Hockey Life
From the Desk of the
It pays to advertise with Florida Hockey Life!
I’d like to start by thanking all of our sponsors, without them our growth would not
have been possible. We have great sponsors that believe in what we do, and they see
our passion for hockey and especially Florida hockey. Our fan base continues expand
through-out the state and even into other states.
Some of our sponsors like A1-Hockey Equipment Repair have been with us from the
beginning. Rich Pignataro is the owner operator of the Spring Hill based business. He’s
one of just a few old school hockey equipment repair business left in the country.
Rich and his wife Linda are New York natives that have found a new home here in
Florida. Rick is a avid hockey fan and player. When Rich isn’t at his shop repairing
someone’s favorite gloves or pads, you’ll find Rich standing in front of a net in full gear
stopping pucks. Rich is a goalie in a local mens league and he also enjoys helping
novice players improve their game.
Rich tells us that since advertising in FHL magazine his business has taken off. He
gets calls from around the state and even as far away as Canada. He finds himself
behind his old, but very reliable sewing machine more and more these days. “Players
get comfortable with their gear and rather then replace it, they repair it” said Pignataro
With the price of gear skyrocketing its easy to see why A1 stays so busy.
Pignataro has been repairing hockey gear for over 30 years, so before you decide to
throw away that old glove or set of pads give Rich a call, he’ll be more than happy to
bring your equipment back to life.
PUBLISHED BY:
The Folch Group
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
www.floridahockeylife.com
813.515.9030 -Main Office
PUBLISHERS:
Kristin Folch, Wayne Pappolla
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Steve Lee
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Steve Lee, Brett Schaffer, Jason Gilder
Benjamin Baugh, Steve McKichan, Reba
LaRose, Jeff Novotny, Dr. Jeff Konin, Philip
Gilchrist, Wyatt Ross, Kelsey McDonald
PHOTOGRAPHERS:
TJ Hunt
MARKETING DIRECTOR:
Wayne Pappolla
SOCIAL MEDIA ADVISOR:
Nicolas Pappolla
ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVES:
Julia Turner, Mark Reilly, Sana Villagran
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