Labeling your Pucks

[tuckerhockey13 3]

Im going to be going to some Stick time (or stick and puck as some call it) and i need to bring my own pucks. What is the best way to label my pucks so i can get the right ones back?

[AIREAYE 248]

Unspoken/written rule : Take a puck, leave a puck; if you bring 3 pucks and you end up taking your 3 plus an extra, you might want to leave your next shinny by leaving one behind. At least that's how it mostly goes around here. Even if you end up having less pucks overall, it shouldn't be a hassle to pick up a bunch as they're only $1 each. I would consider it part of the cost of playing shinny, much in the same way as tape. :)

[LobstaLOL 0]

Even if you lose a puck, make a lap around the rink once and you'd be surprised how many pucks you'd find.

[beerleaguecaptain 999]

silver metallic marker pen

[flaming_june 2]

Just dont take a sticker on each one like a team I know.

[Thepandamancan 0]

Definitely want to use a silver sharpie...or if you have colored pucks to help you tell the difference.

There is that unwritten rule about take a puck, leave a puck. I've come home with no pucks and a few weeks later having friends find them or just ending up picking up a puck and finding it was one of mine.

[icewalker_bg 126]

Just dont take a sticker on each one like a team I know.

Just use a label maker and you are all set.

Nah just joking funny thread.

[x-axis 44]

I use waterproof markers than come in different colors. Use a simple but obvious design that can be recognized from about 10 feet away. I use my initials in different colors, one for each letter. I also do the design on both sides.

My marker of choice is decocolor by marvy.

[wrangler 157]

I've been taking my Blackstone FBV puck. Nobody else there has one.

No help there for you, though.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Spraypaint a dot on them, or make a stencil or something if you want a different design.

[talkintothemike 4]

silver metallic marker pen

+1

[HockeySavants 5]

Silver sharpie works best, mark an X or an shape you can recognise.

Or if you lose a puck, big deal.

[osicks 6]

Unless you have some sort of special emotional attachment to your pucks, why is this even an issue?

I've shown up to shinny with 3 or 4 brand new pucks and left with 3 or 4 chipped up, cracked, POS pucks. Then, at the next session, I ended up with 4 different pucks altogether.

It's just the way she goes...

[notquitedeadyet 13]

Unless you have some sort of special emotional attachment to your pucks, why is this even an issue?

I've shown up to shinny with 3 or 4 brand new pucks and left with 3 or 4 chipped up, cracked, POS pucks. Then, at the next session, I ended up with 4 different pucks altogether.

It's just the way she goes...

Yeah, around here its considered douchy to come with your heirloom puck & expect to go home with it.

That said, I'm extremely annoyed by kids that are dropped off by their moms without pucks & circle like vultures waiting for a loose puck to jack.

[Iggy Z 1]

I put a big X on one side with a silver Sharpie.

As others have said, just leave with the same amount you brought.

[AfftonDad 88]

Yeah, around here its considered douchy to come with your heirloom puck & expect to go home with it.

That said, I'm extremely annoyed by kids that are dropped off by their moms without pucks & circle like vultures waiting for a loose puck to jack.

Right! I don't mind coming home with a different puck or even loosing pucks from time to time. What I do mind is subsidizing all of the fourteen year olds that come without pucks. On more than one occasion I have made the mistake of loaning them pucks only to have them bolt a few minutes before it is over, with the pucks. Do they really think that they are pulling the crime of the century by getting out with a couple of pucks that cost a dollar each.

[Stewie 721]

take your pucks to your local veterinarian and get them microchipped.

[osicks 6]

^ lmao

Honestly though, I've come to acquire some pretty cool pucks through one avenue or another. I have a brand new MTL Canadiens puck (which will be signed one day) and a NHL 75th anniversary puck that I got when I was a kid.

If it's worth keeping, don't take it.

[Kessel'sOversizedSuit 18]

"This is my puck. There are many like it, but this one's mine."

ummmm... who cares?

[jds 20]

Cut the guy some slack. He asked a simple question. If you think labelling pucks is a waste of effort, I would think taking the time to use your keyboard to ridicule someone is right up there.

[Stewie 721]

Oh, I think it's a fine question, I just felt like there were enough serious silver sharpie answers already. I use one all the time at work on items submerged in water.

[osicks 6]

I've noticed that very little slack is ever given on MSH.

[tuckerhockey13 3]

Thanks for all the replies. I know its not a huge deal, but I had never been to a stick time and the rink sounded pretty adamit about "bring your own pucks", so I thought that I would keep my pucks separate from the others...

[yrhmblnr8r 69]

Maybe everyone else will have a silver sharpie "X" on theirs as well...

That's why I put a silver "+" on all mine. ;)

[IPv6Freely 2096]

That's why I put a silver "+" on all mine. ;)

You must have been a big fan of diamond Shreddies!