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Well all be darned, we won 9-2 on Saturday night, against the Saturday Knights. lolOur team dominated the first period and we were up 4-0 at the end of it. I'm not too certain that it was because we had great shots, but rather their goalie wasn't at his best. He usually plays way better, and he let in the first shot he saw. As a goalie, that crap is impossible to get out of your head! Their first goal on me came in the 2nd period, I joked with my defenseman that he got the assist AND the goal on it. After one blind, backhand clearing attempt up the middle, I stopped a shot and steered the rebound to the left corner, this time the other defenseman did the ol' blind backhand up the middle, right to the opponents stick. The guy ripped a clapper that was going high glove, but the same defensemen redirected it downwards and into the net from about the mid-slot. It was a beauty of a redirect, lol!!! That was it for the scoring in the 2nd. In the third we came alive again, scoring 5 goals. Their next goal came late in the 3rd, our left d'man got beat around the corner and the guy was coming in from just outside the face-off dot, moving from his right to left. I had him squared up but cheated a bit anticipating a backhander from across the crease....however he stayed forehand and squeaked it in between my pad and the post. Oh well.Their ringer that was routinely scoring 3+ goals for them last season isn't playing with them this season, and it is hurting them. They are in the basement with us, sitting at 3-6 on the season so far. I felt like I played well, stopped a few breakaways from their ringer "sub" that was filling in for them. The score sheet says I stopped 15 of 17, I hate to say it, but I think that was fairly accurate, as I really didn't see a whole lot of action. Nonetheless, it felt great to break a 4 game losing streak!!!Oh yeah, forgot to mention, I got an assist on our last goal of the game! I was in reverse vh along the right post, their forward tried to throw it to the slot from below the goal line, in which I broke up the pass with the paddle of my stick, it went right to our star center, whom took it coast-to-coast and buried it for the 9th goal and my first assist of this season.

Ahh, the original Bananahan. I haven't seen one of them in years

I have a pair of these on order right now, as my local Total Hockey was out of my size (so I bought from their website instead). I moved from a Vapor X:40 9D (this was the model when the X:60 was the top of the line) to a Supreme S180 8.5EE...I was just slightly in the wrong skate size & shape, which was more my inexperience buying skates than anything else (I was fit by a LHS but I don't think I was able to provide the employee good feedback because I didn't know exactly how it should feel). I tried on a set of Tacks 4052s in 8.5EE & JetSpeed Max 2.0 in 8.5EE, but the Tacks were far too tight on my right foot & neither locked my heel in place well (they were the only 8.5EEs in stock - I was able to find the Supreme S180s at another big box store where I tried them on). I can't wait to get them baked, sharpened, & on the ice. I'm going with Superfeet (yellow) in mine since I can just move them over from my Vapors.

*1st post!* Just wanted to say thanks to MSH and this thread in particular - I've read most of the 120 pages, and after finding some Mako IIs on sale, bought 2 pair Most comfortable skates I've ever tried - glad this community pointed me in the right direction! IMC

TC4 replaced the TC3 in our stock offerings. Both are available for custom orders if wanted.

The Indy Fuel of the ECHL are having a sale on May 13-15 at their practice rink in Fishers IN http://www.indyfueltank.com/news_article/show/646340?referrer_id=2000215

Someone posted these on another forum and since this is the newer Base version of the curve which seems to be most requested, I figured I should post the pics. You can see the long standard hosel here. Not sure what the thickness of the hosel is, but it would be great if this mold was modified and could be used for Base tapered blades and OPS (and mirrored to RH of course)

What have I gotten myself into again, another Warrior stick. -HTX 75 Flex E3 - Sticks that I have been using in the past month, by far the stick that kicks the hardest that I've ever used. -AX1LT 85 Flex (cut 5 inches, feels flexier than the 75 Easton) Yakupov W28 (brand new, blade already has a chunk in it missing on the bottom that has paint over it, prolly left the factory like that )

Right-hand mirror of Kovalev Pro, in 0.620 standard fit blade

Aside from agreeing with everyone about the toe curve, I'd also like to see a P10. I feel that would appeal to many people as well.

Here are some stock photos courtesy of CCM.