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Kevin Vanderberg has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame.
kevin vanderbergKevin has been participating in the AEA since 2014. As the Captain of Torque, he has lead his team to multiple Silver Puck Challenge championship games. His first SPC title would come at SPCXI (2015) with a win over Maroon Union (2-1) in the Jonkman Cup (B). The following year (2016) Maroon Union would deny Torque the back-to-back title with a 4-3 overtime win. Kevin and the boys would fight their way back to the finals for their third straight year in 2017. This is where they would go and forth with Denny McLean's REDDOGS in a grindfest at SPCXIII (2017). Kevin and Torque would pull out the win in overtime and claim their second title in three years.
Kevin would move his team to the VanValkenburg Cup (B+) in 2018 at Silver Puck Challenge XIV. Torque would fight their way through the round-robin games and find themselves going head-to-head with Denny McLean's REDDOGS once again in the championship finals. Torque would claw their way through and pull out the win, 7-5. Kevin would also win a Petter-Kellogg Cup (RCOED) in 2018 with the Gongshow, with a 5-1 win over VETSports. Kevin would win four Silver Puck Challenge titles in the span of three years.
Kevin would take all of his success at the Silver Puck Challenge, and join the Dekes & Dangles pond hockey tournaments at FTK Ice Center. At Dekes & Dangles III (2018), Kevin would be denied has first D&D title at the hands of the Spider Monkeys (10-7). In the A Bracket at Dekes & Dangles V (2020); Kevin would finally lay his on the championship crest with a 13-10 victory over the Puck Boys. Kevin now holds titles in two of the three AEA tournament circuits. He only needs to lift the Kegger Cup over his head at Hockey Hold'em to earn the AEA All Around Champion honor.
Besides playing in the tournaments, you can also find Kevin working other brackets as one of our top officials.
#17 | Matt Larobardiere has become an AEA All Around Champion.
#16 | Adam Knoll has become an AEA All Around Champion.
#15 | Darren Martucci has become an AEA All Around Champion.
Drew Polak has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame
Joe VanValkenburg has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame
Aric "Uncle Rico" Geerlings has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame
Zach Feldt has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame
#14 | Zach "Blackhawk" Grover has become an AEA All Around Champion.
#4 | Zach "Blackhawk" Grover achieves AEA Perfection.
#13 | Colleen Bennett has become an AEA All Around Champion.
Kurt Romero has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame.
Neil Roelofs has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame
Samantha Johnson has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame
Zach Grover has been inducted into the AEA Hall of Fame
#3 | Drew Polak achieves AEA Perfection.
#12 | Travis Charon has become an AEA All Around Champion.
#11 | Drew Polak has become an AEA All Around Champion.
#2 | Billy Russ achieves AEA Perfection.
#10 | Billy Russ has become an AEA All Around Champion.
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The AEA has been bringing adult "beer league" hockey tournaments to west Michigan for over 20 years. Established in 2005, we have delivered some of the most competitive and unique tournament formats to the state. Our goal is to insure that all teams have the same opportunities to compete and win. Winning a "beer league" hockey tournament isn't something you do, it's something to be remembered.
The Silver Puck Challenge is our flagship adult hockey tournament series. Bring your own team and be ready to compete in one of the most competitive hockey tournaments in the state. The SPC is "West Michigan's Premier Adult Hockey Tournament." [MORE INFO]
Hockey Hold'em is a one of kind adult "gambling" hockey tournament played with drafted teams of all different skill levels, ages and genders. If you want to be champion at Hockey Hold'em you're going to have to "Gamble Your Way to the Top!" [MORE INFO]
Dekes & Dangle Pond Hockey Invitational is currently the only pond hockey tournament being played in west Michigan. Dekes & Dangles is "Pond Hockey for only the Strong. The facility includes heated cabins, a chilling system and a lights for night time play. [MORE INFO]
