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Sounds like a solid session except for the cowling mishap! Any action shots of you in the new pads badger?

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Anyone else go to the Ontario Reign gear sale this past Sunday? Here is my haul, all for $33! $25 for goalie cut practice jersey w/ socks $.50 per roll of tape, x6 $1 per compression item (2 pants, 3 shirts), all brand new Warrior brand $1 Ontario Reign puck:

meant to say a great source for used gear...the d-baggery is off the charts most times.

Thanks OR! It was tough to only walk away with stuff I really needed v.s. wanted. GGSU is a great group, I'm also a member!

We lost 3-1 yesterday but it felt like a victory to us! The team we played is full of 4th season "rookies", yeah, pretty comedy huh! First goal I gave up went off my blocker, then off the crossbar and landed in the crease behind me, I wasn't able to get to it before there guy who tapped it in. That was all for the first period, 2nd period was a 2 on 0, i got over in time but got beat 5-hole, 3rd goal was through traffic, I should have been further out, dropped down to butterfly, saw the puck come through the forest of legs, made a right pad save but was too deep and it bounced off my pad, then off the inside of the right post and in. 3rd period, no goals were given up. Our team had a couple new players on it, both of which had experience and it made a WORLD of difference! For the first time (in 3 games) it actually felt like a game. The guys had some decent offensive zone possession and played their positions well. I didn't even care that we lost at all, I was more impressed with how well everyone played and the team morale was high as well. Here is my haul from the ECHL Ontario Reign gear sale, all for $33! $25 for goalie cut practice jersey w/ socks $.50 per roll of tape, x6 $1 per compression item (2 pairs of pants, 3 shirts), all brand new Warrior brand $1 Ontario Reign puck:

Very nice Badger!

Dude, I swear your defense is worthless. They are basically cones with sticks that just stand there and watch the play go by, especially #33 (does he ever keep two hands on his stick?). Goal 2, 2 on 1, goal 3, 2 on 0...goal 7, guy was wide open backdoor. Looks like on goal 9 you were just flat footed at the edge of your crease, might have been easier to challenge a little more then back up as he came in so you had momentum to b'fly slide? Nice read at 7:10 on that 2 on 0! LMFAO at #88, he let the pass get through and then once it did he stood there and watched the play, he should be pissed at himself. Goal 16, homie had 3 whacks at it ALL ALONE!!! How many saves do you have to make before a d'man pulls his head out of his arse and gets on the guy?!?! 11:40, where the hell is your team??!?! 2 opponents wide open in front of you with no one in site!! Great save right there man! Wow, goal 18, #33 just backed all the way up into you pretty much. On that one maybe you could have challenged the shooter a bit more by coming-out further? How many SOG is your team putting up?

Welp, got waxed last night...8-1 (we are now 0-2). Once again, the other team had 3 or 4 players that clearly were not "Rookie" level, and again I faced countless 2 on 0, 2 on 1 and at one point, a freaking 4 on 0!!! I'd honestly say I was responsible for 4 goals, 3 were bad 5-holes, where I didn't keep my stick down on the ice. The 4th one beat me low blocker side, was a tough one to try to get. The other goals were results of out numbered attacks where I made the first save, but then one of their players was left unattended to knock in the rebound on my far side. It got to the point where the non-rookie player would dangle through our entire team, enter the zone then wait for his teammate to enter and pass it to them. Overall though I felt I played much better, these clinics are really paying off. My wife even said I looked almost 100% better than I did the first time she watched me, which was only my 3rd time on the ice in my goalie gear...last night marked my 9th I believe. My stance felt much better, I was lower in my butt squat, my hands were in the right spot, my back was straighter and my legs were wider. I have really been working on my lateral slides to the post from the top of the crease and made a few saves last night using those when faced with 2 on 1 or 2 on 0. There were a few times when I was lazy and got up on the wrong foot when recovering, luckily it didn't cost us a goal. All in all, I felt like I played much better this game than our first game. I'm trying not to worry about the score, but it does get frustrating when time after time a 2 on 0 is coming my way or when no one is there to pick up a rebound or an opponent after I make the initial save. And again, the refs told me that I did a great job on keeping my team in the game. I faced at least 25 shots this time, our team only had 10...I don't even think their goalie broke a sweat!

