Stryker

Had a pair of the goalie skates come in to the shop the other day, and could not believe how light they were. Paired with the reflex cowling from bauer, it blew my mind

Has anyone ever had issues putting an FBV on thinner blades? Had a customer come in saying his new Reeboks couldn't hold an edge properly when using a 100/75. Any thoughts?

T100? That's new to me... Nice pickup on the Kremlin btw

No way, people just do that with these things? yeesh. You've re-sparked my interest in finding another one of them, my wallet isn't happy

HOWWWW? I'm so jealous right now haha, that's a sweet pickup.

Its not so much the feel I'm trying to explain, its the concrete technical specifications and their effects on a proper shooter. A curve with a huge loft to it is going to raise the puck up more then a straight blade. Mid kick sticks are designed to give you more power, with a longer loading time. I\ll explain that to them, and then they make their choice with these technological differences in mind. Sure sticks are going to feel different, but what I'm trying to get at is the fact that sometimes listening to the guy who's paid to know his stuff is going to narrow those 4 sticks you have down to 2 sticks pretty quickly. And with those 2 left, for sure go ahead and try em out to see which one you like better. I just think that testing them should be the end of the product selection process, not the start. .02

Hahaha we get those kids too... ugh. But exactly, we can recommend what's going to be the best for them, TBH 90% of the time once we inform them of the differences in kick/lie/whatever, they end up going with something that's going to benefit their playstyle. Such as the low kicks for quick release and mid kicks for more power. And if a kid knows he likes mid kick sticks for example, maybe he'll grab 2 of say a bauer or easton or one of each and compare. I guess I'm trying to say that us explaining the nuances of a stick is going to be quicker and more effective for them then shooting with 4 different ones on a fake piece of ice without any gear on. Just frustrating to see people would rather go through that than accept the help of the associates in the store

Pretty much in the middle of nowhere lol. Rates vary depending on who's renting (local or not) and what time it is (prime ice or not) One thing I don't understand with people occurs when they get in line to use our shooting machine to try sticks out before buying. Some come up with 3 or 4, which i'm kinda okay with, but that's another story. What I don't get is they come with 3 COMPLETELY different sticks. Kickpoint, Grip, Curve, Flex, etc. They have no idea what they want, and rather then letting an employee (like myself) tell them whats going to be best for how they use it, they'll just grab a bunch off the shelf and want to give them a whirl. /rant, the people working are there for a reason, to help you.

lol. Around here (not sure what its like where everybody else is) it costs like 80 bucks an hour to rent the ice during the middle of the week day. And its never booked anyways, so totally affordable IMHO

Update time Skates: Total Ones Shins: Bauer One95 Pants: NikeBauer XIV Light Shoulders: NikeBauer one90 Elbows: NikeBauer one70 Gloves: Bauer 4 Rolls Helmet: Nike Bauer 5500 with Itech X100 visor Sticks: XXX Lite, One95 Shaft/Easton Blade

Those are some sick tables.

Guess I might as well throw my stuff up here too. Sticks Gloves TO's and Gloves again.

PM9 to become Segiun??

Helmet: Bauer 8500 Shoulder pads: bauer one90 Elbow pads: bauer supreme 70 Gloves: warrior bullys Pants: bauer vapor Shin pads: bauer supreme one95 Skates: bauer x50 Stick: one95 shaft, easton lami custom curve. Bauer vapor x50 stickum edit: typo