Spotlight - Whitney Sturtz, Semi-Pro Hockey Player
Coach Whitney Sturtz grew up in a hockey family. As a child, he played for the Des Moines Xplosion and Marshalltown Snipers. In...
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Sep 1
Do you like Skating?
Do you like Skating? If so, check out the open skate times at Skate South. Click Here for more information about Skate South.
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Aug 15
Professional Inline Hockey
Did you know that Iowa has it's very own PIHA (Professional Inline Hockey Association) team? Leaf Ray Hockey was founded in 2017. The...
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Aug 1
Spotlight - Brolen Kooker, High School Hockey Player
Coach Brolen Kooker has been on skates since he could walk. He started playing inline hockey at a very young age. He has countless...
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Jul 15
Iowa headed back to StateWars
This year marks the 20th State Wars Hockey Nationals. For the first time in a few years, Iowa will be represented. The team will be...
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Jul 1
2024 Xplosion Medal Count
GOLD MEDAL TOURNAMENTS: TORHS Colorado Regional - 8u TORHS Colorado Regional - 16u MidWest Wars - 16u TORHS St Louis Regional - 16u Omaha...
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Jun 15
Spotlight - Blaine Barker, Pro-Inline Goalie
Coach Blaine Barker has been around Inline Hockey for over 25 years. He started playing through his local YMCA in Newton IA before...
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Jun 1
Xplosion and Crown Rollers headed to Nationals
Xplosion 8u, 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, 18u, and Crown Rollers 21u are all headed to TORHS Nationals this month in Tampa Florida. All teams have...
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May 15
Xplosion Travel Hockey Update
Xplosion was able to have 7 travel teams this season in the 8u, 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, 18u, & 21u divisions. The teams first traveled to...
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May 1
Spotlight - Landon Kooker, Collegiant Hockey Player
Coach Landon Kooker has been on skates since he was 5 years old. He started playing inline hockey at Skate West 15 years ago then took...
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Apr 15
Professional Inline Hockey coming back to Iowa
The Iowa Leaf Ray Adult Hockey team is returning back to PIHA (Professional Inline Hockey Association). Leaf Ray played in PIHA for 4...
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Apr 1
Team USA Showcase
As you may be aware, Xplosion's very own Jace Stanbrough played for team USA in 2022. They went on to win Silver at the Junior World...
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Mar 15
Spotlight - Mark Muse, World Champion Speed Skating coach
The Muse name in roller sports has been around for generations. It all started in 1972 when John and Ramona Muse built their first...
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Mar 1
College Roller Hockey
Did you know that there is College Roller Hockey. National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) was created in 1994 and has...
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Feb 15
Roller Hockey in the NHL
Roller Hockey has been the secret tool of the top hockey players for decades. Three-peat Stanley Cup Champion Pat Maroon has been...
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Feb 1
Spotlight - Rob Kooker, National Champion Coach
Coach Rob Kooker has been coaching and playing Hockey for over 30 years. Previously Rob was at Sk8 2000 helping build what was one of...
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Jan 15
Pro level training in Des Moines!!!
Check out this video of ECHL and PAMA Pro player John Schiavo training with Coach Rob Kooker at Skate South. Contact us at...
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Jan 1
Marsblades - the Off-Ice Skate
You have probably already seen or heard of Marsblade as the revolutionary new roller blade that essentially simulates on ice skating. It...
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