80,000 dollars on sticks

[strosedefence34 175]

[forbs02 20]

That was a great video! They were at Mariucci making that last week. I love that Harry got some screen time (men's equipment manager). He might be the funniest person I know.

[Jarick 5]

Love the Mariucci, great place to watch and play games. Great ice too.

[BMcDonald19 0]

thats awesome! anyone of this board play there before? whats it men when your an all americian? im from north of the border so im alittle unaware

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

Forbs02 is the women's equipment manager.

[Chadd 916]

$80k on sticks is a slow week for our members.

[RadioGaGa 162]

I haven't watched the vid yet, but I assume that $80K is the stick budget for the team. AHL teams play 80 games, and don't they start at about $125K worth of product from THC?

Do College teams go through that many more sticks in fewer games or are they "paying" that much more for them?

[Monty22 833]

Nice weight room. I've always been intrigued by the artificial ice treadmills.

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

I haven't watched the vid yet, but I assume that $80K is the stick budget for the team. AHL teams play 80 games, and don't they start at about $125K worth of product from THC?

Do College teams go through that many more sticks in fewer games or are they "paying" that much more for them?

I remember that they had the AHL teams on a stick rotation - they were alloted a certain amount and had to trade in the broken ones.

[LkptTiger 1]

College teams don't play as many games (typically Fridays/Saturdays), so practices are usually a bit more "intensive" than you'd find at the pro level. I don't know what the general consensus here is, but during the course of any given season, I'd say that I usually break more sticks at practices than I do during games.

Skating treadmills are the Devil.

[lotus 2]

That skating treadmill really sounds like a pain in the ass, no matter how well it works.

[shooter27 116]

The skating treadmill will definitely kick your ass if used correctly. I used to work out on one in the summers during college and the thing was an absolute beast. When they crank up the incline and have you doing short sprints you start to wish you played another sport. Man I'm glad I don't have to go through that any more.

[saber26 0]

i havent skated at mariucci but i've played at the womens rink.

that is also a really nice place to play. it can get a little bit warm tho.

[Rustpot 1]

I haven't watched the vid yet, but I assume that $80K is the stick budget for the team. AHL teams play 80 games, and don't they start at about $125K worth of product from THC?

Do College teams go through that many more sticks in fewer games or are they "paying" that much more for them?

I heard that the NBH teams do "trade-in" on broken sticks, whatever that means. For me it means no souvenirs since 99% of the team uses them.

Watching WCHA games at Tech, they might go through 7-8 sticks in a game. I have yet to be at a game that didn't have 2 or 3 minimum.

[Chadd 916]

I haven't watched the vid yet, but I assume that $80K is the stick budget for the team. AHL teams play 80 games, and don't they start at about $125K worth of product from THC?

Do College teams go through that many more sticks in fewer games or are they "paying" that much more for them?

There is more stick work at the upper college levels than in the NHL or AHL from the games that I've seen. Both pre and post lockout and rule crackdowns.

[forbs02 20]

I haven't watched the vid yet, but I assume that $80K is the stick budget for the team. AHL teams play 80 games, and don't they start at about $125K worth of product from THC?

Do College teams go through that many more sticks in fewer games or are they "paying" that much more for them?

I heard that the NBH teams do "trade-in" on broken sticks, whatever that means. For me it means no souvenirs since 99% of the team uses them.

Watching WCHA games at Tech, they might go through 7-8 sticks in a game. I have yet to be at a game that didn't have 2 or 3 minimum.

They don't do the "trade-in" at the U. Part of the contract has a pre-determined number of dollars that are allowed to be credited towards gear. Basically the first $XX,XXX is free stuff...

[gerbe3:16 19]

I don't follow the Western schools as much as the Eastern ones but I was shocked to see Okposo back on campus after ditching them MID SEASON.

[strosedefence34 175]

I don't follow the Western schools as much as the Eastern ones but I was shocked to see Okposo back on campus after ditching them MID SEASON.

me too

[cityofwalrus 0]

I played at Mariucci Arena was i was a mini-mite and mite.. thats all I got from playing there.

[Jarick 5]

I also thought it was odd to see Okposo out there. Must be no hard feelings.

My team scrimmaged there a couple times this spring. Really tough to skate on the wide ice, but the ice itself is wonderful. I was fortunate enough to score both times, once to tie it 1-1. Hoped to go to a shootout, but we ran out of time at the very end...

[ean 0]

Does anyone mind telling me what the title of this youtube video is? I can't see it directly..

[Langenbrunner15 0]

Tour the Home of Minnesota Golden Gophers Hockey

[w0ahitsm3 0]

That whole facility looks extremely nice. Im down here in SoCal, so ive never quite had the chance to see a school so dedicated to the sport of hockey. Looks very nice.