Monty22

I was going to suggest the "skip the second form the top" eyelet xstartxtodayx mentions above. Both my son and I do this. Feels like the best of both worlds for stability vs. forward flex.

The 9k is more protective but it's a heavy and bulky beast of a girdle. Have you tried just adding a piece of foam behind the hip pads of your current girdle? Something like a yoga mat or camping sleeping pad will do the trick. I would even look at adding some sort of supplemental pad to the CCM girdle you have if you are hitting an unprotected area before looking at the 9k. It's really overkill for non contact hockey.

New, unmounted Size 288 Bauer Lightspeed 2 holders and new in wrapper Step STSPEED steel. Unsharpened. $80 shipped in North America. Payment via PayPal F/F.

New with tags Eagle L29 14" hockey gloves. Rare pair of Eagle's Vintage Series, the L29 is a calf leather glove. All black with white logos. Senior size 14". Traditional 4 roll design. Made in Canada. This model is no longer available from Eagle. Brand new and still has warranty info tag attached. Palms are soft and supple. Beautiful example of Canadian craftsmanship. $295 + Shipping , PayPal F/F SOLD

Chicago Blackhawks Brent Sutter Bauer ArmourFoam gloves $80 + shipping P/P F/F

I believe 2 part epoxy is used on the mounting plate for a more secure/ permanent mount.

$50 + shipping for the Jetspeed boots

Chicago Blackhawks Brent Sutter Bauer ArmourFoam gloves $80 + shipping P/P F/F

$100 + shipping for the elbows

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Came across a set of new Flare steel on SLS too cheap to pass up. I've been using 95/75 FBV for the last 9 years, and sharpened the Flare steel to 1". Used them in a pick up last night. Transition wasn't hard, maybe a lap or two in warm ups and they felt fine. They certainly felt more stable turning and doing cut backs, and I felt more efficient with straight ahead skating (this felt more noticeable to me than the improvement in turns). I had my regular steel on the bench intending to swap them back and forth to compare, but we only had 2 subs so I was distracted by exhaustion... So far impressions are positive. Looking forward to getting some more time on them.

$50 + shipping SOLD

Gloves are also like this.

Open to offers on these. Also interested in new/like new 271 steel for CCM SB4.0 holders.

Any movement on this front?

Lightly used CCM JetSpeed skate boots. Size 5.5D. Holders have been removed. Would take size 254 holders (not included). Set of medium arch CCM /Currex Sole insoles included. Perfect for ice or throw a set of chassis on this for inline. $65 + shipping via PP F/F. Lightly used Bauer Lightspeed Edge holders and LS4 Steel Sharpened twice. Size 246 fits skates size 5.5. $50 +shipping via PP F/F or will trade for 271 CCM SB4.0 steel

For your stated use I think you can cross off the Blackstone just based on price. I don't think it would do anything the BladeMaster can't do as well. I would check around on Ebay and SLS for used rivet presses, and even ask around at your LHS to see if they have any interest in moving one. I picked up my BladeMaster off of Craigslist.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/262437824304?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fQoIg02rTQG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=FjB-V-VFTxq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

$85 + Shipping

Red HT-2 Sold

There are/were some for sale on ebay, from a shop out of Canada.

You could use one of the lower profile True tongues or even the CCM ones.

I use Barge adhesive (used in shoe and boot assembly) with excellent results. I've found the Velcro adhesive to be disappointing in general.