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Well there is the industry in ten words or less.

The pictures didn't link correctly, sorry!

Just finished these today. 1X LE, Magnesium Chassis, swiss bearings and Labeda Addiction Signature Wheels. Still debating whether to take a Sharpie to the blue parts on the chassis

It was on the table. Warrior didn't want them.

Warrior's closeouts are killing their new products.

Quality control issues at Graf Canada go back over ten years in both hockey and figure skate manufacturing in Calgary. it was hard for Graf Canada in Calgary to find a dedicated workforce when the Canadian oil industry in Alberta was booming. It was easier to make 3 times as much income in oil related production as it was in sewing/cutting skate products. Employee turnover rates in a hand crafted labor intensive industry were high. So while it is so easy to scorn the Chinese workforce for Bauer/CCM skate production, the QC was there at the end of the day against North American standards. Add in the high RD & D of Bauer in mid 2000s with Supreme/Vapor success and the deck was stacked against Graf Canada.

THIS. There is a human side to everything that is going on in our industry. It's a terrible situation for all these families.

Beast wishes to the folks I knew (and didn't know) at Graf Canada. A lot of good people are now looking for work in a shrinking industry.

For someone who's new to the game, you have great sty. Love the white-on-white and black-on-black tape jobs. Now you need to see if a different colour tape makes a difference for you on the ice! I know I can't use black tape... As for showing something off: Here's my latest pickup. Pro stock Cliff Ronning Inno 1100 shaft, from his short stint with the Islanders. Threw a Drury blade in there - figured an old-school twig should have an old-school curve, plus that blade had been lying around for a while.

Here are a few pics of me from our Hockey Fights T1D skate at the War Memorial in Syracuse, NY. Home of the Syracuse Crunch the AHL affiliate of Tampa Bay.

thats going to come very handy when doing the TPS reports... did you get the memo about the TPS reports??

Badger Nike Pro, Forest HP30 Skates for the misses And because why not?

Just picked up new custom team bags for our hockey team... between the custom soakers, team floor mats, toiletry bags and now bags we look like a bloody NHL team!! If only we could start winning again... JRZ Hockey did these for us!