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I pre-ordered mine.....So Mine is from the initial run of X02's. So somewhere around page 10 of this thread! or December 2008 No real mechanical problems, but you do have to dress the wheel to insure it is fully dressed and round. Once i had the upgraded holder all my problems went away. December 2008! my kids were mites, now in High school. I have saved enough on sharpenings to have paid for 2 of these things. Moreover, My kids have fewer hockey trinkets, shirts and all the other stuff you get roped into buying for them when you walk in a pro shop....Sorry Pro shops but Ice time is expensive enough and you get my Dough for sticks and gear.....2 broken APX2's in one weekend 2 weeks ago. You ask me, a sharpener is one of the first things any hockey dad should buy. Great invest meant and I can probably sell this for almost what I have into it.

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about. As girls coaches, we're pretty flexible, trying to grow girls hockey. If I could get the 5 squirts and 2 peewees (one is my kid) to every girls game, they would be unstoppable. ...those girls who do play with girls and with boys are learning two games, and really developing a wide array of hockey skills. Boys team coaches are borderline inflexible to rigid. I get it--they have to be that way because boys and their parents need pretty firm guidelines. You. Here. Now. They are also spoiled in that they typically get single-sport kids. Johnny plays hockey for 5 months out of the year, coach tells him to be somewhere, he shows up. Not only do we compete with that, but all the myriad other activities girls are simultaneously into. Last year, we had to compete with and schedule around squirts schedule, peewees schedule, bantam schedule, U19 schedule, swimming, ballet, tap, freestyle skiing, violin, church, indoor soccer, ski racing, basketball, volleyball, and driver's training. You can't tell them to do anything, it's a delicate negotiation. We're raising well-rounded and independent-minded young ladies (sweet spot), but FOOK, it's like herding cats in the here and now (vent). In the big picture, we're doing it right.

Getting my son's gear ready for the upcoming Mite season I added his number to his gloves and some decals to his holders. He wanted the First Navy Jack on there as his uncle is deploying to Northern Africa with the Navy next week.