Day  1  Results

Value	Team AZ	Team NAFTA	Team PIT
Game #1	3	--	3
Game #2	--	1	O
Game #3	1	4	--

Standings

Value	Win - Loss - Tie	Points
Team NAFTA	​2 - 0 - 0	4
Team AZ	​0 - 1 - 1	1
Team PIT	​0 - 1 - 1	1

Saturday,  Feb. 23,  2019

DAY OFF!
2:30pm - Hockey Jam @ Casa de Hill
​6:00pm: Pens vs. Flyers Stadium Series Game @ Famous 48

Friday,  Feb. 22,  2019

Hockey (scroll down for times and match-ups), post-game beverages at the Twisted Lizard and then live entertainment and dinner at Handlebar J's...
(FYI, 18 Degrees has a private event for the Shane Doan retirement gig so we've gotta go off-site for Friday's post-game.)

daily  events

THURSDAY, FEB. 21
Noon-ish: Team Pittsburgh Arrives
​3:00-ish: BC Goaltenders Arrive
5:30pm: Meet & Greet @ The Hangar
(5:00pm: Pens vs. Sharks)
(5:30pm: Flyers vs. Habs)
(8:00pm: Coyotes vs. Canucks)

FRIDAY, FEB. 22
12:00pm: PIT vs. AZ
1:00pm: NAFTA vs. PIT
2:00pm: AZ vs. NAFTA
Post-Game: Twisted Lizard
5:00pm: Handlebar J's
​featuring Deborah G.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23
Day Off!
Golf
Pickleball
Margaritas
6:00pm: PA Stadium Series - Pens vs. Flyers

SUNDAY, FEB. 24
​12:15pm: NAFTA vs. PIT
1:15pm: PIT vs. AZ
2:15pm: AZ vs. NAFTA
Post-Game @ 18 Degrees
6:30: Dinner @ Paul Martin's

COUNTDOWN  TO  DUEL  2019

It won't be long now...!

REGISTER  HERE

​Press the button below. PayPal will open in a new browser tab. You may pay with a debit or credit card or your PayPal balance. You DO NOT need a PayPal account to pay. Fee is $110 US.

Paying your registration fee locks in your spot on the roster. ​It pays for ice rental, officials and post-game beverages.

SWEATER  COLORS

Each team wears the same color for all games. A sweater with a number is preferred so that the officials can easily record your penalty minutes!

Team Arizona

WHITE

Team NAFTA

BLACK

Team Pittsburgh

BLUE

2019  GAME  SCHEDULE

The color of your team name is your sweater color!

FRIDAY, FEB. 22 - ICE DEN RINK

12:00pm- Team PIT vs. Team AZ
1:00pm - Team NAFTA vs. Team PIT
2:00pm - Team AZ vs. Team NAFTA

SUNDAY, FEB. 24 - APEX RINK

12:15 pm - Team NAFTA vs. Team PIT
1:15 pm - Team PIT vs. Team AZ
2:15 pm - Team AZ vs. Team NAFTA

ROSTERS

TEAM  ARIZONA

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TEAM  NAFTA

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TEAM  PITTSBURGH

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The  Facts  &  Figures

Some of the info below pertains to those traveling in for the event. Other info is pertinent for all participants.

​Dates & Location

• Game Dates: 2/22 & 2/24 (Friday & Sunday)
• Format: 3 teams, two 40-minute running-clock games each day
• Off day Saturday!  Can you say "mar-gar-EEE-tah"???
• Travel Days: Thursday, 2/21 & Monday, 2/25
• Location: Coyote's Ice Den, Scottsdale, AZ

Off Ice Events

• Thursday evening Meet & Greet with all teams
• Friday post-game beer & grub at Handlebar J's.
  Music by Deborah G!
• Saturday golfing, hiking, biking (both varieties), pickleball and/or the Dirty Dog? Quick drive south to help with the wall?
• Saturday afternoon jam at the home of Deborah G?!?
• Saturday evening in Old Town Scottsdale?
• Sunday post-game festivities at 18 Degrees
• Team PGH dinner at Paul Martin's in Scottsdale - 6:30pm

​Cost Estimate

• Ice Time & Officials: $110/skater. Goaltenders do not pay this fee. Skaters only!
• Lodging: Budget is $100/person/night average. Rate may vary per room based on occupancy.
• Airfare: As of today (11/03/18), roundtrip nonstop airfare on Southwest is only $349.
• Food & Beverage: Mickey D's & PBR or Dominick's Steakhouse & Four Peaks Double Knot IPA? Your choice! $ or $$$$
• Vehicle Rental: About $50pp
• Greens fee at nice course will run $100 - $150 in peak season. More if you go really upscale like TPC Stadium ($325ish)

Sunset on the McDowell Mountains

A  Little  HISTORY...

​The Duel in the Desert started in 2016 when the first pioneers from Pittsburgh decided that a hockey weekend in sunny, Phoenix, AZ sounded way better than pond hockey in some god-forsaken arctic tundra. 2019 will be year 4 for the Duel. Now the beer-leaguers from the 'Burgh struggled the first couple of years since Team Arizona is made up of Western Canadians, Minnesotans, and others with a tad more pedigree. But let's not forget that Team PGH is on vacation which involves late nights and large quantities of vacation beverages while Team AZ went home to their cozy beds and warm milk each evening and were tucked in by 9pm! However, 2018 saw a change in the tide. Team PGH came home with not one, but TWO victories against Team AZ. (Now Team Vancouver spanked us both but that's beside the point!) Can it continue in 2019? Will you be part of the lore?

Duel in the Desert, 2016

Duel in the Desert, 2017

Duel in the Desert, 2018

Thursday,  Feb. 21, 2019

MEET & GREET AT THE HANGAR
5:00pm  NHL Package  FREE BEER!
​13610 N Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85254