shoeshine boy

my league is requiring full facial for all but A division (we call it AAA, we have 4 subdivisions of AAA) and even A divisions will be required to wear at least a half shield. this change was done because our insurance costs were going up and up, mostly due to B level players taking pucks and sticks to the face and then requiring extensive dental work. I've heard a few people bitching but not many, at least not yet.

these look great but I just can't spend $400 on a helmet.

I just checked. the line up of shells loads but when I click on a particular shell, it just spins to infinity. I tried to use the customizer on Pure Hockey but you have to order minimum of 12. 😞

beauties!

A few years ago I obtained a pair of hockey pants used in the movie “Miracle”. Eventually I had them turned into a shell. I’ve dropped about 50 pounds in the last year so now they don’t fit anymore. I was able to buy a smaller shell and Capital City Sharpening performed a “stripe transplant” for me. They did a fantastic job and I couldn’t be happier! Note: they discovered that the stars on the right stripe were built upside down. Check out the “before” picture on the bottom!

I have a pretty extensive shell collection at this point but this is one of my new favs

this question is for the adult players out there. does your league have insurance for injuries that's NOT USA Hockey/HockeyCanada insurance? some background: our league is instituting a full facial protection rule next Summer for all levels except the Elite players. the main reason is due to rising insurance costs caused by players with half shields (already required) needing expensive dental work and other facial injuries. as you can imagine, there's pushback and whining "I'm an adult! it should be my choice!" but as an independent (non-rink) league, insurance is crucial. at least one of the rink0run leagues in town dropped USA Hockey insurance years ago and now just goes without any.

I think the black and blue one, which is the "newer" one, only has +1 extension and not -1. not a big deal for me but I'm trying to figure out if the newer one has a belt.

did you buy the one that's black and yellow or the newer one that's black and blue?

pant shell. I'd go down a size.....

kind of depends. if you're buying a girdle shell, same size as your girdle. if you're buying a pant shell, you can size down.

anybody know if they'll offer 3D printed achilles guards as well?

foams and inserts seem the same to me.....

I have a pair from Kansas City Mavericks. as you might expect, they're not quite up to NHL snuff but still a ton better than Warrior's retail offerings.

there are 2 types of shells, pant shells and girdle shells. most of the time, a girdle shell is smaller and thicker material. you CAN wear it over pants if you size up but it's going to be hotter. even with my girdle, I prefer pant shells because they're not as hot.