Build the Community
The purpose of the Wicked Wrista Cup is to help build and strengthen the hockey community in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Wicked Wrista Cup
About the Cup
Built from a bar conversation, a love of hockey, and a desire to bring the Rhode Island and Massachusetts hockey community together.
Where It Started
From an Idea to the First Tournament
The Wicked Wrista Cup began with a conversation at the Longplex bar after a team Ironman tournament in June 2024. A group of players was talking about how much fun it would be to play the same format with teams chosen through a draft.
The idea was simple. Making it happen took another five months of planning, finding sponsors, and bringing the details together.
Joe Schweitzer and Eric King developed a format built around six teams, each with five skaters and one goalie. To keep the competition balanced, every team would have the same mix of player ratings: one B-rated skater and four C-rated skaters.
Joe created the draft format, and a group of players gathered at the Thirsty Beaver in North Kingstown for the first draft. The restaurant staff helped select the six teams, adding a little extra fun to the tournament’s first big milestone.
The final pieces fell into place with help from two sponsors. Bobby Vicente found one willing to cover half the jersey costs, and Joe secured another to cover the rest. With the teams drafted, jerseys ordered, and a date on the calendar, the first Wicked Wrista Cup was ready to go.
The Trophy
The First Cup
The original Wicked Wrista Cup was built by Bobby Vicente using broken hockey sticks, hockey pucks, a salad bowl, mini sticks, and plywood discs. With “Wicked Wrista Cup” written across the front, it was created to be awarded after our first tournament.
After that first tournament’s success, Joe Schweitzer rebuilt the trophy into the cup players compete for today. It was designed to be a living record of the tournament, carrying its history forward with every new champion. Much of the original trophy lives on in the current cup, including the support bar, pucks, and mini sticks.
What started as a name on a homemade trophy became the name of the entire tournament: the Wicked Wrista Cup.
Engineering the New Cup
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The Teams
Drinking Themed Teams
The original six team names grew out of a sponsor’s input and a conversation between Joe Schweitzer and Eric King. Their thinking was straightforward: a beer league tournament deserved beer-inspired team names.
Over time, the teams developed stories of their own. Players declared the Martini Magicians cursed, and the team was eventually replaced by the Cokeheads—a nod to co-founder Eric King, who doesn’t drink beer and loves soda.
Why We Do It
More Than a Tournament
Mix Up the Teams
The random draft puts players together who may not normally share a bench, creating new teams, new combinations, and new rivalries every tournament.
Keep It Social
Competition matters, but so does everything around it. Every tournament finishes with a pizza and beer party so players can hang out after the final horn.
How the Cup Is Run
Built and Managed by the Players
Tournament Commissioner
The Commissioner oversees the day-to-day operation of the Wicked Wrista Cup, including registration, scheduling, team organization, communication, rules, and tournament-day operations.
The Commissioner serves as the primary point of contact and keeps each Cup moving from registration through the championship game.
WWC Advisory Board
The five-member Advisory Board helps guide the direction of the Wicked Wrista Cup and gives players a voice in how the tournament evolves.
The Board provides input on tournament format, rules, player experience, competition, and future improvements while helping preserve the traditions and character of the Cup.
Our GoalKeep the Cup competitive. Keep it fun. Keep making it better.
Home Rink
Longplex • Tiverton, RI
Longplex is where the idea began and where the Wicked Wrista Cup continues to be played. The rink, bar, and tournament-day atmosphere have become part of the identity of the event.
Our Sponsors
Supporting the Wicked Wrista Cup
The businesses and supporters who have helped make the Wicked Wrista Cup possible.