Great clinic last night at KHS, they had 4 coaches out there, including a suited up goalie coach! I believe there were about 12-15 skaters, plus 3 goalies (me, plus 2 others). It was really nice that there was a goalie coach this time around, he took us down to the other end of the ice to work with us. We started off with some C-Cuts to stops, switching off which leg we stopped with, cut-cut-cut-stop-set! repeated that from the goal line to the blue line and back. Next up was T-Pushes, strong push-glide-strong-stop, rotated between left foot and right foot forward stops....goal line to blue line and back. Following that was the same, but after the stop, we dropped to butterfly, alternating which leg we got up with to push into the next T-Push...goal line to blue line and back. After that, we did C-Cuts around the face-off circles, did one lap cutting with our right leg, then stopped and went back the other way around the circle, cutting with our left leg. Followed that up by doing the same thing but going backwards. After that we did sideways shuffles, facing the boards from goal line towards blue line, at the halfway point, we switched sides so we were pushing with the opposite foot. Once we finished those we had a water break, then it was time for Up-Downs. Drop down to butterfly from ready position, then hop back up...talk about a leg & lung buster! We did 10 of those then shook it off by skating across the ice and then stretched it out a bit. From there we went to work on butterfly pushes and slides. I struggled a bit with my pushes because my skates have no inside edge on them at the moment, so it was very difficult to get any bite to push. Slides were great though, I am definitely stronger and more natural dropping my right knee and sliding that way than I am with my left. We started at the top of the crease, he would then yell "Go", we would track the puck to a steep angle and do our slide while he shot the puck. The focus was on keeping our elbows in and our back straight and tall, trying to keep a solid seal as we slid and squared to the puck. Again, going to the right was no problem for me and very natural, but I had to think too much when going to the left and it felt awkward. That about wrapped up our goalie only stuff, now it was time to face some shooters in drills. The skaters did a few different drills where they would start at the blue line, skate in about 10 feet then navigate around a tire, then slide the puck under a stick or two that was set up on two pucks, then navigate another tire making them circle back in to what equated to the high slot and they would shoot from there. We did that for about 7 minutes then we switched ends and shooters. From there they did a passing drill where they faced each other on a side of a tire, they would pass it once, twice, three times and the guy closest to the blue line would come in for a shot...that lasted about 7 minutes or so. Next drill was the coach standing along the side boards, and he would soft pass a puck in a direction to the right or left, pointing at which goal he wanted the skater to shoot on, similar thing where they would shoot from high slot, or come in for a deke. This wrapped up the clinic and I felt great at the end. Everything is feeling more and more natural each time I skate!

Hockey Monkey did it for me, I made sure they would before I bought them, otherwise, I wouldn't buy them. I had asked Inline Warehouse's online customer service if they would do it, and they would not, guess who didn't get my money...

Any of you guys ever use Pad Skinz or Pad Wrap? Did a quick photoshop of what my pads would look like if I matched out jerseys.

Thanks for the video OR, I agree with P22, you improved on many things! It was very obvious that you didn't have much support at all. Not only the 2 on 0 and 2 on 1, but there were so many guys wide open at the bottom of the circles and in the slot it wasn't even funny! You had a ton of great saves though man. I know how hard it is to stay motivated to make the next save when it feels like you are the only one giving a crap on your team. It feels like no one else on the team is even trying, meanwhile you are busting your butt! I could be way off here, but it looks like you have a tendency to lean to your right when you are dropping and kicking out your left leg. I noticed that on a few throughout the video, 3:13, 3:20, 3:34, 5:58, 10:22 etc. It looks like mainly when shots are coming to your glove side you kind of scootch to your right a little extra to make it easier to get your glove on it? At 12:14 you were money, nice and squared, and upright to the shooter. Sick breakaway save at 13:38 too! I'm doing a clinic tonight, still need to get me that suction cup mount for my GP!!! Btw, I can't believe the other team is celebrating goals during pickup!!! Not only that, they are taking extra hacks at rebounds that are right at your glove/blocker when on the ice. I'd be pissed! And wow 16 has the audacity to chirp you when he was standing behind the goal line watching the play?!?! Check out his sorry attempt at playing defense, he does a weak attempt at hooking the player, instead of putting his stick on the ice and going for at least a poke check, he does nothing. Look at all your players standing around and watching the play go by them without being on an opponent. Heck, two of your players are side by side watching the other two opponents wide open hacking away. Have you shown them this video? It would be great so they can see how bad they are doing on D. 15:38, where the hell is your team at?!?! Dude, I know it is just pick up, but i was getting infuriated watching how hung out to dry your team leaves you.

OR, my skates are Graf Goaler Elites. Once again I have learned even more from you guys, this thread is the best!!!

Thats a great feeling Badger about feeling good after a session! Glad to hear you are progressing well with the conditioning and position. I did sticktime at Lakewood (my local rink) with my teammate and almost 30 other people today, it was a zoo! The good news is that they had 5 nets out there. 2 of them were reserved at the south end for a goalie lesson and the other was for a couple guys skating out. The third and fourth were positioned at center ice, facing each other, cross ice. My buddy and I chose to focus on working on stuff at one of the side nets. I did take about 15 shots in the main net, but it was too chaotic. Back at the sidenet I had my friend help me with my lateral movement and slides. Id start at tbe top of the crease, he would tap his stick which was my cue to start my movement to the post. I would look in the direction I was going, pivot my lead foot and drop that leg as I pushed with my opposite foot, resulting in a butterfly slide. As I slid be would then shoot the puck from a relatively steep angle, simulating a one-timer. I felt really good doing these since I had worked on them on Monday. This time it felt more natural and I was able to stay up right and well balanced while squeezing my elbows to my body to seal the 7 hole. We went back and forth between waffle board and glove side. After that I helped him out with his wristwrs from in close, and same with his back hand. Tried to simulate rebounds to top of the crease for him to backhand in...he did great. We also worked in one-timers with some other guys but that was too hectic with all that was going on. The ice got chopped up pretty quickly but I was still abke to work on my butterfly pushes and made great progress with those! We ground down some of the cowling on the inside portion of my skates and it gave me better contact with my blade on the ice. Here is a picture of my skate, we ground down those ridges, they were interfering with my ability to push. I know my foot should be more upright when pushing from butterfly, but right now my technique still blows, so grinding them flat was a huge help!

i had the same exact issue, baking did not solve it. i went a half size bigger and it was clearly the right choice for me once i put them on.

