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I've been playing for about two months ... I think I'd be seasoned enough by June or so. Actually I might be now, but I'm still getting used to the goalie skates, and I want to give it a bit more time. So four, five months? Here, though, 'novice' leagues aren't ... necessarily all that novice, and there's not always fantastic parity. When I played in an organized pickup (the company calls it No Commitment Hockey) that was listed as 'novice' there were some very not-novice skaters there. Goalies are kind of a scarce commodity and even in D level hockey, the goalies are pretty experienced because they grab who they can. For me, that means I feel like I need as much non-league experience as possible, because there's not likely to be any leeway to mess up when I do get into a league. I'm playing as a sub for a D/novice league tonight so we'll see how that goes.

thanks badger. i seem to do alright during drills and scrimmages regarding saves, I would say Im definitely above the 50% mark. Dont get me wrong, not saying Im great but Im also not Bambi on ice either.

Stopped by my local sport chek today to buy the e400 helmet on clearance and saw the cx shoulder pads. I didn't even know they were coming out with new shoulders! Ended up leaving the store with a pair. Very light weight. To me they're the rbz pad with more coverage. Wonder why I can't find them online anywhere.

All about the money? Pretty heavy accusations you're lobbing at this prof... anything to back it up? Most profs don't get into research for the money. The results are being published in a peer reviewed journal... along with any academic talks they give, they're going to face plenty of scrutiny from other scientists and engineers. As for the money trail, who has been profiting the most? The manufacturers. Every year new models come out from the m11 to the reakt 100... all making new claims about break throughs in concussion reductions. Question, how many manufacturers have opened up their testing procedures and results to full peer review so that their claims can be independently retested? Every year the price of the top helmets go up despite little data to substantiate their protection improvements. Manufacturers are far from innocent with regards to profiting from the concussion scare. The positive I see is that in the manufacturers rush to research and market concussion reducing designs and materials, they just might have some solid tech to build from. Hopefully this rating system forces them to put a bit more of their money into the R&D and a little less on marketing unsubstantiated claims.