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Gotta love minor league hockey haha:

I know. Once he got the yellow stone, doesn't that mean he can blow up half the universe?

I was hoping those gloves would sneak under the radar. They're auctioning them off

I found a set of Mediums on SLS and got them today. They fit well. I'm right in the middle of the waist adjustment velcro tab and belt, and just a little inside the maximum thigh length as xstart said I might be. I might be able to go a little tighter there too. I'll see how much interference there is once I get them on the ice. If you're in a Medium 9K, these would probably fit the same or a little bigger. They're definitely smaller than my Large 9K. As for protection, these things aren't near the 9K. They're very much a retail level pad. The most notable differences are the side/back of the thigh (9K is molded PE, ST is foam), tailbone (9K is much thicker plastic and foam), and the step in portion of the 9K that has additional padding for the hips and groin is not included on the ST. The ST seems better in the kidney and back area. With that being said, the missing protection also comes with a significant weight savings. I don't know that I need the pro level protection the 9K gives to play beer league. I guess I'll see how much I feel things or get hit over time. But I know I will welcome the lighter Super Tacks from the minute I step on the ice. Worst case is I can either go back to the 9K or make up a Frankenstein girdle of the two.

check out puckstop dot com, they have the entire line up of Mission skates.

Can’t believe that’s somehow not considered a safety hazard 🤷🏽‍♂️

It should be fine, but I would drill a tiny hole if you can reach the end of that crack to alleviate/stop the propagation, and then also maybe a dab of plastic weld or epoxy. Something like

Having no actual coaching except books, I started out prioritizing depth, angle, squareness and playing a reactive, stand-up style. Decades later, I got back into it and with youtube videos to learn from, I prioritized squareness, angle, depth and playing a hybrid reactive/blocking butterfly style. Not playing anymore though. I think my preference before I hung up the pads was just looking good on the ice by wearing Vaughn and Koho gear.... forget about angle, squareness or depth. Just kidding. I had to juggle when to prioritize depth, squareness or angle depending on the situation. If the puck carrier was at the blue line, depth was priority. If the puck carrier was behind the goal line, then angle was prioritized so I could handle passes coming out front and to avoid someone trying to bank the puck off my pads and into the net (which had happened). If the puck was somewhere in between, then squareness was prioritized.

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