BenBreeg

Anything more specific than that?

I have two Eastons I bought when I started playing again 5 years ago that won't die. But my Jetspeed Pro I got for my bday got scissored between two guys and snapped like a twig. If that doesn't happen, at least a year. I don't really care or notice all these subtleties people talk about, I have no hands.

There are adult league Facebook and even LinkedIn groups for specific rinks and general geographic areas, you may try searching there.

Unless there is some person running their own thing, you arent going to find adult league with checking. And none of the invite only skates around here with ex-pros and high-level amateurs have checking somI would imagine it is going to be the same elsewhere. People have moved on and need to go to work in the morning.

Cool, he more the merrier.

Hopefully Tampa just needs to shake the rust off, Rangers aren’t a likable team. Last night was crazy, Colorado just didn't miss on those Oilers breakdowns in the 2nd.

I wouldn’t describe it as aggressive. To me it takes the extreme parts of the P28 and tones them down.

Read and read more. It’s an idea that has very little data behind it so there is more opinion than fact.

Maybe, but I was first made aware of it almost 40 years ago (that was hard to type...) and I remember it being presented as, "the Russians have been skating with no laces for years" so it wasn't tied closely to the skate stiffness (see what I did there...) and isn't new.

Yes, you can build a "vocabulary of athleticism" (I just made that up) and some or a lot of that can be transferrable. A buddy of mine who played D1 and skates around here with invite-only type stuff said that there are a few ex-Steelers that picked up hockey late that they play with and he said even as adults they picked it up really fast. Said their skill isn't the same as the other guys but they are good enough to keep up. In addition he said they just have innate awareness of where to be, can keep the puck moving, etc. All the things that aren't flat showy skill that allows them to play with better people.

IMO if you are losing connection to the back half of your skate blade it is a technique problem and not going to be fixed by anything like we are talking about.

I wore mine, not a ton because it was the beginning of COVID but there was no inquiry, I just walked in and said I want 1/2 size bigger and they gave them to me.

Yeah, i never did it with mesh, it was one of those things I just thought looked cool.

I did it when i was a kid, 35 years ago, not new.