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Custom Games - Top Shelf Hockey


By Mark Metzel, METZELOV@aol.com

Here's the short version. I had a Stiga game growing up and remember playing for hours with my brother and father. So at the old age of 29, I decided to buy myself a game for Christmas and had some friends over and it was a huge hit. I than began searching the Internet for custom games and found the MOSH site as well as TableHockeyCentral.Com (now TableHockeyHeaven.Com) and BOS. I was quite impressed. I also couldn't believe the following with all the tournaments and clubs.

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I originally had the idea of machining a butterfly action goalie for Charlie's Men Of Steel game. So I contacted him and began making a prototype (which ultimately failed), this led me to start designing a full size game for myself. I am a tool and die engineer by trade and love improving on designs and building new things. After about a month of computer aided design at home, I began machining the game at work after hours. Then my boss passed in January, which led to machining it during working hours. Six months later and with the help of Charlie's input, and my little brother working for an arcade game cabinet making company I finally finished my masterpiece.

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It really will be a family heirloom. For those of you who are curious the game should have cost about 4 thousand if I included machining charges. Material costs were around $900-$1000. When in reality I got paid to make it! Please note that I am not selling these games.

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    Game Specifications: All parts completely machined and designed by Mark Metzel unless otherwise noted.
  • 30 x 60 inch playing surface, which is a huge one piece sticker, clearcoated 3 times on top of a 1/2 inch MDF plywood board. CNC'd machined slots. Very, very, fast.
  • 1/8 inch aluminum color anodized machined players with custom engraving on front and back including different names and numbers of my friends. Can easily lift the puck with and player.
  • Full motion goalies with 1 7/8 inch forward movement.
  • Men Of Steel (MOSH) inspired design. Slot pattern MOSH/Stiga combo and it plays excellent.
  • Left winger has complete behind the net Gretzky like movement, I believe the only game of its size to do so?
  • Nylon gear driven players with 1:1 ratio and 3/8 inch aluminum rods.
  • Full carbonate clear glass all around.
  • Puck depot under goalie handle, for easy retrieval after a goal is scored.
  • MOSH made large goals/nets and also MOSH roller puck, thanks Charlie.
  • Yellow acrylic 1/2 dashers inset in wood boards all the way around.
  • Peg board scoring system.
  • Red LED goal lights behind the nets with buzzers operated by pressing a button, after scoring a goal, next to your scoring peg board.
  • And my favorite, custom machined and painted Gatorade water bottles for the top of the nets. There is nothing like popping the water bottle when you score!
    • Photos and descritpion contributed by Mark Metzel, Chicago suburbs.

      You can reach Mark by email at METZELOV@aol.com



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