Boiling Skates?

[aal 3]

A guy I know was told by an ex NHL player to boil new skates in water, rather than bake them. Anyone ever heard of this before? I haven't. Skates can get pretty wet anyway, so maybe it's not that crazy.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

when did he play, 1960?

it's actually appauling at how little most nhlers know about equipment... there's a fair number who dont even know what hollow they skate on.

[Skoda10 14]

Wasn't that the pre-bakable skates way to "bake" them?

A long time ago when I was just starting out I was told to put them on and run hot water from the bath tub over them, but those skates were I think leather/nylon, and not all the new composite/synthetic material of todays skates.

[Ivan 1]

when did he play, 1960?

it's actually appauling at how little most nhlers know about equipment... there's a fair number who dont even know what hollow they skate on.

Second that. Very true. But unlike us gearwhores or equipment pros, the NHL-ers are better at hockey as a rule:)

[elihl6 0]

I was originally going to reply about how crazy that was but paused and thought it through.

Before skate ovens/thermoformable, guys used to talk about putting them in the tub with hot water. So I guess it is not that crazy.

Perhaps today's materials may not respond as well, but as long as they were thoroughly dried after I guess it would work. I was never brave enough, but to each their own.

[VakarLajos 5]

that's like saying to keep your car in good working order you need to feed it the choicest oats, brush its coat everyday, and make sure to re-shoe it once a year!

keep with the times.

[SirJW 207]

I was told back when Blake was skating in Vapor 10's he would put them on and get in the hot tub to form them.