shooter27
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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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Thanks for the explanation. I definitely won’t mess with it then. Given what you said, I’m kinda surprised they sell it around here since I don’t know many people that are in to racing and/or tricking out their engines by messing with things like compression ratios.
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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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I don’t understand what this hole is supposed to do. Isn’t it going to be mostly covered up by tape?
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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.
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Which of those videos is more recent? The first one has them laced all the way up and the second uses the shrink wrap method. Which is the current and best recommendation?
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Found another interesting gear article. Hopefully nobody will complain that this one is free
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/best-equipment-problem-call-wolf-big-read/
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I like it as a sweatshirt/sweater for a fan to wear. That’s actually what I thought it was at first. Not so much as a jersey but will reserve judgement till I see the full package
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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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It's in the Athletic so it's behind a paywall, but really interesting stuff.
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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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Do new car engines still need to be broken in? I’m having a new car (2019 model) delivered this week and I can’t seem to get a straight answer from googling.
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I have a game-worn and signed Gretzky (Kings) jersey, definitely wouldn’t take $300 for it.
Related - I don’t have a COA for it. It was given to me in the early 90s before COAs became an important thing. Is there any company that can authenticate it for me this point or am I just SOL?
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I have one of these, in steel not composite, floating around somewhere (https://www.olympia-composites.com/product-page/cooper-player-cage). If you’re interested, PM me I can try to dig it out.
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On 2/25/2019 at 2:38 PM, CaptainFranchise said:Weren’t those old Easton sticks (original Stealth, I think?) 400 grams or lighter? It seemed like everyone kind of agreed 415-430 was about the sweet spot until Bauer disrupted that with the Vapor 1X Lite and ADV.
The original Stealth was listed at either 385g or 395g. It was the last stick I got to use for free in college and the things just exploded on a regular basis. I’ll see if I have one lying around in storage somewhere.
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Maybe I’m using the wrong term (I’m not a goalie). I’m referrring to the modern style pad that has a flat surface intended for sliding in the five hole area and was engineered to be worn lose on the leg and rotate to a square position when the goalie is down in the butterfly and allows the goalie to use sliding as the primary form of lateral movement.
Pretty much anything like this
I’d consider this a more traditional, non-box pad
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What was the first box-style pad, with a truly flat sliding surface engineered for the butterfly style? The first one I remember is the RBK pad that a lot of guys wore coming out of the first NHL lockout, but I don’t know if that’s truly the first. I remember a few brands were considered “butterfly” pads back in the late 90’s/early 00’s, specifically TPS and Koho, but I don’t remember if any of those were truly the box-style that is the norm today. I also remember a very square pad from the late 80’s/early 90’s that one of my teammates wore, I believe the were called Aeroflex. Is it possible they were the first?
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Coaching sounds like an interesting idea. I believe USAHockey has a course that you have to take, right? How did you get involved with coaching?
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I tried it once a few years ago. I didn’t like how short/narrow the toe area of the blade was. If the blade was shaped more like a p92 I would’ve liked it more
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Appreciate all the thoughts from everyone. Reading the replies I think one of the big problems is that I don’t have any close buddies that play locally. I moved out to LA about 9 years ago. The first two years I was getting my MBA and didn’t have the time to play. I picked it back up after that, but basically got put on a random team and never got particularly close with any of the guys. I had one buddy from college that I played with after that first year but he had kids a few years back and stopped playing. The problem may partially be me as I’ve never been the most outgoing personality. The idea of playing keeps crossing my mind, but when it come time to pull the trigger I keep hesitating.
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I’m a former NCAA player and I played men’s league for a number of years after college. But, I’m 37 now and haven’t been on the ice in about 4 years. I’ve still got all my gear lying around, but I’m wondering if it’s time for me to officially hang em up and get rid of everything. The closest I’ve come to playing the game in the last few years has been stickhandling a ball around the garage when I’m bored.
Obviously I still love the game and I still read some stuff on here, but every time I start to think about signing up for men’s league again it just seems like a hassle. The last thing I want to do is go play with a bunch of 21 year olds that have aged out of junior B and still play the game like they think scouts are in the stands to give them their big break. And, without sounding like a jerk, when I’ve tried playing lower level men’s league, it’s just not competitive enough to be fun to me. So basically I’m looking for some thoughts/suggestions on if people think I should just hang em up or maybe I’ll find somewhere to play again to have fun.
WHL Separate Warm-up Rule
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Was listening to Spittin Chiclets today and heard them talking about the WHL having separate warm-ups at some point in the mid-80s or so. Does anyone have any info on what the rule was? How it functioned? What precipitated it’s institution?
Any information would be appreciated.