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Pleads posted:Or do this if literally nobody (LITERALLY NOBODY, C'MON COLUMBUS) is covering you: This is always the case and the correct answer.
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I'm looking for a new helmet and don't mind dropping the cash for high end models, especially if they offer more protection. Anyone recommendations? Are models like Bauer's Re-Akt or CCM's Resistance worth it?
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Most of the leagues I play in don't have anyone being complete douchebags and risking injuring people or fighting or whatever, so aside from that I'm not sure if there's anything worse than a team that can't at least joke around about how badly they're blowing you out.Splinter posted:I'm looking for a new helmet and don't mind dropping the cash for high end models, especially if they offer more protection. Anyone recommendations? Are models like Bauer's Re-Akt or CCM's Resistance worth it? I got an Easton E700 for ~40 on eBay, retails for a gently caress of a lot more and it is comfortable. The pads can be changed out for cheap if you're worried about them smelling.
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Splinter posted:I'm looking for a new helmet and don't mind dropping the cash for high end models, especially if they offer more protection. Anyone recommendations? Are models like Bauer's Re-Akt or CCM's Resistance worth it? I got a helmet off tron for like $17 shipped and it was the best one in some test wherein it was proved the more expensive the helmet the worse it was.
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May 7, 2015 19:01
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Here's the recent VT helmet tests http://www.beam.vt.edu/helmet/helmets_hockey.php
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May 7, 2015 19:07
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sellouts posted:Most of the leagues I play in don't have anyone being complete douchebags and risking injuring people I play against these people  e: Thufir posted:Here's the recent VT helmet tests http://www.beam.vt.edu/helmet/helmets_hockey.php Thanks for this. Looks like the Warrior Krown 360 is the way to go. e2: maybe I will just wear a football helmet 
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May 7, 2015 19:08
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bewbies posted:I got a helmet off tron for like $17 shipped and it was the best one in some test wherein it was proved the more expensive the helmet the worse it was. Not entirely true, the Reebok that did well is not cheap. Speaking of which, my R$$k is comfy but I'm really not too happy with the amount of poo poo that randomly falls/peels off of it. Cage-related screws are my fault, but various little non-functional bits have disappeared. I sincerely expect the end of life for this helmet to be just taking it out of the bag before a game and discovering the tightener ratchet thingie broke off or something. I usually only play twice a week so I'm a little surprised.
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May 7, 2015 19:16
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Thanks to absurd repeat viewings because it's on 10 times a game on CBC, I've noticed two things about Molson's Anything For Hockey commercial: 1. The How To Hockey guy features in it by being a lily-white dangler and also shoving a dude into a snowbank 2. This guy is the luckiest random guy in the world:  Never stop beer leaguing. Also I need a drat shooting/stickhandling pad.
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May 8, 2015 01:51
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I don't understand why that is such a big deal. Who did he sub for?
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May 8, 2015 01:57
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Pleads posted:Also I need a drat shooting/stickhandling pad. Same. My possession blows and I definitely fall into that "oh god I have the puck! Uhhh, do something with it, QUICK!" category cause I'm still not entirely comfortable handling anywhere but off to the side. On the flip side of that: It was kinda awesome last night to see this guy in my scrimmage who's early to mid 50's and is possibly the slowest skater in the entire ~44 person class yet no one could get the puck from him. He'd just put-put-put along and have 2 dudes all over him the whole way and he was just like "nope..." 
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May 8, 2015 02:02
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Hockles posted:I don't understand why that is such a big deal. Who did he sub for? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifDa20d8zq8
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Pleads shooting pads don't work at the beach bro  Duke Chin posted:Same. My possession blows and I definitely fall into that "oh god I have the puck! Uhhh, do something with it, QUICK!" category cause I'm still not entirely comfortable handling anywhere but off to the side. Being a better skater is going to help you at this point more than a shooting pad imo. You need to put yourself in position and be comfortable with your head up. Mechanics of passing is easy. Seeing is hard. I mean work on it all but idk, just my take. I guess practicing everything is the way to go
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May 8, 2015 04:34
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So the French Canadian guy, who was on my team a year and a half ago, who brought Cold Shots to my first beer league game ever, is on my team again this season. He recognized me, and said I had "very improved". I guess there's no more to that story, just felt good to know I've been making progress all this time.  We lost 3-2, but it was a close game, and I don't think they'll be shaking the teams up too much after preseason.
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sellouts posted:Pleads shooting pads don't work at the beach bro  ?
