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This was are go to. 2.5 hour drive a couple times a year. Great service. If you knew what you needed or wanted some work done you could ship to Cannonsburg and pick up in Delmont. Delmont shop is small however, has better selection than a lot of the rink pro shops I have been in.

I have the last version. Coming from bauer's 13 inch the 14 fit me better.

They are advertising the crap out of it on NHL.tv

Beer league buddy is still rocking one of these.

Didn't CCM or Reebok have a stick with holes in the lower portion of the shaft? Also, I beleive there is a stick from some company that the blade looks like a siv.

Good sale of stallion gloves and sticks currently

I have used super reds last a while no complaints. Son had abec7 from inline he liked them. Wasnt impressed with labeda swiss. These didn't last long. Currently running yellow jacket stingers. So far so good. They are a definite up grade from the hilo abec7 the skates came with.

I play a couple times or more a week. I air my stuff out after each session. The only peices of my equipment that ever really smelled were my skates. Didn't start wearing a base layer or socks till about a year ago. Plus i lost my faculty of smell about 8 or 9 years ago.

I got the stallions hpr 1.1. I got mediums. They fit good out the box. They are more mobile out the box then my old high end vapors that at broke in. Biceps could be a little larger. At the level i play anymore i am more concerned with a random fall than a slash. That being said the length is perfect. Volume could be a little more. I have a "game" tonight. I'll update this. That being said I contacted St x regarding my fit concern. They said they had no problem creating a return slip for me if they didn't fit. UPDATE: Super pleased with the preformance. I gotta say as advertised didn't slip. Super comfortable and flexible. As far as elbow pads go this is as close as i have flet to wearing nothing. No pinching or binding. I honestly dig the the sleeve. The bicep strap is a moot point for me with the sleeve. The sleeve keeps it plenty tight enough up top. I will probably just tack it to the sleeve as it holds some of the pad in place so I don't see cutting it off as an option.

I got my kid pretty Set. Purchased extra stuff for when he grows out of it. He is very particular on fit, so now that i got that down were good. As for me. Now that I modded my shins to fit and sending my gloves for repairs. Still can't find a pair of elbows I like. I just ordered a pair of Stx. I think the only thing ill be in the market for is skates. Not over exited about the ones I have now. So when they are shot maybe 2 pair. One to convert to inlines and one for ice. But yea kinda over it as I don't see a ton of options or innovations I dig compared to what I have.

I am about to pull the trigger on a pair of hbr elbow pads. My issue is sizing. I have a medium pair of older vapors that are mediums and a pair of large nexus. The nexus are to big the vapors are fine in length but could use a little more volume. Any input. I am about 5'7 185ish

Cage, shinpads, and a cup when I am on the ice with the kids.

I love the perspective of what Is the benefit of a U8 and U10 travel or elite team. At least there is a huge gaping hole here needing to be filled. 1) kids that want to play can't afford it. Yea we got the learn to play program free gear and only cost 150. It's filled twice a year with 40 or More kids each time (just at this rink). But when it comes time to move on the in house league has little respect, seems unorganized, and is barely filled. The travel teams have a problem even fielding 20 players at U8 or 30 at U10. 2) pressure Santos nailed this. The kid that wants to go to the rink and hang out with his friends enjoys hockey but isn't a hockey player yet will fall through the crack and quit. Never had a chance to turn into a hockey player because pressure>fun. 3) time. 8 year old missing thanksgiving with his family because of a tourney. Not to mention all the other time spent traveling. I can't imagine being in a small market down south playing travel. Even with the amount of rinks in pa it is a daunting task. An important part of being kid is socializing, playing, and have fun. Any time there in the road is less time they are doing this. 4)fun. Some one said about meeting new people on the road. Sure but the benefits of inhouse or local league where you see the same kids. They get to actually make a semblance of a relationship rather than single serving friends( yes that's a fight club reference). Let's be honest when your kids at a tourney he usually just hangs out with his team if he isn't being rushed from game to game. These are important things at this age to learn. I think the documentary was called pond hockey. What i took from it is the fun and creativity is being sucked from the game. The best times i had, also some of the best learning, was when I got together on a pond or a roller rink and played some pick up with friends. To this day it makes my eye twitch when I go to a stick n shoot and a parent is having the it kid do drills rather than playing with the other kids and having fun. I will admit I wasn't always like that. Or my personal favorite "don't let your kid play online or dek hockey because it creates bad habits.". It's hockey with less pressure especially when it's pick up with their friends. My child was in skating lessons for 2 yrs and what helped his skating the most is when went to public skates and they played tag. Having fun. I Get it nobody likes losing and it sucks but there has to be a balance. I will say that our new hockey director gets this and already is making changes slowly but surely. I honestly think USA hockey hockey is starting to look at retention rates and taking good steps to grow the sport.

