chippa13

Helmets protect the skull, nothing protects the brain.

I still remember the Nagano Olympics when just about all of the American players were using something painted as a Z-Bubble.

Back when I was coaching Bantams I used to wear everything but shoulder pads and would do all of the skating drills and most of the other drills with them. Much easier to get kids to skate their tails off when one of the coaches is doing it with them.

He didn't, he took Miro Satan's.

As talented as Panarin is, if I were a GM I wouldn't touch him with a 10 foot pole.

The only chirps guys with cages get around here will be, "Lose the cage if you're gonna play like that." The flip side is the moron who can't control his stick, gets yelled at by a visor/nothing guy he clips and replies with, "put a cage on."

This is where you tell both teams that they have a choice on what you'll be doing, keeping an eye on the bullshit away from the play or being in position for the right line, icing, and goal calls but you can't do both. Also, the second the bullshit starts then just make it a parade to the penalty box. Teams usually catch on.

Well this is sure working out for the Kings.

Sounds like either the material or something it was treated with is something that you are allergic to. Might be best to ditch them.

When it got to be too much of a pain in the ass to find sticks with my preferred pattern.

Nah, there won't be another lockout.

Call it what you want, you still don't want it.

I've done many games by myself in the past. You need to be with the play as much as possible but also be aware of what might be happening behind the play. You have to be confident in your calls and also call it a little tight early. Leave no wiggle room for guys to start taking liberties. Any bullshit after the whistle puts someone in the box and never be afraid to tack an extra either on the guy who started it or the guy who decides he wants the last shot that keeps anything from cooling down. Be vocal when any kind of gathering happens around the net letting guys know that you've got X player for the original and telling them the next shot or whatever is also going. When I've spotted a delayed call for any physical penalty (rough, slash, etc.) I'll let out a "I've got him, skate away" or "Don't retaliate, I've got him." One of my favorite memories was doing a midget select game (here that is 16-17 year olds) by myself. I was sweating more than any player at the end of that one. About a week after I saw the guy who put me on that game and he asked me, "what happened in that game?" I told him nothing special and asked why. He proceeded to tell me that he had heard from both teams that is was one of the best officiated games they had in quite a while.

Who was the opponent who had to score in a 5-1 game with 10 seconds left? Sounds like there were 2 people who don't understand beer league.

A quarter will do the trick for customers to check level edges.

The Predators and Black Knights are both in the wrong division.

I wouldn't mind the occassional player identification before a puck drop but not during play. It clutters the screen too much. Maybe they could do a top or bottom of screen bar with players on ice.

Not sure if it is still available but the P14 was basically Bauer's version of the P30.

To go one step further, a slash doesn't need to make any contact at all to be a penalty.

On the stick so I'm guessing the league doesn't even take a look.

I thought I loved the V08 until I started wearing my 310.

There is no answer to this topic. Preferences like length, lie, curve, stiffness, and "flex feel" all play into the flex profile that someone wants in a stick. Low kick vs mid kick vs variable kick are just as much a variable as the others.

Not for nothing but I'll bet your stories of "The things hockey store management does" might be funnier......well, if some of them weren't just sad. Just guessing here but I don't think I'm far off.

Winning team shares $1 million, around $100k for an afternoon of work ain't bad. As for the skills competition, they tried it with each team's best skill guy at each thing. Nobody cared that John Rohloff had the hardest shot on the Bruins that year.

On top of the edge control and balance, the amount of power that figure skaters can generate is impressive. And they're doing it all with a much softer boot in the ankle than a hockey skate.