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May 8, 2015 05:28
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Woah woah woah. There was a time people watched hockey in person that wasn't the NHL.... and it was outdoors and on concrete WITH A BANKED AREA BEHIND THE NET?!?!?!?!  edit: do adrenaline not drugs
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In fairness I'm pretty sure it coincided with the 94-95 lockout but at the same time the idea was 
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Nitramster posted:Woah woah woah. It was also possible to score 2 goals on one shot
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Ugh, just gonna vent. Lost the season opener with one of my teams last night 6-5. It was a good game - tied or a one goal differential until the last few minutes when they went up by two, then three with an empty netter, then we managed two in the last minute with the goalie pulled, but not enough. Our goalie let up 2 or 3 bad, stoppable goals, but that's not what I wanted to vent about. I did some quick math, and between my two teams so far this preseason/season, we've allowed around twenty goals - and I've been on the ice for maybe 2 or 3 of them (and at least 2/3s of our GF). Six against last night and I was on for zero. And I play defense which means I'm on the ice at least half the game. This is usually something I can take positives away from, but it got especially frustrating in this game because it just felt like every time I got off the ice, the other team scored, which made me press harder than I should have and try to do too much. Blah. Okay vent done.
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I legit have a pair of V Forms laying around somewhere too from that poo poo. Oh PBH you played with a ball and it was awful and yet so awesome.
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May 8, 2015 16:43
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At a certain point in rec sports you really have to not worry about the score and just worry about your own contribution. Winning feels great, and a desire to win should fuel every player on your team, but the only thing you can control is your own play. I played on a soccer team this year that went 0-22-2, and a few years ago I played on a ball hockey team that won one game in 2 seasons. If you want to continue to extract pleasure out of situations like that you really have no choice but to focus on your own shifts, your own effort levels, and your own improvement.
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I had a really weird thing happen last night at pick up. We going for a puck when one of the older players, I think he's into his 70s, had a wild swing caught be dead center of the helmet. Didn't hit any thing other than my helmet. But gently caress if it didn't ring my ears pretty badly. Had to stop for a second because I was afraid of my balance. What's really odd is the swing wasn't hard or anything, didn't move my head at all. I think it just hit the perfect spot to resonate or some such.
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May 8, 2015 17:47
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It's a goddamn shame they can't cut ice like this.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:It's a goddamn shame they can't cut ice like this. I swear this is something out of Mutant League Hockey. Needs more holes in the ground and spikes on the boards. Also I enjoy the dated-ness of the picture, seeing the "extreme" logo of ESPN2.
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Habibi posted:Ugh, just gonna vent. Lost the season opener with one of my teams last night 6-5. It was a good game - tied or a one goal differential until the last few minutes when they went up by two, then three with an empty netter, then we managed two in the last minute with the goalie pulled, but not enough. Our goalie let up 2 or 3 bad, stoppable goals, but that's not what I wanted to vent about. I did some quick math, and between my two teams so far this preseason/season, we've allowed around twenty goals - and I've been on the ice for maybe 2 or 3 of them (and at least 2/3s of our GF). Six against last night and I was on for zero. And I play defense which means I'm on the ice at least half the game. This is usually something I can take positives away from, but it got especially frustrating in this game because it just felt like every time I got off the ice, the other team scored, which made me press harder than I should have and try to do too much. Blah. Okay vent done. This is part of why I hate playing D: if I'm not on the ice for the goals against, I'm stressed out. If I'm on the ice for goals against, I'm ashamed.
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calandryll posted:I had a really weird thing happen last night at pick up. We going for a puck when one of the older players, I think he's into his 70s, had a wild swing caught be dead center of the helmet. Didn't hit any thing other than my helmet. But gently caress if it didn't ring my ears pretty badly. Had to stop for a second because I was afraid of my balance. What's really odd is the swing wasn't hard or anything, didn't move my head at all. I think it just hit the perfect spot to resonate or some such. Now you can appreciate why head contact is such a big loving deal. It doesn't take much to inflict trauma.. force of the blow isn't the only issue. It's hundreds or thousands of those light taps that research is suggesting has a major impact on brain function later in life.
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Plebs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX2Mu3wjoPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18XWT047ec8
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Hockles posted:Plebs. My favorite part is A: 90's hair and B: the aspect ratio is hosed up on both of those videos... Kids these days have no idea wtf 4x3 is.  Goddamn watching this makes me want to break out my hypercolor shirt and jorts - maybe get that sweet shaved-underneath-but-long-on-top haircut. sellouts posted:Being a better skater is going to help you at this point more than a shooting pad imo. You need to put yourself in position and be comfortable with your head up. Mechanics of passing is easy. Seeing is hard.