Top of the line looks kinda like old pair of your skates.

I havent even considered the marsblade because its plastic. I want something i can play and practice in. I remember the plasic frames of the early 90s and dont want to revisit it even for nostalgia sake. Was hoping fizix or whatever it is called now would have the metal set out. But it appears at this rate that wont happen in my life time. So it is straight 80 alkali frames that just got put on my nexus 8000.

I am more appreciative of the guys who dont "have a dog in the fight". Politics are aweful. Then you add coaching your own kid which can be a lose, lose situtation. Kid thinks (maybe you are) being to hard on him/her. Parents think that your kid is getting special treatment. On top of which you might be a great mite coach but that doesn't mean you will be a great 16u coach or vice versa. When I have coached I tried to make sure that the other coaches were handling my child. Plus I want to see my kid play and not have to focus on everything else.

You can use the same drills as ice. Remember 8u is about skill development and fun. If it's not fun you'll lose most of them. Kids love scrimmages or small games too. Obstacles to skate around/over. focus on skating without making it seem that way. My boy is just finishing mites 8u ice. The challenge came in when you had a mix of skill to no skill. You will find out real quick which kids will assist the unskilled players and which will want to be Conor Mcdavid. Use that to your advantage and split them up appropriately when doing drills. You will lose the entry level player with no confidence pretty quick if you pair him up with little cocky Johnny hockey. Look at the USA hockey program for 8u. Shame that USA hockey doesn't support inline hockey anymore. It seems to be coming back in the area i am in. Just my Two Cents

My boy does skating lessons one to two times a week. When asked by other parents how he got good so fast that is my response. He is not the strongest stick handler or has the best shot, but he is not getting out skated. He also goes to every public skate he can. It's amazing what a game of tag of their friends will teach a kid. He is now part of the figure skating club as well. Which means he is wearing figure skates and getting coached by The figure skating coaches. His edge work began to increase almost instantly. I had to promise him that he wouldn't miss any hockey due to figure skating. This also gives him access to the ice that is specifically intended for him to work on skating. The importance of skating is lost on a lot of parents and kids. Most of the kids he plays with don't like working on "just" skating. My boy is the rarity, i think. Bottom line, kids need to learn to skate and skate well to have success or just have fun being able to compete. Glad to hear you guys preach this.

SOL.... You could find an ice boot and have a conversion done.

Thats what i was learn on as well and i got one for 550 shipped. Hard to pass up. Went with the ebay edge checker option.

I bought a wissota

What are you guys using for shims........ i am doing bauer supreme 170s with a hummer 2 chasis (all 80s is to long). I need more of a pitch. I currently run alkali shift and nexus s8000 ice. The alkali kill my feet aftwr two hours and the computer machine told me to try supremes. I need some help here.

Ok just bought a sharpener and looking at this thread and there isnt much new info. I dont want to break the bank and from what i have read it currently looks like ebay is the way to go. Shipping from pro sharp is insane at 29 bucks just to ship. I would rather buy once than cry twice. Any other feedback.

Son's new pair first conversion using t nuts. The toes were a pia. Other things i learned: not a fan of slotted screws, but they work great to pull the t huts into the foot bed. Make sure you buy at least one long screw to get the t nuts started. Turned out well. Now he has the same boot for ice as he does for inline.

i disagree the outstanding goalies i know might not put some of the best forwards to shame. but they are the most sound and overall better skaters that I have seen.