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OIC, never been a fan of Mission's gear so I had no clue. The new Helium gloves look pretty sweet though.

I've never known that companies make gloves for Inline and then gloves for Ice. I just use the same gloves for inline as I do for Ice (Easton Z-Air) ????

Yeah i've been lucky enough to learn alot of stuff from my teammates. Couple of them played for their colleges (one for FSU and one for Penn State). I'm also taking Ice Hockey lessons on Saturday nights now. In fact, I met up with a member here (Accord) this past Saturday night @ the clinic.

Yes, thats me. But you guys are complimenting me without SEEING me play. I'll let you in on a secret....I can BARELY stop. On Ice I can't stop AT ALL. Either way, I'm trying my best and having a ton of fun while doing it! :)

Yeah, I found myself skating more upright that game. I don't normally do that...I guess I got lazy. And the Red team, yeah I dunno what their problem is. They won the championship last year. Same players too. An obvious scoring problem. We play them AGAIN next week :) :) :) :) PS: Nothing against you older fellas. Our captain is 27 and is one hell of a player (#54).

Gek, Thanks man, It's good to hear words of encouragement once in a while. I've been playing for a year now (never skated before that) and am trying my hardest to improve my game. But yes, you're right. Alot of people just stand around. The team we played there is the "Red Team". They're 0-4 and have only scored 4 total goals this season. My team is 2-2 and have scored a total of 26 goals :) Anyway, I'm the second youngest player on my team @ 22yo. MOST players in my C League are in their 30's or older.

I fixed the URL. :) missed the other "a" in "away".

Got these tonight during my C League game (yeah I suck).... Heres a vid of my goal tonight, deflection. I'm the big guy, cant miss me. http://www.nicklomedia.com/files/joe_deflection.AVI And heres my teammate Russ on a breakaway, kinda blurry but eh. http://www.nicklomedia.com/files/russ_breakaway.AVI

6' 1" is a perfect height :)

another reason why Photoshop should only be used by Professionals ;) jk (graphic designer inside joke)

Maybe I'll get some pics tonight....

Bah, let the kid wear his socks however he wants.

I cant deal with pink gloves and reflective/mirrored visors.

he's just trying to make a fashion statement :)

wow, being a defenseman, i drool when i see someone looking for a pass like that :D exactly ;)

CCM Vector 110 / Kaberle Mid Flex Reviewer 6' 1" 255lbs - RW First Impressions When I first held the Vector 110 in my hands I immediately noticed how balanced the stick was. I found it to be fairly light and on par with the weight of other top end one peice sticks. I was however turned off by the decal that CCM decided to use for the design of the stick. Although looks have nothing to do with performance of the stick, it'd have been nice for CCM to print the designs directly onto the shaft. Flex 8/10 Being a heavier, larger player I am not one to use a lower flex such as the Mid on this stick (I normally use a regular flex CCM or a Stiff flex TPS) but I had found this stick on Ebay for a killer price of $80 USD. After about 10 or so wrist shots I noticed a slight increase in speed on my shot, with the lower flex it seemed I could load the puck easier and fire it off my blade faster. I then took a dozen or so slapshots. I immediately noticed that the shaft pulled back much more then it would if I had been using the regular flex or stiff. I noticed no real speed increase on my slapshot but it did seem a bit more accurate. Feel 9/10 Seeing as this was my first one piece composite stick I was expecting much less from the feel. After stickhandling and receiving a few passes I felt much more confident in this stick. I liked how the blade was not too thick, yet not wafer thin. The blade has held up very well over the past 6 months only just recently getting chipped on the toe. Stickhandling 9.5/10 It may be all in my head BUT when using this stick I find myself keeping my head up much more often. I don't tend to glance down as often as I normally would with other sticks. It must be that the feel of the puck on the blade is (to me) more defined but I found my stick handling to improve greatly. Shooting 8/10 A considerable gain in accuracy was noticed when I shot with this stick. Whether slapshot, wristshot, backhand or snapshot I generally hit my target. One instance I had some rink time to myself. A group of young kids were lined up along the glass watching me take slapshots. I had kept ripping shot after shot....I then figured I'd TRY and show off. I aimed for the middle of the crossbar (just for kicks) and hit FOUR in a row. The onlooking kids were quite impressed (and I was shocked). Generally I noticed no real speed gain in my shooting with this stick HOWEVER it is much easier to get the puck off of your blade and at your target. Quick releases were always something I lacked in but this stick has helped improve that aspect of my shooting. Durability 10/10 I've been using this stick for about 6 months now and I have found it to be one of the most durable one piece sticks on the market today! I've had people take some pretty hard hacks at my stick and have slammed into the boards with it several times only to come out with my Vector in one peice! The blade only recently began to split very slightly at the toe (which I covered with a bit of epoxy to solve that problem). This stick can take a beating. Conclusion 9/10 Seeing as I paid only $80 for this stick I find it to be a HUGE bang for my buck. It performs excellently and is extremely durable. Once again, my only complaint is CCM's lack of attention to the decals of the stick.

Sticks: CCM Vector 110 (Kaberle), CCM Vector 110 (Thorton), CCM Vector 130 (Lacavalier), CCM Vector 50 (Kaberle), Easton Z-Carbon (Lidstrom) Helmet: ITech HC100 Visor: ITech 920 Combo Inline Skates: Tour BlueMax Ice Skates: Tour BlueMax Gloves: Easton Z-Air (2004) Elbow Pads: Sherwood 5030 Shingaurds: Bauer 300 Ice Pants: Tackla 900 Roller Pants: Tour Rage, Mission D1 Inline Girlde: Mission D1

definitely not a site that i'd order from....doesn't look trustworthy/professional. you guys ever order much from this place?