Chair Hockey
Office Chair Hockey is an annual event that brings 16 teams from the commercial real estate industry to compete in a single-elimination tournament for charity. Office chair hockey is played much like ice hockey except players are seated in award-winning Herman Miller Aeron chairs. Players are also invited to develop team costumes and compete in a team spirit competition.
The game is played in three four-minute periods on a rink with a rubber puck, wooden hockey sticks. There are no goalies, and penalties range from "hitching" (grabbing another player's chair) to "tipping" (willfully acting to tip another player over). The winning team receives six Herman Miller Aeron chairs, valued at more than $800 each.
Since 2001, the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center has been the beneficiary of the event.