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    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.  

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    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.    

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    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.  

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    2 hours ago, ParabolicActivity said:

    As a coach, I hate stuff like a backhand toe drag. It's such a low percentage play that if you're playing a competitive game just chip it in and go get it. Even if you're 1 on 1 with the goaler or a dman, there are so many smarter plays you could make. 

    If you're playing beer league or drop in, dangle til some breaks your stick bud!

     

    +1 for the use of “goaler”

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    I played prep, Jr and college wearing 5030’s or their equivalent in the late 90s-early 00s.  Never had an issue taking shots or hits.  That being said, I was also young and stupid at the time.  Would I do it again? Probably, but I’m also a bigger guy (6’3” 210) so my size provided some added protection from hits.  

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    So a gas station by me sells 101 octane “racing fuel” at the pump. I’m guessing it’s meant for supercars and the like (I live in the Brentwood neighborhood of LA so there are a lot of mclaren, Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc around). I’m wondering at what level of car does fuel like this become necessary? Can you drive a mclaren or a Bugatti on 91 octane or does it need something like this?

     

    I have a Mercedes E53 amg coupe, would the 101 run in my car or would it kill the engine? If so, would my car run any better than on 91? The stuff costs $10/gallon so I’m not going to use it on the regular, but kinda want to experiment with it. 

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    The issue with the current 3 piece elbow pads is that they all have a connected elbow cap with hinge points above and below.  The connected elbow cap is why people have issues with the cap “separating” from the arm when you straighten your arm, like someone mentioned above.   The last elbow pad I really liked was the old Bauer Vapor 4, which was an outgrowth of the original Cooper Techniflex line - these basically went out the door with the advent of the hard plastic elbow cap Jofa’s (which you can’t have anymore for safety).  

    With those Bauer/Cooper’s, the bicep and forearm pieces were attached to each other, creating a single hinge point in line with the elbow, and the elbow cap floated above the elbow and those two pieces.  So when you straightened your arm it was already floating so it didn’t “separate” from the elbow.  If I could find a pair of those I’d still wear them today even though they’d be a bit bulky and they tended to slide down.  I’d have to believe with today’s modern materials, a similar construction would be an awesome pad but apparently there isn’t enough demand for that out there.  

     

    https://www.hockeyworld.com/Bauer-Vapor-4-Elbow-Pads-Senior

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    That video was super interesting, but its also super old.  Those sticks are very early OPS, circa 2004-2005 and the construction methods have changed completely since then so I don’t know if its applicable to how blades are constructed and shaped today.  I’m sure some of the more knowledgeable folks on here can chime in on that.    

    That being said, in the video the blades are dead straight when the composite is layered on to the blade core.  They curve the blades using a mold and heat after the composite has been applied to the core.  The core is not pre-shaped into a pattern, the entire blade is shaped after being constructed.  I’m not sure exactly how composite can be heated and reshaped on skates but not on sticks.  My guess is there are differences in the makeup of the composite and the resins used that cause that difference.  

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    Definitely not a site advertisement.  I have no affiliation with the site other than being a subscriber.  I just thought it was an interesting article.  Working in an industry where I’m fully aware of the value of proprietary IP and content that people produce it wouldn’t be ethical or legal for me to print a PDF and post it as I don’t own the content.  

    Really didn’t mean to start a pissing match about this by posting a link to an article.  But should I not share something that’s relevant and interesting just because some of the people on here aren’t and don’t want to be subscribers?  What about the people that are subscribers that found it informative?  I shouldn’t post it for them to read just because you can’t read it?

    I’d feel differently if people didn’t have any ability to access it - for instance if subscriptions were restricted and someone here couldn’t access one.  That’s not the case, everyone here can access a subscription.  I certainly won’t try to tell anyone how to spend their money, but if reading it is that important to you that you’re going to complain that you can’t read it or think its somehow unfair that you can’t read it, then subscribe.  

    I’ve been a member and contributor on this board for over a decade.  I’ve never posted anything for any reason other than I found it interesting and thought it had something to add to a relevant topic.

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    I live in LA and tried padded shirts before and found them to be far and away hotter than shoulder pads.  You get almost no airflow and they get soaked with sweat quickly. For a long time I didn’t wear shoulder pads at all.  I just didn’t like the big shoulder caps (full disclosure: I played NCAA hockey and wore Sher-Wood 5030’s while I was doing that, so that’ll tell you how concerned I am with protection). Eventually I ended up going to the CCM CL’s and took off the shoulder caps and that seems to do the job of keeping me cool, being light and mobile and giving me some protection.

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    2 hours ago, Vet88 said:

    According to recent posts the designer has made, they have been submitted and they expect an answer in the next 2 months.

    Good to know.  I’m assuming they’ll get approved. It’ll be interesting to see if any players adopt them once they get approval.  If they do, that would be a huge endorsement.  

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