Dek Hockey is Back. Season Preview.

And the upcoming season looks like more fun, frolic and friendship, with some fitness too for participants:

• 6 teams in D2 including defending champion PFC with leading scorer Jeremy Letterman, backstopped by Michael Thompson. Look for ZPG to contend with Brian Bly in net after an off season as a Hockey Dad and playing guitar.

• New Free agent teams Master's Pizza and Falvey Realty entered in D 2.

• Goalie Steve DiMatteo has entered a group of former Riverside Hockey Players under the name “Book Hockey.”

• Entry “Big Red Machine” looks ominous with Mentor High coach Paul McKito at the helm, and the scoring triad of Connor Stump, Jake Tackett and John Hunter in tact and wearing Red.

• The Boilermakers are back in D1 (Dean Kelly) and D2 (Seanna Conway) as the only team to win a championship by upsetting a league champion “Lucky’s Beverage”.

• Tournament Champions the Quack Attack return after a merger adding depth with the Conway Land Title Kings.

See you all soon in Kiwanis Recreation Park in Painesville.

Games will begin Sunday April 23 due Thunderstorms looming on Wednesday April 19.