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sba posted:Mine plays. Yeah, been playing longer and play more often too. 
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I really don't give a poo poo what you wear on your face, your an adult and can deal with the risks/benefits.
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gigabitnokie posted:Over/Under on percentage of Cage Advocates(tm) that do not wear a neck guard set at 90%. I'd say 99% Also wrist/slash guards, skate covers, kevlar socks, Cascade helmets...
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Oct 6, 2011 01:52
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Yeah so like I posted before I got hit in the neck over the summer and had to go see an ENT Surgeon (didn't need surgery though but it was expensive as gently caress) and thought about wearing a neck guard and bought one and was like "gently caress this uncomfortable thing" and didn't wear it. Last game my teammate whacked me right in the neck with his stick blade when coming off on a change, which kinda sucked. Still not gonna wear a neck guard though.
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Oct 6, 2011 02:14
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Thufir posted:Still not gonna wear a neck guard though. What if it was chain mail?  http://www.armouronline.com/product/116/spangenhelm_chain_gorget_helmet.html
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xzzy posted:What if it was chain mail? That nosehelm might mess with my on-ice vision 
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Unfortunately it was the only chain gorget I could dig up with GIS, otherwise I would have picked a helmet that a hockey player might actually wear.
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Oct 6, 2011 02:23
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Scratch that poo poo off the bucket list. I've been playing hockey for 10 years and have played with some crazy good players (CHL, ECHL, NCAA D1). But I've never played with an NHL'er ...until today.  waffle enthusiast fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Oct 6, 2011 |
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Oct 6, 2011 21:04
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Dangerllama posted:Scratch that poo poo off the bucket list. I've been playing hockey for 10 years and have played with some crazy good players (CHL, ECHL, NCAA D1). But I've never played with an NHL'er edit: nevermind, you said NHL'er
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Oct 6, 2011 21:05
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Dangerllama posted:Scratch that poo poo off the bucket list. I've been playing hockey for 10 years and have played with some crazy good players (CHL, ECHL, NCAA D1). But I've never played with an NHL'er Ex-NHLer or current NHLer? I've played against a few ex-NHLers, but no current players that I'm aware of.
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Oct 6, 2011 21:33
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Ex. NHLers to be precise. But they're...uh...they're pretty good at hockey.
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Oct 6, 2011 23:41
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I've seen goalies have little towels up against their forehead while they play in their helmet to catch the sweat. I sweat so loving much when I play hockey. Any solutions for me?
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Oct 6, 2011 23:51
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New skates tonight. I'm pretty excited. Its like grownup christmas.
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soggybagel posted:I've seen goalies have little towels up against their forehead while they play in their helmet to catch the sweat. I sweat so loving much when I play hockey. Any solutions for me? Its pretty standard in all goalie masks. It literally consists of some velcro and a bit of towel as a sweat band thing. I've even once forgot to bring the special little sweat band part and put a sock in there, which also sticks to the velcro and it worked just as well. As long as your helmet isn't too tight already it should be an easy mod. Don't forget to wring it out to the disgust of everyone between periods.
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Oct 6, 2011 23:56
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soggybagel posted:I've seen goalies have little towels up against their forehead while they play in their helmet to catch the sweat. I sweat so loving much when I play hockey. Any solutions for me? I've seen a lot of guys wear those UnderArmor do-rag things under their helmet
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 Cleaning out my back room made me realize how many sticks I've got. Ice, roller, floor ... even my girlfriends 2 sticks are in there, and its aluminum. (thanks for the heads up on the link, tried posting from my phone) Verman fucked around with this message at 15:58 on Oct 7, 2011 |
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Verman posted:[Img]http://m.flickr.com/photos/derickadame/6219207664.jpg[/ img] your link's broken
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I took my first real hit tonight, and I am never going to play contact hockey, ever. It was less of a "hit" and more of a "full speed collision between two newbies who couldn't stop in time", so the other guy went ahead and put his shoulder into it and laid me out. Ears were ringing, my ribs on one side are sore as gently caress.. that seals it I'm going to play pussy hockey for my whole life. I have no idea how pros put up with it 82 times a year.
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Oct 7, 2011 06:31
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It's about minimizing points of contact. You got your bell rung. Most games most players don't take a hard direct contact hit. They are amazingly good at getting out of the way. Secondly, these new one inch shorter shin pads are loving great.
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robcat posted:I've seen a lot of guys wear those UnderArmor do-rag things under their helmet That's what I wear, works great.
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That's a good idea! Will investigate this.
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soggybagel posted:I've seen goalies have little towels up against their forehead while they play in their helmet to catch the sweat. I sweat so loving much when I play hockey. Any solutions for me? I sweat more than you and all I can say is thank god for my thick eyebrows. They are awesome at keeping sweat out of my eyes.
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xzzy posted:I took my first real hit tonight, and I am never going to play contact hockey, ever. Yeah it's quite different if you are in a checking league where people have actually been taught how to check and have been doing it for awhile.
