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Somebody (I believe it may have been DarkStar 50) posted a number of old catalogs from around that timeframe a while ago. Worth trying a search.

Gotcha. Couldn’t tell from the pics if they were the same or not (ex the obvious color difference).

Saw these on eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bauer-Pro-Series-Pro-Stock-Hockey-Shoulder-Pads-Senior-Medium-/114507386071?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 - not my auction). Looks like they might be a black version of the above? Expensive option though.

So I played a little bit of inline recreationally when I was a kid/teen, but it’s been a solid 20+ years since I paid attention to anything in-line related. But I’ve been considering getting back into inline, if for no other reason than to stay in shape through the rest of this pandemic. That being said, I know nothing about the current state of skate technology. Specifically I’m talking about things like wheels, chassis, bearings, etc. Back when I played inline we were arguing about a abec 5 vs abec 7 and all the chassis were flat across, so that’s my knowledge level. Is there a website or other resource where I can read up on all the new type of technology and understand the pros/cons of all the different types of gear?

The size is standardized. Per Elliotte Friedman it’s 2.5” high x 3.7” wide. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-will-aggressive-trying-new-initiatives-amid-hunt-grow-revenues/

Agreed with all the above, I think the 5030 is the most recognizable/iconic one. Maybe the PMP 7000 that I believe was more popular in the NHL? Or you could do something flashy and try to recreate the Gretzky Easton with some shiny paint?

I’m kind of so-so on Ferraro, but for the WJC he’s definitely better than the NHLN guys. I don’t like them when they do college games either, they just seem to be a half step behind at all times.

Yeah, it sucked. The were constantly behind the play. My guess is that they’re using the TSN feed and pumping in pxp from the NHLN studio, but it was still really bad.

Does anyone know how to get the TSN feed in the US? I watched the USA-Russia game tonight on NHL Network and the announcers were terrible. Would’ve much rather heard the Canadian guys. Seems like the NHLN uses the TSN feed for non team-USA games, but their own announcers on team-USA games?

https://theathletic.com/2229901/2020/12/02/per-mars-marsblade-hockey-skates/?source=dailyemail The last time I posted an article from a subscription site I got accused of schilling for the site, so if we can avoid that this time it would be great. Just an article I found interesting and relevant, particularly the new ice holder they mention. And no, I will not cut and paste the article to get around the subscription. However, I do know Per is on here in the roller forum so maybe he could pop in to provide additional information.

See below links on Scorched Ice. Looks like they’re developing some technology to analyze “skater performance” rather than an improved holder. It says Scorched Ice is using some kind of battery in the holder, which is where I’d guess some of the patents from ThermaBlade come into play. Actually, what they seem to be attempting to do sounds pretty interesting. The last link has a direct email to a person rather than an “info” email box. https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/268712-83#overview https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/scorched-ice https://sportstechworldseries.com/directory-annual/listing/scorched-ice/

I do this with every pair of gloves I get, I hate the overlay. The overlays are simply stitched on to the regular palm. Use a seam ripper to pull out the visible seams across the palm. That will leave you with the overlay attached at the thumb and the wrist. Sometimes they’ll also be glued down so you may have to pull it apart from the main palm. From there I generally just cut it off at the thumb seam and the cuff seam rather than trying to pull stitches from the cuff or the thumb. In the ones I’ve seen the overlay is connected to the thumb seam of the main palm so if you pull that thread you’d need to put it back in afterwards, which is why I just cut the overlay as close as possible to the seam.

I believe it was/is spelled Fischer?

You said it yourself and JR reinforced it with his experience. It all comes down to the product. Distribution only goes so far without a product that provides a significant value proposition - either lower cost or comparable/better performance. You can get someone to buy from a brand once with pure distribution, but that won’t make a successful brand.

Techniflex designed elbow pads with modern materials would be incredible. The concept was so ingeniously simple too, it was simply a hinge between the upper and lower piece with a free floating elbow cap. I wore those things to death, even when they became the Bauer Vapors - which weren’t quite as good.

