caveman27

Oh, if you want to look for older composite shafts with non-grip and attach it to a separate composite blade, check out this Latvian hockey store, https://www.hokejam.com/hockey-sticks/ccm-vector-v8-0-junior-composite-hockey-shaft Yes, I've bought from them before. It's legit. Really, if he's 14, he'll probably want to get used to grip sticks as his shot gets harder and he'll want more grip.

Outside of the usual big internet stores, I check out www.sidelineswap.com and www.prostockhockey.com for deals.

So, I tore my ACL during a fencing tournament in the late summer. I wasn't playing hockey or skating at that time. Fall came around and I wasn't playing any hockey after I found out my ACL was torn. I got the surgery in the winter and it took awhile to rehab, after recovery. I got a graft from my patella and I my range of motion after surgery wasn't progressing as well as the doctor wanted to see. I went to physical therapy to help with range of motion. They also hooked up this machine to send electric pulses to my quads to get them to activate during therapy. That was fun and weird. It was probably eleven months before I was 100% good to go with any sports, and going 100% in the gym with leg workouts. I was a bit worried on my first time on the ice, but I was able to do everything, hockey stop, t-stop, crossovers, skating backwards, etc. without a brace. Probably doesn't answer your question since I wasn't back to playing after my injury. But, the thing that told me something was wrong was when I was walking and then, I stopped and turned left, I would get a sharp pain in the middle of my knee. Kind of like a little tiny knife held by a mean leprechaun who magically poked only the inside of my knee on the same 2mm spot. This was happening well after the swelling was gone. Then, it would also happened when I was pivoting to turn on my left foot. Of course, my right knee was fine and I could turn and/or pivot on my right foot without problems. Walking straight, going up and down stairs, and doing squats in the gym wasn't a problem either.

Montreal Canadiens team equipment sale. 9 to 3 PM at the Bell Centre.

Oh, I mean street pants, not hockey pants.

What is your height, weight, current pant waist size?

Oh. I had a pair of Nike/Bauer One75 goalie skates. I usually wear 6D in Bauers, but had these in 6EE because I found them on sale for super cheap. Even after I tightened up the laces. My feet could move a bit because it was a bit too wide. I hated them.

Interesting patent case. The judge had made his final ruling, there is nothing else to say. Step Steel has a solid customer following though, and may be able to try and develop their own patented proprietary holder/blade combination. If they can make a holder out of carbon fiber, aluminum and/or titanium, they can sell a lighter holder/blade combo which would be very attractive to existing and new Step Steel customers. The other things they could get into are figure skating blades and speed skating blades.

This is the first I've ever heard of this. I'm going down 1.5 sizes from shoe size to skate size, so when I lace up my skates, nothing is sliding, whether I'm in goalie skates or player skates.

I have a Bauer PM9 blade. 3/8" curve keeps the long distance shots low.

That other team had an interesting mix of guys who are novice skaters (45 and 33) to guys launching hard slapshots from the blue line.

I got Ottawa Senators CCM pants in black. Not a huge fan of the team, but they are nice and light.

I have a game this Tuesday. Looking forward to it... after a 3 week break since our last game. Scheduling in our league isn't perfect and ice time is sort of jammed up with only two rinks in the area. But, we have about a game a week from here on out which is good.

I had to pick a number that wasn't my personal favorite, 27, because it wasn't available, so I chose 71 for one of my fav players Evgeni Malkin.

Could be a number of things, ACL, LCL, meniscus. So, I've had ACL reconstruction. During the injury, I felt a sharp pop and limited mobility. After the injury, maybe an hour later, the knee started swelling up, like a grapefruit size and I could hardly bend it. After the swelling went down, the pain went away, but every once in a while, when I turned, I could feel a sharp pain inside the knee. So, my doctor told me to come back in a week after the swelling goes down, because the swelling could also be affecting the pain and would not provide an accurate X-ray. So, I waited. The swelling did go away. The pain was still there so I went in. I got an x-ray and physical examination. Then, he said I would need an MRI to get a better view of the insides. So, you do need to take some time for the swelling to go away to see if the pain persists afterwards. You said you got injured in a game one night ago. Once the swelling goes away, your pain symptoms may change or go away or stay the same. Ice it. Take it easy. After a week, the swelling should go away and pain level should decrease, you can probably resume your usual activities. See how your knee feels. If pain persists, see your doctor again. Note when pain occurs, going up steps, going down steps, running, standing, kneeling, turning, jumping, kicking, bending, certain angles, leg fully extended, etc. and tell that to the doctor.

Interesting question. I've never heard of anyone getting "traded" mid-season. But, if someone is above or below their skill level, they might change division/level in the following season, and the player would need to find a new team in that new level/division.

Width of a skate (any skate brand) has to do with the distance from where the big toe's phalange meets the metatarsal to where the pinky toe's phalange meets the metatarsal.

I just wear Adidas ankle socks. 😂

Interesting picture. Crosby has newer 70K CCM skates with the old-fashioned e-pro holder. I've never noticed that until now. Most NHL players in CCMs switch to Tuuk holders. Anyone like the e-pro holder? Who knows how many of those blade holders and blades the equipment manager has to have stashed away. That's not made anymore. Anyway, he also skips the second from the top eyelet.

Are you in the US or Canada? If you are in the US, prostockhockey.com sells pro stock sticks at a good price.

I see. There's a lot of skating drills to improve balance and doing deep edges and tight turns, and working on posture and stride to maximize acceleration... all with the skates laced up as one would wear during a game. I see that wearing laces undone is kind of like doing a barbell bench press as opposed to machine bench press, in that you are forcing yourself to use secondary muscles to balance the bar in addition to using primary muscles to push the bar. I'm not opposed to your method, but I think that balance/control and speed can also be attained in other methods where skates aren't loosely laced.

Well, I guess that's true. My last skates were the Bauer Supreme 6000s. I know they were a tier or two down, from 8000s or 9000s, I don't recall, but they were a bit lower quality. Before then, it's a long stretch between, but I had Bauer Supreme 100s in the 1980s, which were top of the line at the time. Now, the stiffness level of the 6000s were fine and I skated in them for years. I come from a time period when sticks were made with wood and when skates were made with real leather. And, so I saw expensive skates as upspec'ed skates, i.e. you pay more, but you got more. Low-end hockey skates would be something I saw as rental skates.

Oh. I've never touched a 1S or 1X in person. I like the heel lock very much in the JetSpeed. Not only do I get better feel in forward strides and cross-overs, but a much better feel in backwards c-cuts than my Bauer Supreme 6000s (which were a tier or two lower than the top-of-the line in the mid 2000s). They are also much lighter in weight, but JetSpeed to Supreme 6000s is like comparing apples to oranges. I just happen to switch to CCMs last year since they were in my price range and I couldn't find Bauer Supreme TotalOneMX3 in my size.

That's interesting. I've never heard of down-spec'ed ice skates. I'm not saying they don't exist, I figure it would just be easier for the equipment manager and the skate company just to get an off-the-shelf skate that is one tier lower, like 7K.

I wear the "OG" JetSpeed. I bought them on clearance after the FT1's had been introduced. It's their top-of-the-line, where CCM has intermediate and beginner versions of that skate. So, there's a difference between skating with all laces loose and not tying to the top eyelet. Not sure if you are equating that to be the same.