableHockey.com
            • Jeremy Davis, SuperChexx “Bubble” Hockey Champion over many years. 
              • Most recently, Champ of the Washington Capitals’ Bubble Hockey Tournament this past Spring 2022, brainchild of Lee Seiler, Hilton Hotel — “Hotel of the Washington Capitals” Downtown Washington DC. Read more at WTHA.com
              • Edgars Caics, Stiga’s International Champion. Read more at WTHA.com
              • Carlo Bossio, custom Coleco and now SoHo Classic Champion over many years. Read more at WTHA.com
              • Olga Dolonina, influential and an ambassador of the sport in the Ukraine. Read more at WTHA.com

                • Over the course of this season, we will have guests including players, collectors, event organizers, manufacturer’s and craftsmen. Or, in some cases, we may not interview but focus the show on such people as Stan Fischler.

                Stan Fischler

                A multi-TV Emmy winner, last fall inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame (where I was present), writer of 100+ books on ice hockey, known by everyone who knows ice hockey especially in the greater NYC area, the “maven” Stan Fischler…has uniquely spanned ice hockey and table hockey for 50+ years. He first had table hockey tournaments in his and his late-wife Shirley’s home in Manhattan beginning in the late 1960s. Later, he authored a column about table hockey in Actions Sports magazine in the 1970s. More recently, he’s guided the MSG+ TV to table hockey events in NYC (NYCTHL) and just in August 2022 did the introduction the SoHo Table Hockey’s Championships on ESPN 8 “The Ocho”…ESPN 2.

                Olga Dolonina

                My first degree is International Affairs (and my job involves security), so I follow world news closely. I also enjoyed playing ice hockey and table hockey.

                Well, I intend to provide you with an interview a woman who spans all of those areas and more. She caught my attention a few years back, Olga Dolonina, Ukraine. She mentored with the NHL, partnered with the US State Department and brought table hockey games and joy to children and families of the Ukraine.

                You should look forward to that interview.

                Sports Events Tourism Assn & Sport Tourism Canada

                We will also Introduce you to members of the USA-based Sports Events Tourism Assn and Sport Tourism Canada, so you can learn more about sport tourism, events, what stakeholders are looking for and more…

                As well as interviews with members of the International Sport Heritage Association, which includes members from, for example, curators and preservationists from Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, Hockey Hall of Fame, and Baseball Hall of Fame.

                Upcoming Events:

                2022-23

                • Annual Meeting of the World Table Hockey Association, Aug 31 end of Fiscal year and Sept 1, the beginning of the WTHA’s new fiscal year.
                • SuperChexx, Ellicott City, Maryland, Sat 24 Sept 2022
                • SuperChexx, Detroit, Friday October 7, 2022
                  • The Old Ellicott Cup, Ellicott City, Maryland, September 24, 2022
                  • Tentative are: 
                    • Buffalo, NY
                    • Edmonton, Alberta, and in 
                    • Greater Washington, DC (Virginia) for this season 

                      • 2023-24

                      • Greater Saint Louis, (Edwardsville, Illinois), September 2023.  Yes, next year.

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                        Podcast Notes and Time Stamps of different subjects discussed in our first interview with Rick Benej.
                        Name
                        Time Stamp within Episode
                        Rick Benej’s Location New York State
                        18:11.855
                        Where Rick started tournaments
                        18:38.344
                        First discussion Stan Fischler’s beginnings
                        19:17.201
                        NY Rovers
                        19:27.921
                        Trove of Info at TableHockey.com
                        20:14.945
                        So How Did This All Start for You? Rick Benej
                        20:46.662
                        Grew Up in Queens. Started with “Nok Hockey”
                        21:15.356
                        High School, the Garden, St. Francis HS
                        21:40.416
                        Milk Carton Floor Hockey
                        22:07.675
                        TH Games at Xmas
                        22:44.742
                        1st job: Display Shop and learning from tradesmen
                        23:05.640
                        Friend Elliott Schonemann, later famous Hollywood Writer
                        23:14.699
                        Making his first game
                        23:39.329
                        His years learning design and models
                        24:20.185
                        ’82 Started making games in Brooklyn
                        24:35.162
                        End of early story, 1987
                        24:59.229
                        Henry St. – 1st manuf place. Movie “Moonstruck” – Cher, Canadians come to play
                        25:14.411
                        The Start of Canadians Coming Down to Brooklyn
                        25:46.765
                        Umberto “Junior” Riveto
                        26:40.921
                        1 – End of Episode 1 (9 min)
                        26:49.923

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                        30 min
                      • THS_003_Reggie Stefaniszyn and More!!!

                        Introduction

                        NEWS – Congratulations to:

                        Maxim Borisov for winning the International Table Hockey Federation’s (ITHF) 2013-2014 season tour of tournaments. He played in five tournaments and won four of them. Jun 2014.

                        Reggie Stefaniszyn for winning the Canadian Nationals tournament, Montreal, Canada. In 2nd place was Eric Desjardins (Canada) and in 3rd place Kent Richter. ITHF world tour. June 2014.

