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I'm impressed by the number of Sharks in shot blockers!

That blows! I imagine the PT after that would have been brutal! I wasn't at all concerned with how long I'd have the cast... whatever, I have my iWalk and I can just get one of those knee scooter things if I wanted to. It was the PT afterwards I was worried about. But looks like I'll have way less of that than I expected so I can't complain!

I had one behind the net and another on my chin at one point. I had guys going "now you KNOW we're going to be aiming for that thing, now..." I always have one on the end glass, but im thinking of trying one in the net, or from the bench looking at the net. My old one is 720p@60 and the new one is 1080p@60. I don't really have a need for 4K ;)

Broken fibula. No surgery. Totally stable. Could be walking (in the cast) in two weeks. That means less time spent immobile, which in turn means shorter PT and overall shorter recovery. And most importantly, less time before im skating again!

Honestly the suction cup is going to be quicker than anything else especially because you can easily remove/install it with one hand (I never take my hand out of my glove once I leave the dressing room). it will also be a far better angle for learning!

Definitely need that suction mount! It's so much better. Can't really see what's going on in your video (especially after your camera angle gets screwed up)

Well, I can sort of walk. Like a pirate...

I don't get it.

I was at my league game (D5) last night in my splint and crutches. Somebody from the other team came up to me and was like "what happened to you?" I said "got jumped in rookie league." "Oh, man. Never do rookie league!" Starting to agree. Seems the higher level you go the less horseshit that goes on. I missed skating out (switched to full-time goalie last year) so I figured rookie league was thursday nights, which is great, and it might be fun to just get out and have a skate without really giving a damn. I also mistakenly thought it might be fun to for once be in the upper range of skill level in a league (since I've always been in the lower half), but it seems to do nothing but put a huge target on your back. Never again. If I want to skate out, I'll hit a pickup.

I was skating out so I didn't bother. Yea, video would have been a good thing.

I think the moral of the last few posts is to avoid rookie leagues... Heh.

Sadly no more updates or videos from me as I'm out for a few months with a broken ankle :(

Jeans that fit over my splint, team jersey on, crutches digging into my underarms. Ready to go see some Ackbar's Admirals hockey!

Thanks. Everything I'm reading is about 8 weeks before the cast will come off and then another 8-10 weeks until I'm back on skates. But we'll see what they say when I go in Wednesday to have the cast put on. if I need surgery it could be significantly longer.

Broken ankle. Season over. Also missing out on GGSU Legends Camp. Also starting a new job next month on crutches. Keeping in mind this is from my perspective... Ran into a guy right off the face off, both of us went down. Basically I pushed the puck past him and went straight for it. We got up, and I guess he didn't like getting run into like that and jumped me from behind, ankle twisted on the way down. All I felt was pain in the ankle. Tried to get up to knock the fucker out but collapsed trying to put weight on it. Only barely noticed the pummeling to the back of the head while I was face down on the ice because the pain in my ankle was so bad. I pretty much had to just lay there with my face on the ice waiting for him to either stop punching or to be pulled off me. Im told there was actually two guys on me. I'm guessing the first guy that basically jumped me, and likely the other guy was the one punching the back of my head. Anyway, I couldn't stand up so I had to be carried off (skating on one foot propped up by two players). I should also mention they also had a 3rd idiot that left the box while it went down. Sent a rather unpleasant email to the league director about it. He said he would talk to the refs and the timekeeper and some of the more respected players on both teams to find out what happened. Couple hours later he said they've both been suspended but he hadn't decided for how long and told me to keep him updated on my condition. Went to urgent care this afternoon, and they took X-Rays that confirmed a broken ankle. Put a splint on it and sent me home on crutches. Will be going in likely Tuesday for a cast. I told him and he said thanks and that he'd let me know the outcome. A couple people have suggested I press assault charges but I don't think I'd get far there, nor do I really want to be "that guy".

Oooooh. Thank you, I almost ordered them! BTW are they sized by skate size or by shoe size, do you know?

I want a pair as well, as soon as I find a retailer online. EDIT: Ah, IW has them already: http://www.icewarehouse.com/SuperFeet_Carbon_Insoles/descpage-SFCAR.html

Yea mine just slid a little bit too, at first. Eventually I'd pull out the footbed and the toe end of it would be curled. But your footbed should definitely not be sliding at all so I'd go ahead and try something a bit stiffer if I were you.

I stopped using the yellow foot beds because they kept sliding forward and bunching a tiny bit in the toe box. It was causing me to curl my big toe while skating, and I could barely walk the day after games because of the pain in my foot. Replaced with my custom SIDAS inserts (which I don't find any better than my super feet but whatever) because they're very rigid. Problem went away immediately. I left the red insert in, though, to not mess with volume.

Inlaws finally going home today.

+1 for Passau, especially the model with the Maltese gel

Usually, or slightly further. I kept being told in this thread and on the other site I post these that I need to come out further. Ever since I started trying that I've been getting lit up. I'm going back to where I'm comfortable.

That's actually a picture of JR holding my skate, so it's his gauge :) I do need to get one though.

Awesome! This is fantastic.

I have the $500 "LATTISSIMA TOUCH BLACK". It's paid for itself in 6 months in starbucks savings, and is way WAY better than Starbucks (not that that's hard to do). Not as good as what you'll get at a real shop with baristas that actually know what they're doing, but for having a cappuccino whenever I want for $0.70 (plus milk cost) ends up being totally worth it. I look at the Sparx the same way. To be able to pop in a skate and press play and walk away for $1.25 each time is worth it in both money and time savings, for me personally! Then again, this is how awesome my local pro shop is at sharpening!