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I love, love, love my new job...sure it's only sales, but being around hockey equipment all day, five days a week, eight hours a day is amazing. Even more amazing when I have customers like I've had the past two days. One gentleman, probably in his mid 30's, getting back into the game now. Helped outfit him from head to toe, and was one of the nicest people I've ever helped (including my previous job). If everyone could be as nice as this man was, the world would be a happier place. Then today, a family just about outdid him when they came in to finish outfitting their son (stick, gloves, pants), and after they were done and leaving the store, the mother turns to me and asks how she can get a hold of HockeyGiant to say how much help I had been with them and how I made their experience as easy and pleasant as possible. Things like this just make me happy to come to work, and it's awesome to finally be in a place again where I can be happy on my drive to and from.

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These are the CCM U+ PRO RELOADED Pro Stocks with Tuuk Edge 288s. Skate size is 8.5 d/a and they were made for Wes Walz of the Tampa Bay Lightning. I bought them new and umassembled. 2 skates and two bakes. So far so good.

The stuff I've come to acquire since I started working at HockeyGiant three weeks ago...welp. It's officially a problem haha.

I would feel better about the whole thing if he was just a helicopter parent, and not 'parent who repeatedly violated the rink rules, and proceeded to have an epic tantrum, swearing at coaches and frightening other kids'. : / But I will settle for 'kid gets to play like the kid he is'.

For the princely sum of $7.00 (cost of the blade), I brewed my own curve. I doubt I made anything new, but it's new to me. I used to brew my own curves 100 years ago, lol. Who knows if it works or not, but it was a cheap experiment. I took an Iginla curve, opened up the toe, curved the heel, and made a generally twisty curve. It could fail miserably, or I could end up doing this to every single Iginla curve I own. I am hoping for puck clearing ability, some good saucer passing, and a lofty shot. I hope two piece sticks with wood blades never go away...

ran into mike babcock this morning. congratulated him on the olympics - must be the most difficult thing ever when anything less than a first place finish is a national disaster.

I spent the last week in the hospital after having a PCT procedure with two drainage tubes in. Then on Wednesday when they went back in to upsize the tubes. Easily one of the most painful things I've gone through. I get to keep those in for three weeks. Then they will put in even larger ones. If I go by how these have felt It should be a wonderful spring. At least the Oxycodone is starting to work.

Fitted a young kid today in his first hockey helmet, he was probably no more than 3 years old. The minute I snapped the last strap, he looked at me, lit up with excitement and screamed "COOL!" Just an awesome moment to share with his family.

Had my first day at HockeyGiant today, training and stuff so nothing too entertaining but feels good to not be unemployed anymore.