                        Reggie Stefaniszyn for winning the US Open, Chicago, Illinois. In 2nd place was Eric Davis (USA) and in 3rd place Jerry Wikstrom (Sweden). ITHF world tour. July 2014.

                        Tournament Organizers: Jim Rzonca & Eric Krol

                        For more information go to:

                        www.ITHF.info
                        www.LemontTableHockey.com
                        www.USTHA.com
                        www.CTHA.CA

                        Upcoming Events:

                        Scandinavian Open, August 9, 2014
                        World Table Hockey Association (Czech, EU)
                        For more information go to: www.billiard-hockey.com

                        Classic Auctions – Ice hockey and Table Hockey memorabilia of historic value. Marc Juteau and staff will be in Toronto, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Detroit, 28 July – 4 August. For more information go to: www.ClassicAuctions.net

                        The National Sports Collectors Convention, July 30 – August 3, Cleveland, OH,

                        www.nsccshow.com

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                        1 hr 9 min
                      • THS_002_Second Show_Fireside Chat

                        This Week’s Show was Originally Recorded 24 JANUARY 2014, Winter.  It was edited and published JULY 3, 2014.

                        HOST AND CO-HOSTS: Gregory Scoma, Washington, DC; Ronald Marsik, Chicago, Illinois; Ajit Sarma, Anaheim, California.

                        DISCUSSED ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW (SHOW NOTES):

                        1. Topics

                        2. People Mentioned on the Show
                        3. Past Tournaments Mentioned
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                        1. Topics
                        * First Table Hockey Game, Childhood Memories
                        * Past Tournaments – History, Experiences and Notable People
                        * Musicians and Top Table Hockey Players
                        * Inventors of the Game
                        * The Rise of the Internet and the Re-Discovery of Table Hockey
                        * The EBay Connection
                        * Collectibles
                        * Table Hockey: Fierce Competitors on the Game, Lifetime Family of Friends Off the Game
                        * Discussion of Table Hockey Board-Types and Manufacturers
                        * Why the 40 Year Strong Johnny Good Guy Tournament No Longer Allows Winners to Take Trophies Home?
                        * Problems and Solutions for Table Hockey
                        * The National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC)
                        * Closing Comments

                        2. People Mentioned on the Show

                        Ajit Sarma, Ronald Marsik, Gregory Scoma, Kevin Reardon, Jeffrey Scoma, Mike Wheeler, Grant Ainsley, Mike Pope, Jim Rzonca, Rick Sorci, Dr. Lou Marinoff, Kenny Dubois, Art Krantz, Graham Barber, Inventor Bill Kobayashi, Mark Oblick, John Power, Roger Owens, Bob Cuozzo, Len Mecca, Peter Moulton, the wives and women of the Johnny Good Guy Tournament, Jeremy Davis, John and Ursula Fayolle, and Dr. Kevin Rafferty.

                        3. Past Tournaments Mentioned

                        * Burlington, Ontario, Canada; Mike Pope, Organizer, 1976.
                        * 2nd Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Mike Pope, Organizer, 1977/8.
                        * Johnny Good Guy, Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Peter Moulton, Organizer, 2005.
                        * Lemont, Illinois, USA; Jim Rzonca, Organizer, 2006/7.
                        * Breezy Point, New York City, USA; John Power, Organizer, 2006.

                        “THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!”

                        — If you have a question or want to share a story, please call us at 1-855-500-9842 (WTHA)

                        — If you have mementoes or photographs of you playing table hockey with your Dad or family, your first game or of interest, please email us at [email protected]

                        “See You Next Week!”

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                        CORRECTIONS to the Show’s Discussion, JULY 26, 2014
                        1. The “Breezy Point Tournament,” Long Island, New York was in September, not “November” of 2006.

                        2. Two weeks later, Gregory Scoma, Washington, DC, first met Ajit Sarma, Anaheim (adj. Los Angeles) in late September of 2006 in Montreal, Canada at the Hockey sur Table Quebec (HSTQ) tournament.

                        3. The New York City Table Hockey Association (NYCTHA) opened the 1st week of October 2006.

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                        1 hr 24 min
                      • THS_001_Introducing The Table Hockey Show

                        This is the very first publicly available online radio, podcast, of The Table Hockey Show.

                        Your host: Gregory Scoma

                        Location: Washington, DC

                        Date: 25 June 2014

                        Mission statement: to serve as a multimedia means to educate, preserve, develop and promote table hockey – one person, one community, one nation at a time. Worldwide!

                        About the show. Its format. How to contact us to provide feedback and ask questions. Call us at 1-855-500-9842 and ask one question per voice mail.  Leave your name, the episode you are calling about, where you are from and your question.

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                        38 min

                      About The Table Hockey Show

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                      The Table Hockey Show is an online radio show (podcast) with a multimedia mission to educate, preserve, develop and promote table hockey worldwide! - One Person, One Community, One Nation at a time.