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Nearly a year later, and I ended up waiting until this past April for my loop ileostomy closure. At six weeks, I started doing stick and puck. I have gone twice and am already wanting to graduate to drop in. Now that I have no more bag, getting dressed is considerably easier. No more extra equipment or anything. Now just to get some reps!

Fast forward to game 7 of the Cup Finals, and drop ‘n’ block has returned and is here to stay. There was a slight return to athletic play, but drop ‘n’ block is still preferred method of play. The chesties got better, but scoring has increased from other means. I hope the scoring has increased enough to satiate the powers that be so they stop fiddling with our equipment.

That blows!!! I had a roommate that thought EVERY nurse was his waitress. Add to that the nurse was telling him how coccaine was not good for his heart as he always called for his waitress/nurse! 11:50 in the evening eating cereal would make me nuts!!!! Please stay strong, okay?

Sorry so late to the party. If the pants are designed to tuck your chest protector, then there is at least 4 plus inches additional waist to allow for tucking. Goal pants don’t fit even close to how player pants do. If the line is anatomical with chest protector out, it is closer to true to size, but the fit is, in general more generous than player pants.

If any of you have been thinking about this and need the extra push, here’s my push: DO IT!!!! I use the coating on my runners and the Overdrive blades I sell. I have two pairs out in the wild and am VERY happy with the performance and aesthetics. As far as the performance on runners- I can’t get a burr, even when running my Sparx on a 10 run cycle! Step Black does leave a sliver of metal that is easily removed. There is magic in that coating, and I will be recommending sharpening customers buy the Step polished steel and having Monty coat them. As far as service goes- Monty runs a ship like I do: reasonable wait times, always hitting the target within a day on either side. He lets you know what is going on, and I have never had to chase him down. There is a reason why he is touted on this site, as this is still the gold standard of hockey fora. In short- Monty offers great product with service to match.

https://www.olympia-composites.com/product-page/cooper-hm40-cage

Really though, my orthotics take up a bit more than half a shoe size, so I wear a 10. Subtract the orthotic, I need a 9, but like a half size of room. Skate size is 7.5 (8 in a Graf). I could run around saying I am like Paul Coffey, right?!? Cycle shoes need to also be sized more like a sock than a street shoe, for comfort to a small degree, but lots of negative space is definitely a no no and can really be detrimental. Once I figured this out, cycling shoes should be sized not too much unlike a skate.

I can’t remember the site that was carrying those. Do a google of Protech men’s league cage and you may end up with your answer. I may try that myself. Yes- I can’t find it anymore. If you have that much of a hankering for one, try Olympia Composites. If they don’t make one, they can make one for you.

I will pay for superior materials, flawless construction, and a few features. For me, Mammoth fit the bill. Yes- it came with kitschy things like a bottle opener, but the premium features like the aluminium handles, seat belt straps and the like made it a fantastic bag for me. I would like a bag constructed like the Mammoth but very simple when I buy again. I paid plenty for it, but it isn’t falling apart. I surmise the next time I buy will be quite a ways away.

So many urban legends grew from misread/misunderstood stories. Skates were more pliable back then, but not THAT pliable. I lived through leather skates, after all! In the end- the crazier the story, the more fun it is to tell!

This is something that really was invented for a completely different purpose but is definitely applicable to everyone. I could have used this years back, as well! You sir, are correct!

Those are not it, but I do recall a few versions of the true pro Hespeler gloves. Something makes me think they were manufactured to spec by someone else (such as the Eagle factory) as I don’t recall any good, top level gear from that company for a long time even before then. I may be wrong here, or as I say, “the somestimer’s is really strong”.

Tellin’ ya what- a bidet can change your life!

I won’t be back for awhile, but he is there a lot so I will most likely see him when I am cleared to play. I seem to recall branding more like the above photo, but I may not be remembering correctly 😉He also wears an original Protech cage on a very old HT2 (with foam side bumpers).

Yes, sir!

That is a great and functional means to cover it up.

Bidet seats are the bomb, ESPECIALLY if you just had a J-pouch/loop ileostomy closure surgery. Life is good 😄

@Monty22 and @flip12 thanks for the clarification! Maybe this guy had it thrown onto a Supreme style boot. The holder and steel is the same, but no Nike swoosh on the boot.

His boot looked like some 90s Supreme boot. I may have dreamt this, but somehow I remember the steel supposedly being stoopid difficult to sharpen on that particular holder.

I love looking at gear. It’s the crazy stuff that was ahead of the game 25 plus years ago that is still in service that excites me. There is one guy I occasionally play with who has a pair of Bauers that have grey Tuuks with a funky looking black steel with triangular cut outs. I kinda remember those, but am sketchy on the details. I seem to remember that the steel was really difficult to sharpen. There’s also a guy who plays in a pair of what looks to be high-end leather Hespeler gloves with high cuffs in Rangers colours. They look damned near brand new. Are they Gretzky pro stocks? He always dresses in a different room and leaves before drop in is over, so I have not asked him the story. That is fascinating. I don’t tend to judge based on equipment unless somebody has something that is clearly unsafe, like the goalie wearing a street hockey mask (?!?). The goalie wearing a 30 year old chest protector and then bitches about the bruises is one I tend to judge. The guy wearing holey equipment bitching about getting hurt is another one. The bender who is kitted to the hilt with top end stuff? To me, that person is stylish. Haters are gonna hate... I have been long immune to the latest marketing. I like what is comfortable. I was jazzed when I found two NOS Easton aluminium shafts! New isn’t always better.

I cover embroidery with HTV if I can find a matching colour. I use a stretchy HTV that has a matte finish that wears nice. You would cut out a piece that covers the embroidery, use a teflon sheet (available where you would buy vinyl on the internet) and I suggest using a hobby iron (available from hobby shoppes that sell monocote for RC airplanes) to seal the HTV to your glove cuff. I use firm pressure for 30-45 seconds. You could buy 12X12 sheets for not much money from websites that sell vinyl for both commercial and personal use. I discovered my love for HTV when I bought my Cricut machine.

100% common sense- I get it. Again- why risk your investment if the best protection is available if you plan on taking it anywhere?

You never know. I never saw that in the literature. A Pelican case is pretty well the gold standard in protection when it comes to sensitive micro mechanical machines like cameras; I would qualify a Sparx as such a machine even though it is the size of an old printer! Why risk your investment when the ultimate case is available?

From my experience, that singular pass would be enough on black steel. Between the coating and the polishing processes, the edges are a touch harder than with plain steel.

Exactly! I am not travelling with mine, so therefore- no case. The minute I ponder travelling with mine, that case will be ordered. Something like this deserves the best protection money can buy.