Hockey is part of the new wave of independent skateboard brands that are moving in on the industry. Hockey was launched by Jason Dill and Anthony Van Engelen to house an overfill of talented skaters that couldn't fit within the sister-brand Fucking Awesome. Hockey Skateboards started with the focus on two guys, Donovon Piscopo and John Fitzgerald. In the words of Anthony Van Engelen: “If you skate with those dudes, they are so gnarly… it’s kind of brutal, kind of like Hockey.” What sets Hockey, and of course FA, apart from many companies - though we aren’t saying they’re alone in this - is the way they’ve developed an authentic style or ‘aesthetic’ which reflects, relates and is informed by the riders they’ve chosen to represent them like Donovon Piscopo, John Fitzgerald, Andrew Allen, Ben Kadow. More recently, Hockey added Paris's own Kevin Rodrigues ams in Caleb Barnett and Diego Todd. Remaining true to their non-conformist aesthetic across the transitioning seasons, Hockey Skateboards continue to demonstrate their innate ability to address skate-specific function in line with contemporary aesthetic.