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May 8, 2015 23:46
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HDPE rolls, order that and make the board at home
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calandryll posted:I had a really weird thing happen last night at pick up. We going for a puck when one of the older players, I think he's into his 70s, had a wild swing caught be dead center of the helmet. Didn't hit any thing other than my helmet. But gently caress if it didn't ring my ears pretty badly. Had to stop for a second because I was afraid of my balance. What's really odd is the swing wasn't hard or anything, didn't move my head at all. I think it just hit the perfect spot to resonate or some such. I had a clearing pass deflect off a teammate's stick and hit me hard just above the cage today, same thing. It made a super loud noise that made my ears ring and I was definitely stunned for a sec. Shook my head and finished my shift. I'm not one of those "I score hat tricks game in, game out" guys. I have maybe 30 goals across 130-ish games in various leagues. Tonight I scored probably my favorite ever. My center forechecked hard, pressuring the opposing dman behind the goal line while I lingered in the high slot. Center stole the puck, immediately fed me a perfect pass. I actually looked up before shooting, something I've only recently been able to do regularly. Put it in off the goalie's shoulder high glove side from about twenty feet. I also grabbed a primary assist on a saucer pass over two defensemen's sticks, and screened a goalie on a point shot goal. I probably had eight shots on goal, way more than I ever get. To top it off, we won 8-4, with my goal being the first. Easily one of my best games ever. Hooray hockey. Something I've really been working on lately is shooting through the legs of a defenseman retreating from me as I carry the puck. A goalie on one of the teams I played for one yelled at me for backing straight toward him away from a rushing forward, since he can't see the shooter or know where the shot is coming from. Ever since then I've been trying to work it into my game. Haven't scored on one yet but I almost always get the shot through for a good chance.
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prom candy posted:At a certain point in rec sports you really have to not worry about the score and just worry about your own contribution. Winning feels great, and a desire to win should fuel every player on your team, but the only thing you can control is your own play. I played on a soccer team this year that went 0-22-2, and a few years ago I played on a ball hockey team that won one game in 2 seasons. If you want to continue to extract pleasure out of situations like that you really have no choice but to focus on your own shifts, your own effort levels, and your own improvement. True. The team I'm on now was coming off a "perfect season" where they went 0-25-0 when my friend and I joined it the following year. It was about halfway through the season when we got on and we managed to get to 0-23-2. Now a few years later we win 5-8 games a season which is still a losing record but the core of the team is roughly the same which means we've really improved. Plus hockey night is the best night of the week so its usually fun even if we lose. There is one team in our league that if things aren't going perfectly well for them they get so pissy. Yelling at each other, yelling at the refs, yelling at the other team. I swear I've never seen so many guys hate playing hockey that play every week.
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Yeah, honestly hockey is just straight up fun so I don't care if I lose every game this season. If you want to play a game where you're just going to get upset when you lose why not stay home and play Dota, it's a lot cheaper.
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If I remember right some of you guys play through Stinky Socks around Boston and I'm about to hit a big lull in my hockey schedule and was going to start playing a little of the no commitment games in Quincy and was wondering if anybody had anything good or bad to say about it. I've never played through Stinky Socks or in the rink I'm looking at so any kind of advice would be beneficial.
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Man, I love these holidays that people prioritize above hockey. My 3-game weekend has just become a 5-game weekend.
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prom candy posted:Yeah, honestly hockey is just straight up fun so I don't care if I lose every game this season. If you want to play a game where you're just going to get upset when you lose why not stay home and play Dota, it's a lot cheaper. Forwards that are always cherry picking and floating back to get on D will start reminding me of hard carries bitching about supports now. Got one of these on my team and it's pretty annoying.
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bigbillystyle posted:If I remember right some of you guys play through Stinky Socks around Boston and I'm about to hit a big lull in my hockey schedule and was going to start playing a little of the no commitment games in Quincy and was wondering if anybody had anything good or bad to say about it. I've never played through Stinky Socks or in the rink I'm looking at so any kind of advice would be beneficial. I'm playing in the 6:40 one on Sundays, Quincy Youth Arena, and may pop in to the C/D one once in a while. QYA is kind of a shithole compared to some of the other rinks around, but it is qunicy after all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dopXFXHLhSY&t=52s
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We won our one game of the season last night, with 9 skaters. Only reason we won (the opponents were the #1 team in this division) was because they only had 7. My legs were noodles by the end of it, I must be getting weaker because I've done 9 man games in the past and wasn't that gassed in the third. Time to ramp up the workouts or something. This one huge dude had a howizter of a slapshot and I always seemed to end up on the same side as him.. blocked at least three shots and he took a few more than that. Every time I saw him wind up I swear I was about to die. One of my own guys also took a shot with me screening their goalie, it was headed straight for my knee. Lifted that foot and it whizzed right past and into the net. That poo poo is too much godddamn fun, helping teammates score. xzzy fucked around with this message at 21:46 on May 10, 2015 |
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This is pretty great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F_S4XsDHXQ&t=160s
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Those are the same Norwegian guys who did that with Soccer, right? And also I think played a soccer game where everyone was in those inflatable upper-body balls so they could haul rear end into each other and go bouncing away.
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It's been over two weeks now since our last game and I'm going through withdrawal. It's probably going to be another couple before spring/summer begins. I can't get to any open sessions because they're either at like 6am or on afternoons when I have schedule conflicts. And gently caress going to the Saturday night one and getting two shifts while dealing with nothing but danglers.
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