But if you're looking for a highly competitive game of road hockey, Grainer Court is the place to be. The road hockey games on the tiny east Oakville court have spawned four players who have qualified for the upcoming Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) championship tournaments.

"Not many kids get that opportunity, so to have four from one little court, it's pretty unique," said Steve Percy, whose son Stuart helped the Toronto Marlboros qualify for the bantam AAA championship.

Joinng Stuart Percy at the OHFs will be Ryan and Tyler Burns with the Oakville Rangers' peewee AAA team and Scott Smith with the Oakville Rangers atom AAA team.

Though there are four years difference in age -- Stuart, 14, is the oldest; twins Ryan and Tyler are 12 and Scott is 10 -- they have all played hockey together on Grainer Court, which is ideally suited for games.

For starters, it's small.

"You can throw a football from one end to the other," says Steve Percy. "And they do."

In fact, it's about 200 feet long, the same size as a hockey rink. And because it is a court, there's little traffic to worry about.

Smith is the newcomer to the court. Born in Hong Kong, he joined the Grainer Court games in 2005 when his family moved back to Canada. Though he began playing defence in house league, he switched to goalie and in two years worked his way up to the AAA ranks. His team will host the atom AAA championship April 11-13.

"For a kid who didn't have access to hockey early on, he's really come a long way," Percy said.

Perhaps his progress has been helped by the shooters he's faced on the street on a daily basis.

Ryan Burns scored the game-winning goal that clinched the Ontario Minor Hockey Association for the Rangers. Ryan and Tyler attend Heritage Glen Public School and have played at the AAA level for two years.

This was the second year in a row their team had reached the OMHA final and they also played in the Quebec International Peewee Tournament.

The OHF AAA championship will be held in Thunder Bay March 31-April 5.

The Burns brothers moved to Grainer Court within a couple months of Stuart Percy. The Abbey Park High School student started playing house league in Oakville at the age of four. He also plays in the spring with players from across Ontario, New York and Michigan. He has won two straight league championships with the Marlboros.

The bantam AAA championship will be held in Stratford Mar. 23-29.