Larry54

That must have been a challenge getting the A6 on size 6 Flexlites. I put them on size 7 Flexlites and had to mount them as far to the rear as possible to respect the mounting instructions. I'm guessing you had to settle with a bit of a toeish mount?

Why didn't you just ask his permission to take the picture?

My favorite Tattoo.

At the last open hockey session, some kids drank out of my water bottle without asking, as if they were entitled to it. After it was empty, I told them that they could at least go refill it. They just shrugged. Hopefully next time, they won't touch my newly customized bottle.

That would make sense. BTW, by writing on the broken stick, you're vandalizing what is now their property and technically owe them damages for that. Ironic, isn't it? You owe them a discount on that broken stick!

Whoever is managing the rink should be enforcing the rules. Unfortunately, people take advantage of these situations.

That's right. Bring your own water bottle. Am I being fussy? I think that each player should have his own bottle. With all the colds and flu that's around during the winter, the last thing I want is to catch someone else's crap. I'd estimate that around 1 player out of 5 brings his own bottle. When someone asks for a drink out of my bottle I feel obligated to allow it, just to avoid being alienated. Then the bottle ends up empty before the session is over. And does anyone offer to go refill it? Of course not. Eveyone should have a bottle in his bag. It requires so little effort. Try bringing a somewhat unique-looking bottle rather than a generic hockey water bottle. It won't guarantee that nobody drinks from it but people will have less of a tendency to drink from a more personal-looking bottle, especially if there are a few other "regular" bottles to grab.

I'm sure this isn't you but, the thing that gets me these days is the kids that get shoved aside in the snr divisions here because of lack lustre conditioning, low development or just inexperience. Then get pee'd off because they claim the adults are throwing the kids around. If you step up to a competitive snr division, you are playing with men and you need to adjust to a higher level of physicallity. I had one kid's mum label me a "dirty bastard" for roughing her hack of a son up. All I did was play the body clean and tough. It's not my fault he's a rake with poor skating. Once, again I'm just venting not saying you are the same Angel. Well, in all fairness, Archangel#16 was talking about pickup hockey which is a whole other thing.

You shouldn't generalize. There's no age limit for being a jerk. Sometimes the opposite happens where an older player is getting past a younger player so he trips or hooks him because he can't swallow his pride. I repeat, there's no age limit for being a jerk.

I'm fine with an end-to-end once in a session. I, myself, will attempt it for the thrill of it but not more than once. And I'll usually end up looking for someone to pass to by the time I reach the other end. But seeing how laid back pickup sessions are, end-to-ends don't really prove anything.

That's right. Bring your own water bottle. Am I being fussy? I think that each player should have his own bottle. With all the colds and flu that's around during the winter, the last thing I want is to catch someone else's crap. I'd estimate that around 1 player out of 5 brings his own bottle. When someone asks for a drink out of my bottle I feel obligated to allow it, just to avoid being alienated. Then the bottle ends up empty before the session is over. And does anyone offer to go refill it? Of course not. Eveyone should have a bottle in his bag. It requires so little effort.

When I saw Martin St.Louis flex his stick 2 or 3 times in the Gatorade commercial, it reminded me of this thread. LOL, no wonder there are so many broken sticks in the NHL! I thought that too...but at least HE's flexing HIS stick...not every stick on a rack. But seriously, is there any scientific data that proves that flexing a stick damages it? Or is it just precautionary and being anal about it "in case" it damages it. After all, ever see a slow motion replay of how a stick bends during a slapshot? It's way more than one of those little flexes in a store. Just wondering.

When I saw Martin St.Louis flex his stick 2 or 3 times in the Gatorade commercial, it reminded me of this thread. LOL, no wonder there are so many broken sticks in the NHL!