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Urban ice hockey teams in Newark and Philadelphia enjoy rare scrimmage New Jersey RealTime News NJcom Sign in to njcom Not a member Register Now Sign in to njcomUsername Password Remember meI forgot my username or password Dont have an account Register now for free or sign in using your AIM or Google account!Site SearchSearch Local Business Listings Brought to you byHomeNewsWeatherSportsEntertainmentLivingInteractJobsAutosReal EstateClassifiedsShopPlace an adNewsBusinessColumnsEducationForumsNationalObituariesOpinionPoliticsStarLedgerWeird newsMore news Local news & conversation North Hudson Essex Union Morris Middlesex Somerset Hunterdon Warren Mercer Shore South New Jersey RealTime NewsBreaking Local News from New JerseyEssex County MustSee Stories Newark Live News Urban ice hockey teams in Newark and Philadelphia enjoy rare scrimmageBy Karen KellerThe StarLedger November 28 2009 523PMNEWARK Try to combine inner urban youth and ice hockey and its typically a slippery proposition With rink rental and maintenance plus equipment running a tab for suburban parents often upwards of $3000 a year ice hockey is a costly sport one that claims few urban ice hockey teamsThats why on Saturday Newarks only yearround ice hockey team for youth savored a rare scrimmage game against another urban team from PhiladelphiaIn a 42 match held in the professional practice rink of the New Jersey Devils at Newarks Prudential Center the Newark youngsters Hockey in Newark beat their Philadelphia rivals Ed Snider Youth Hockey Program of Philadelphia Both teams are part of the National Hockey Leagues Hockey for Everyone program designed to offer access to the expensive sport to urban youth Members of both teams play at no costIt was the first time in the Newark programs four years that the team got to play a team not from the suburbs where children often get the advantage of learning to play as young children coaches saidAaron HoustonFor The StarLedgerThe Hockey In Newark team listen to their coaches during a game against the Ed Snider Youth Program of Philadelphia at the AmeriHealth Pavilion in NewarkIn 2003 Eastside High Schools ice hockey team the last remaining urban ice hockey team at a public school in the state had almost shut down with just seven players A pair of special education teachers at Eastside High School who became good friends playing ice hockey at William Paterson University spied opportunity and founded Hockey in NewarkNow the teachers Dennis Ruppe and Keith Veltre both 34 coach the citys only highschool ice hockey team and oversee Hockey in Newark which has the slogan Dream Big and practices at the Prudential Center and the Ironbound Recreational Center the only public ice rink in NewarkThe program offers free hockey team membership for more than 200 city children ages 6 t...