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Would love to see someone measure all the brands of steel to assign them a Rockwell (HRC) rating

I am willing to bet the holder are just stretched a bit which causes the outsole to become oval-shaped and allows for some slop between the holder and outsole mount.

Brands are running out of ideas for cosmetic design. There is only so much you can do to a hockey skate to make it look unique without adding too much weight or providing a diminishing value. Even brands like TRUE are going to start removing the "jewel" from most of their skates moving forward. I think a graphics/color package is really the only thing they can do to "spice" things up and with CCM going down the road of "retro" for skates, and Bauer doing itfor sticks, I would imagine they are now looking to do the same for skates.

Agreed.

Pictures?

Taking the year off to regroup since they went through a private equity acquisition. Long story. Too much to type.

I do recall it, but have not seen anyone selling it for a very long time.

There are multiple versions of quad profiles, and they are not all created equal. In the last year or so I moved mostly to Elite profiles. https://eliteperformancetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Elite-Profile-Overview-V9-July-2023.pdf Maybe consider a Polaris Quad?

Pitch or pivot point. You are mixing two things together.

Not a single semi-pro or pro team uses the FBV. I will never understand why people are still trying to make this a thing.

Of course. Can't open without them 😉

He is trying to change things up. While it's important to note that the current season is still in its early stages with only 24 games played, his performance appears to have declined compared to his recent stellar seasons. His goal-scoring and point production rates are lower, and his plus/minus has dropped significantly. However, his faceoff performance has shown improvement. ## Current Season (2024-25) Through 24 games played, Matthews has recorded: - 11 goals - 12 assists - 23 points - -2 plus/minus - 10 penalty minutes - 101 shots - 10.9% shooting percentage ## Comparison to Previous Seasons ### Scoring Pace Matthews' current scoring pace of 0.96 points per game is significantly lower than his recent seasons: - 2023-24: 1.32 points per game (107 points in 81 games) - 2022-23: 1.15 points per game (85 points in 74 games) - 2021-22: 1.45 points per game (106 points in 73 games) ### Goal Scoring His goal-scoring rate has decreased: - Current: 0.46 goals per game - 2023-24: 0.85 goals per game (career-high 69 goals) - 2022-23: 0.54 goals per game - 2021-22: 0.82 goals per game (60 goals) ### Shooting Percentage Matthews' current shooting percentage of 10.9% is lower than his career average: - Career average: 16.0% - 2023-24: 18.7% - 2022-23: 12.2% - 2021-22: 17.2%[3] ### Plus/Minus His current -2 plus/minus is a notable drop from recent seasons: - 2023-24: +31 - 2022-23: +31 - 2021-22: +20 ### Ice Time Matthews' average time on ice remains consistent: - Current: 20:41 per game - 2023-24: 20:58 per game - 2022-23: 20:17 per game[3] ### Faceoffs His faceoff win percentage has improved slightly: - Current: 55.8% - 2023-24: 53.4% - 2022-23: 52.4%[3]

The retail store is almost done! So much time, effort, and money went into this. Just waiting on a couple more shipments and we will be open to the public! https://www.yelp.com/biz/surfside-hockey-torrance?osq=Hockey+Equipment https://maps.app.goo.gl/XpKW9WbY9LtEwq4z8 For those not local to So Cal, we will be doing online sales. Exciting times!

I have not had any issues, though I have seen others with helmets that did not wear well. Not sure what the heck happened to this one? lol

I feel the same. I have always hated felt, so when CCM released the FT6 Pro, I was a huge fan of the newer tongue design. The new TRUE tongue takes that to an even higher level.