I now know what you mean about the lack of flow in Rookie League, it is almost unnatural to have to move soooo slow in that league that it does mess up timing for us. From that video, that looked like a fun level of pick up, didn't look like there were too many ringers that were trying to deke you every other shot.

Very cool OR! Looked like a fun skate for sure, and wow, 80 years old?!?! We have a guy on our rookie team that is 58, I hope I'm still playing at that age..I think! I brought my GoPro to my StickTime on Monday but didn't bring it out on the ice with me. I only have the 3-in-1 tripod for it, one of these days I will bust it out!

Thanks so much psulion22 for all of that information, I will be sure to implement it next game, as I have heard the team we will be playing is better than this last team, I will need every ounce of energy I can get! Here are a few pix from Sunday's game. Opening faceoff Just pulled a rebound back in and covered it, where is the defense?!?! I believe this was after the first period, chatting with my buddy whom was the opposing goalie.

Just got back from StickTime at KHS and Teemu Selanne's son was skating it...he is a natural! I finally had some great instruction in net today and learned lateral butterfly slides to block one timers, learneed how to set up in Reverse VH from the top of the crease to a b-fly slide to the post, also worked on t-pushing to top of the crease, then shuffle across the arc of the crease as the skater changed his position out front with the puck. There was a minor league goalie (everglades) who was skating out and helping us out. He took my ringer virginity and zipped one high and hit me square in the mask...that was a clink to a quick ring that disapated fast. He also got me good in the shoulder, stinger fo'sho. Im getting a new chesty on Wednesday since mine is ancient! Today was a blast as I learned some fundamentals that I can work on from here on out!

Thanks OR. I agree, the goalie on the other team isnt a rookie, he was my roller hockey goalie, and has played a season or two of ice. He told me that most of their team was returning players, so maybe 2nd season? Either way, I will stick with it as long as I can, if it is just too much to take I will see if I can bump up to Copper or Bronze.

Well that was brutal! I must have faced at least 30 shots, gave up one in the 2nd, and two in the third. First goal went 7-hole, felt it go off my left bicep. Second goal I was completely screened on, saw it right as it went through the D's legs and over my left pad. Third goal was blocker side and I was so exhausted at that point that I couldnt get it in front of the shot. Our team only had 10 shots, and was shutout. So about this team, literally 8 of the 10 skaters seriously looked like they have never skated before. My buddy whom is also brand new looked like a super star compared to them. I cant even tell you how many breakaways I stopped, 2 on 0's, men left all alone wide open in the slot. The refs were giving me propps, and said this game would be so out of hand if I wasnt standing on my head. I even had two sprawling saves that I surprised myself with. My buddy joked that it was like keystone cops on ice! Our team was clearly outmatched, meaning the other team had people that knew what they were doing, had hockey sense, and ability. Our team, not so much. People were literally falling down as they tried to play the puck. I finally had to use our timeout halfway through the 3rd when it was only 2-0. I calmly told the team what I was seeing and was asking for help because I was gassed...I almost puked, thats how many shots I was facing. I guess thats what you get when you sign up for Rookie League. I was just hoping that we had more players with more hockey sense, and even margianally better skills (hopefully those will develop). I was also helping them with their positioning on lining up for faceoffs in our zone. The plus side of all this is that I will learn very quickly, I have no choice. Overall I felt strong but my endurance declined fast as the 3rd period wound down. I focused on keeping my stick down and my butt down as well. My stance felt good, I pushed it a bit wider than last time out and that helped with my b-fly. During warmups I actually did some b-fly slides and it was fun! A gal was taking pix at the game tonight from our bench, I will post some when she uploads them. Tomorrow I am doing that StickTime with my goalie buddy whom is going to give me instruction. I will be bringing my GoPro, so I will put together another video and post it here for you guys to give me more feedback.

Any action shots of you guys in net? I have my first Rookie League game today at 4:50.

Thats a drag the CCM didnt work out for you. I was thinking of checking the one.7 chesty from Bauer ad well. it is $50 cheaper, but I wonder how much of a protection factor would I actually notice? I understand that sometimes we have to sacrifice mobilty for protection, or protection for mobility.

my buddy showed me that the bauer reactor 6000 went on sale for $279.00. i tried it on and it wasnt too bad, but felt pretty bulky. it did have a lot of adjustments though. i want to try it on again but will wear a mask to see if my chin gets caught up when looking left and right in a downward motion.