Howdy,
So, noticed that the local rink was having stick times. A buddy said they weren't super crowded, so I gave it a go.
Felt pretty safe. No reason to be within 6' of anyone pretty much ever. Not super crowded. Could do things by myself basically. There were maybe 10 to 12 folks inside the rink all breathing / exhaling hard w/no masks though. It stayed within my safety comfort level and I'll keep doing them.
Skating / hockey wise it was probably better than I feared. I legitimately was worried that I'd have atrophied in terms of skating ability. Happily I didn't really notice anything like that. Edge work / whatever felt normal. I mean, nobody will ever mistake me for someone that played hockey growing up, but that's the way I was... 🙂 My feet never hurt either, which I was worried about going from skating four or five times a week to nothing for 6 months.
Stick work wasn't horrible either. My top wrist got a little bit sore towards the end, so I'll "keep an eye" on that. After I hurt it last year I'd started wearing a support brace that I didn't wear today. I'll see if I can strengthen in some without it, but fall back can be to put the brace back on.
Anyway, super nice to get back on the ice, even if it was basically by myself / nothing like actually playing a game. 🙂
Mark