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xzzy posted:I took my first real hit tonight, and I am never going to play contact hockey, ever. One of the things it took me years to learn (I started when I was 21, so I never played full-contact, but I've been "contacted" more than a few times) is that you have to play like your space is your own, checking or no. I used to try to avoid the hit when I'd turn and see another guy and I were about to collide. That basically meant that I was going to take the entirety of the impact ("Pardon me, sir...oh I see that you have knocked me unto my arse!") Now I just kind of...get big and try to make sure that the other guy absorbs as much as I do. I don't put my shoulder into the hit or anything, but I do try to become...thicker...if that makes any sense. Power skating classes also help, it's like you become more rooted to the ice surface. Also, head on a swivel. But collisions will happen. e: Hardest I ever got hit was coming around behind the net with speed. I was low and the guy that shouldered me...wasn't. After I got up ~5 minutes later, possibly concussed, he basically said "Oh sorry man...I saw you coming but you weren't looking. I didn't really know where else to go." Bullshit. waffle enthusiast fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Oct 7, 2011 |
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I went full speed into another guy at center rink once. We both saw each other and went for the puck and we both kind of braced and went into each other. Me being the shorter guy rocked the kid. We both got up was like you good and went on our merry way. Good clean fun contact.
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Oct 7, 2011 19:13
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Well I've had a few games on those Reebok 11k skates now and all I can say is that they are the single greatest thing I have ever spent money on and worth every penny.
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Whelp I played defense for the first time tonight. Felt like learning to play hockey all over again haha. Fairly certain I screened the ever loving poo poo out of my goalie but I figured it out after letting two poo poo goals in glancing off my skates.
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Oct 8, 2011 05:59
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So this is interesting. My scam-o-meter is beeping a little bit but this is a pretty enticing deal. A couple of guys on my team have ordered one already, I might get a chance to try one in the next few weeks. Quite honestly I don't really get why non-name brand quality sticks haven't become a thing yet, maybe this will be the first. In Tron's favor, we ordered our new sweaters and socks from them and they look great so that's cool.
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bewbies posted:So this is interesting. 418g composite one-piece for $99?  It is imperative that you get one and report back to us on how much you like it...for science. e: Hmm...a bit of googling brought up some reviews of Tron sticks here, here, and here. I'm kind of thinking about picking one up now to pair with my Warrior Kronik. waffle enthusiast fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Oct 8, 2011 |
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bewbies posted:So this is interesting. Aren't most composite sticks for the different brands made in the same factories in Mexico and China? As long as the build quality is comparable, then you should essentially being getting the same stick as a name brand one.
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So those two dudes that quit my team for "being disorganized/not playing as a team and nobody showing up to games" subbed for the team we played tonight and we beat them 7-2 and probably played the best game as a team we ever played. We ran three pretty balanced lines and all seemed to gel pretty quick. Funny thing is that we iced 3 lines + 4D at 11:15 pm on a Saturday after a Sharks game and the team they played for was short. I asked before about icing a line of bad/bad/bad and somehow it seems to work tonight. The dudes know what to do but are just too old and slow to do it most of the time. But they all played a slower game together and it worked out well. They didnt score any goals but they controlled the puck during most of their shifts and I think they will stay together for now.
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Why would guys bitch about no one showing up for games? I love it. It's like the guys that aren't there are subsidizing me getting more ice time.
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Dangerllama posted:Why would guys bitch about no one showing up for games? I love it. It's like the guys that aren't there are subsidizing me getting more ice time. I think it might be a personal thing, but I can't stand being super short-benched. If it happens every once in a while it isn't too bad, but the team I played for this summer was short benched constantly. Playing defence with only two other defencemen gets tiring really quick, especially if you're playing a better team and it's hard to make changes. The really frustrating part was that the captain would never put any effort into getting subs. He'd send an email to see who was playing prior to the game, and I'd always ask if he needed a sub and almost never got a reply. But sure enough we'd get there and have five forwards and three D, and proceed to get our assess handed to us.
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I think less than 8 guys is pretty brutal but if you're pissed that you can't ice 3 forward lines or something you're a big baby and should shut up. edit: VVVV 10 is ideal VVVVV Thufir fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Oct 10, 2011 |
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10 is really nice for a league game. Anything less can get tiring, while more starts to cut into ice time. My team has 3 D-lines and it kind of sucks. There have been some games where I don't even sweat.
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Honestly, with what little ice time you get compared to drop-in, sometimes I wonder if I'm wasting my money to play in a league.
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drat you guys must be iron men. I would think having a decent amount of guys like 12ish would be good. Play hard every shift and change often.
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Well, on the team I'm on right now, we have 12 guys and I could stand to be out there longer. It's not just that, though. League games are an hour compared to an hour and a half for drop-in. Yeah, league games are more competitive, but I'm poor and cheap.
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How long are your forward shifts? If they're less than 1:30 (beer leaguers always skate long) you should be just recovered by the time your next shift rolls around. Any longer and you just get exhausted and bored because guys start to take longer and longer shifts.
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