ABOUT US

Hockey Memphis (HM) an organization hoping to spark a movement to teach & grow the game of hockey in Memphis.

Hockey Memphis is a growing operation, founded by Kenny Halt, a Memphis transplant. Kenny grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and lived in Flint, MI for close to 2 years before coming here. From approx. July 2019 until his relocation to Memphis, he served as a volunteer for the award-winning Flint Inner-City Youth Hockey program (FICYH).

He hopes to bring the wisdom and experience he gained under FICYH founder/director and 2019 NHL Willie O'Ree Community Hero award winner, Rico Phillips, to the great people of Memphis. Hockey Memphis has grown to have a diverse board of directors, all of which are active in the operation of the organization & programming.

IMPORTANT NOTE: For those unfamiliar, hockey doesn't have to be played on ice. It can be played using roller skates or on foot. 

Due to the lack of ice and roller hockey rinks in the area, Hockey Memphis will be nearly exclusively 'street hockey' for the foreseeable future, with most of our hockey being played on foot, and some occasional 'street roller hockey' thrown in depending on the interest. 

Hockey Memphis is currently in its off-season & is working on formal programming in Orange Mound in 2024.

Keep an eye out on social media for when and where we'll be next!

OUR MISSION

Hockey Memphis (HM) is a nonprofit created to use hockey as a means to enrich lives by providing an alternative sports outlet, that goes beyond just providing a sport to play but providing continuous opportunity to give back, work with young people, gain value leader

ship/organizing experience, create even greater opportunities for the next generation, and help lead the charge in creating a hockey culture that is representative of the people of Memphis and not of the largely exclusionary culture of which hockey is known for.


Hockey Memphis aims to accomplish this by providing:

  • Formalized (typically youth) sports programming

  • Learn to play-to-play/pick-up drop ins

  • Giving motivated young people to adults that want to give back, the opportunity to coach/lead/grow/create existing & new programming

  • Being intentional in making the game most accessible to those who have historically been excluded from it

  • Growing a network & relationships with a wide array of youth & community organizations to ensure that all participants can at least be connected to any resources or services (additional mentorship/mental health services/free meals/etc) that they may need


Hockey Memphis strives to remove as many barriers to playing the game as possible, as such Hockey Memphis currently exclusively does "Ball Hockey." "Ball Hockey" describes 3 subversions of the game, all of which are played running in tennis shoes & using a hockey ball instead of a puck. No ice. No ice. No ice skates.

  • Street Hockey – most informal version of the game, played on any paved surface, generally a black top.

  • Floor Hockey – more formal, played in a gym

  • Dek Hockey – played on a specialized outdoor hockey rink which instead of having ice has impact absorbant plastic sport court paneling

    • This currently is not possible for us as the DeSoto Dek on Rasco Rd is not in playing condition – we are pursuing seeing if we can acquire & relocate it.


We do intend to eventually provide ice & roller hockey programming & opportunities once the demand and capacity is available.


Board of Directors

  • Michael McAteer (Board President)

  • Joseph Bolden

  • Corderoa Smith

  • Kenneth Halt

Board bios & pics coming soon!

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