Goalie equipment was not invented to give goalies mass to block pucks, it was invented as a source of protection. Now, I realize it has evolved into puck-blocking mass, but that’s not really why it exists. I hope they do find a way to innovate with materials to provide goalies with quality protection in a form factor that is about the size of what goalie’s wore in the 80’s. Assuming they do, and protection isn’t compromised, goalies would have a hard time arguing against the change. Every time this discussion comes up, the argument they use is protection. If you take the protection argument away, what do they have to fall back on?

In response to some of the complaints in this thread regarding lack of innovation and constantly repackaging old gear as “new” models - former NHL Andy Sutton has acquired Verbero and apparently they have some interesting plans for innovating in the equipment space. He talks a bit about it on this week’s 31 Thoughts podcast and I found it quite interesting. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0LnNwb3J0c25ldC5jYS9zaG93cy8zMS10aG91Z2h0cy9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qv/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0LnNwb3J0c25ldC5jYS8_cD0xNzUzNQ?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjYhPug8ZDqAhVEHjQIHZXVCtgQieUEegQIBhAE&ep=6

You really have condensation issues that bad? Where are you playing? I played all four years of my college career wearing the Itech bubble (Concept II I believe) and it never fogged at all. I’d get some sweat drops on it, but that just needs a towel on the bench between shifts. The only time I had a fogging issue was when I removed the anti-fog film on one as an experiment.

https://buffalonews.com/2020/06/08/buffalo-sabres-carter-hutton-mike-bales-jason-botteril-linus-ullmark-nhl-news-2020/ Did anyone else see this about Carter Hutton? Is it just me or is this not a huge management/coaching failure? If the guy has an eye issue, why are they running him out there? It’s not just bad for the team, it’s potential dangerous for him. I don’t follow the Sabres closely, are they really this poorly managed?

Separate question about the customizer. It looks like they no longer offer stick customization, is that correct or am I a doof that doesn’t know the right place to look?

Can you pass the puck on the ice with the p92? If so, you can shoot low. Keep your weight over the puck, follow through low and you should be good to go.

I’ve heard good things about the SISU, but beyond that I’ve always found that 99% of boil-and-bite guards tend to be more annoying than anything and you end up just chewing on it. You’re better off going with a custom one, which you can get online starting around $50. They send you a mold kit, you take the mold yourself and then send it back to them to make the guard. They get way more expensive if you have a dentist taking the mold but I’ve found the at-home molds to work very well and dentists send them out to the same factories to get molded as the online guys. Just google “custom mouthguard” and you’ll turn up a bunch of different companies and options.

Growing up in prep school/juniors I saw plenty of AC joint injuries and fractured clavicles in guys that were wearing those style shoulder pads. I had a separated shoulder myself wearing Douglas Defenders. With the design of those pads, the soft padding was really thin under the plastic shoulder cap at the point of the shoulder because that’s where multiple layers came together. So when you hit the point of the shoulder most of the protection was the plastic cap, not the soft material, meaning it didn’t absorb as much energy. I saw fewer shoulder issues with guys that we wearing heavily padded shoulder caps - like the old Cooper Techniflex or some of the Jofa’s that were out around that time.

Two pieces come to mind. 1. Mega Air 90 skates with the power clip - Only the ones before Nike bought Canstar and made them Bauer Air 90’s, has to be the original Mega’s 2. Easton Pro 3000 13” gloves

My dad was in the same boat as you - wanted to be involved, but really couldn’t skate/didn’t have any hockey skills. Though, he did know the game a bit, being a long time Flyers season ticket holder (at the time he and my stepmom were the type that goes to 39 out of 40 home games a year). Anyway, the way he ended up helping was to run the score clock and keep the game sheet, as someone else above mentioned. He did that literally every year from being a 5 year old mite to a 15 year old midget, before I moved away to play at prep school. So I’d recommend doing that or something similar to help out.