So you think that you’re a good bubble hockey player? Maybe you’ve been playing the Buffalo-based game for years, and you’ve figured out all the trick shots and the angles… did I say Buffalo-based game? Yes, I did.
It all started a couple years after Team USA brought home the Olympic Hockey Gold Medal in the Miracle on Ice® at Lake Placid. Following that epic sports tale a small group of table hockey fanatics in Buffalo, NY designed and created the greatest competitive sports game of its time, CHEXX, the original USA vs USSR coin-operated bubble hockey (also known as dome hockey, table hockey or rod hockey). – HIstory of the game
Now the Buffalo Museum of Science will be hosting a Bubble Hockey Tournament on January 4, and if you’re one of the first 64 two-player teams, then you’ve got a shot at being the champ of this New Era-sponsored event. The tournament is part of the Science of Sports exhibit at the museum, and players and guests can also anticipate the live sounds of Buffalo’s own “Strictly Hip” playing as the bubble battles are waged. Concessions and Labatt beer will also be available. Here are all the details:
*January 4, 2012 from 6-11pm | open to adult guests 21 and over.
Tournament registration: $20 per team of two
$10 per BMS Member team of two
General spectator admission: $10 per person
$5 per BMS Member
Team registrations and spectator admission are available online at www.sciencebuff.org or by calling 716.896.5200 x385 M-F 9am-5pm. Registration fees for both players and spectators includes one complimentary drink ticket and admission to The Science of Sports exhibit and other museum’s galleries and studios. Payment is required for teams to reserve their spot in the tournament. Spectator tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event. The grand prize for the winning Bubble Hockey team is two tickets to a New York Yankees game during the 2013 regular season on a mutually agreed upon date. (travel and accommodations not included). Other prizes will also be awarded. Proceeds from the event will benefit educational programming at the Buffalo Museum of Science.