Mike Vallely Joins The Anaheim Ducks (Kind Of)

Mike V is great at a few things.  Obviously skateboarding for one, music, busting skulls, and hockey.  We’ve seen him in loads of skateboard videos, countless tours, and numerous demos he’s been apart of.  Vallelly has just gotten off a tour with his band this summer during the Warped Tour.  And this epic video of him fighting.  But there isn’t much about Mike V. out on the ice.  I think I remember seeing some short clip of him playing many years back.  In that video too he ended up in a fight. 

Well his hockey skills will now be on showcase for the world to see.  Or at least his apparel company will be because the Anaheim Ducks is teaming up with Mike for a new clothing line, which will be sold at the team’s store.  Maybe see Mike V  on a Flying V t-shirt.  Perhaps a custom Mike V helmet with a hair net.  Check out the press release below for more info. 

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has partnered with professional skateboarder Mike Vallely, known as “Mike V” in the entertainment and sports industries. Highlighting the partnership, the Ducks and Mike V will launch a co-branded apparel line to be sold at the Anaheim Ducks Team Store. Mike V will also be featured on the Anaheim Ducks web site with his own blog, as well as segments on The Element and Ducks TV which are part of the Anaheim Ducks Hockey Network (ADHN). An avid hockey supporter, fans will be able to catch Mike V spreading his passion for Anaheim Ducks hockey in all his endeavors and appearances in the Southern California area.

“Both skateboarding and hockey are fast-paced, athletic sports that are proving to be the activities of choice for today’s youth,” Anaheim Ducks Executive Vice President/COO Tim Ryan. “Teaming with professional skateboarder Mike Vallely and his core following of sports and music enthusiasts is a demographic fit that benefits both parties and provides us a unique opportunity to extend our brand.”

Mike V is a professional skateboarder, musician, television personality (DRIVE on Fuel TV), stuntman and actor. Born and raised in Edison, New Jersey, Vallely made a name for himself in 1986 when he was discovered by skateboarding legends Stacy Peralta and Lance Mountain while skateboarding in a parking lot in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The first east coast based street-skater to emerge on the scene, Mike became an overnight sensation in the skateboarding world and has remained one of its most influential and important professionals over the last 22 years.

“In my mind hockey is the original action sport,” said Mike V, a Ducks season ticket holder “Before the fame of action sports, hockey players were generally regarded as the toughest and craziest athletes on the planet. I think they still are. Of all the traditional and action sports, hockey and skateboarding are the only ones that are truly compatible.”

Mike is also the vocalist for rock band Revolution Mother, formed in 2005. After touring with bands like Bad Religion and Tiger Army as well as playing on the past two Warped Tours, Revolution Mother has fine tuned their sound and live show to create their own brand of rock and roll. Mike V is also involved in many charities, inspiring and empowering young individuals to positively and creatively express them selves.

For more information on the Anaheim Ducks or Mike V, please visit either AnaheimDucks.com or MikeVallely.com.