pond hockey

[chris68 0]

so it finally got cold enough for some pond hockey in new jersey, good thing is i got a pond basically almost right behind my house, and it froze up really nice, so i bought a net yesterday, and played with a few freinds, but i was wondering how my skates are going to be after skating on it for a few days, do edges wear down faster, slower, or is there no differnce? thanks in advance

[Gongshow11 1]

in my experience, outdoor ice is so hard, uneven, and unpredictable that it does a number on my edges. After one skate off ice id sharpen for on ice

[Slapshot25 0]

depending on the ice it will wear down faster if it is bad ice, but if it is decent ice they will wear down slower than if it is bad ice. depending if it as good as rink ice or not depends on your edge wear

[--notorious 0]

It'll kill your runners, make sure you get a SHARPENING before you get on the ice for your next game.

[thejackal 46]

i second that. thats why i used to have two pairs of skates - 1 for outdoors, 1 for leagues

[Northside Dangler 9 0]

in my experience, outdoor ice is so hard, uneven, and unpredictable that it does a number on my edges. After one skate off ice id sharpen for on ice

x2 id just sharpen mine after just to be safe

[Hordie Gowe 17]

I usually use old pairs for the ponds, but you should get yours sharpened before you step on the ice again.

[Shtrsdad 0]

The outdoor ice will DESTROY your sharpening. There is enough grit/sediment in pond water to literally sand the edges off your blades. If the ice has been exposed at all, that is not snow covered, the wind will deposit that much more grit on the surface.

Sharpen before yorur next indoor ice.

That being said, some of the most talented hockey players honed their skills on outdoor ice as kids......

Think about if you can dangle on uneven, snow covered, changeable ice you can dangle anywhere.

[chris68 0]

alright thanks for the info guys

[sensrock15 0]

AND NEVER STEP ANYWHERES EXEPT THE ICE!!!!! if your puck flys off the ice then just skate around or yell for another one....pond hocky wrecks your blades if theres a rough patch.....and dont use your ice hockey stick on the pond either....it helps the blade get wrecked

[Langenbrunner15 0]

I must be lucky..my pond/lake isn't that bad on my edges. Just played my HS game after skating on the lake...it didn't wear on my edges too bad.

[ThePurpleCobra 0]

I just had a sick 3 hour dangle sesh on my rink in 2 degree weather hahaha it was prime

[phshockey53 0]

a bunch of guys in mt town (ft. collins, colorado) formed a pond hockey league and they have a huge tourney every year called the beaver cup and the winning team gets a wood-carved trophy that closely resembles the stanley cup. it's a good time here.

[Biaggi 0]

JR, your gonna have your hands full with my skates tonight.

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