Yea, I use a girdle as well. More form fitting, more lightweight. I prefer it. And if I change teams a new shell is a lot cheaper than different color pants.
You try to match in men’s league? That’s some commitment.Yea, I use a girdle as well. More form fitting, more lightweight. I prefer it. And if I change teams a new shell is a lot cheaper than different color pants.
Not in men’s league, but the tournaments I play in with various disabled veteran teams generally provide full kits.You try to match in men’s league? That’s some commitment.
The one thing I do that helps - I keep these in my hockey bag. When I get off the ice, I pop 2-3 during post game beers and by the time I'm home I'm signficantly more calmed down than if I don't take them.The problem isn’t really the game time itself - it’s that once you’re all wired up from playing, it’s hard to fall asleep. If someone had some tips for getting to sleep by 1:00 am after a game that ended at 11:30, that might be helpful…
I just ordered some. Will report back…The one thing I do that helps - I keep these in my hockey bag. When I get off the ice, I pop 2-3 during post game beers and by the time I'm home I'm signficantly more calmed down than if I don't take them.
Have you been playing much over the past year plus though?I just ordered some. Will report back…
Had a weird thing in the last two nights, though. Monday I felt like complete garbage on the ice; No energy, no hustle, no nothing - barely got my heart rate over 140 each shift, and felt like I was carrying a refrigerator on my back…last night, I felt perfectly fine.
Must have been something I ate ( or didn’t eat).
I’ve actually gone back to my roots and been doing short track speed skating twice a week - which in general has made me feel like a champ at hockey (that shit is hard), but Monday night was weird, felt like I was just in a haze the whole time…
Wish I saw this before today. Could have knocked the rust off a bit since I hung up the coaching whiteboard.Anyone in the NoVa/DC area want to skate today?
Some friends and I rented ice at PWIC 5:20 to 7:20 for a friendly scrimmage. We’re cooking out and drinking in the parking lot before the game. It’s like $30 a skater.
DM me if interested! We need 2-3 more skaters
I had one sent to me to review but wasn't a fan. In theory the hybrid cages are great but they rarely work out. I used to wear a half shield until a scare with a skate blade to the face. Now I rock a full cage. The weight of the wargate was lighter than traditional hybrid cages but I had an issue with fogging. I used anti fog spray and even lemon pledge. At the end of the day the full cage doesn't hinder my vision enough to worry about the fog issue.https://wargatehockey.com/
Anybody using one of these?
Curious if the rink is a dump and if the surrounding area is. How are the locker rooms, etc. I don't live in Boston but have played at a number of rinks around town.What do you want to know? I haven’t skated there in a few years but I used to quite regularly.
Interesting concept (around the draft and all that). I hope you have a good tourney!Great info here boys. Really appreciate it. I will for sure look into Aeronaut brewing for the Draft party. Although Im sure being March 18, there will be a lot of St Paddys day parties going on there. Here are the first jerseys if any one is interested. Draft Experience (DEX) to explain the play on Dropkick
The tourneys are always fun. The draft really helps level the playing field and really no one cares all that much about winning. More about the beer and camaraderie.Interesting concept (around the draft and all that). I hope you have a good tourney!
Heard about that last night and was just shocked. Just a crazy accident from the sounds of it. Player falls down and another player 'collides' with him is just strange wording. It lacks on detail (not that I'm begging for it, something tells me I don't want to know) which makes me think it was something gruesome. Just so sad for the family and that hockey community. Definitely hugged my own players a little harder last night.https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/High-school-hockey-player-dies-after-injury-16755811.php
Tragic hockey story. A kid who came up thru the same youth program my kids play in died after an injury sustained in a high school hockey game this afternoon.
Neck cut by skate blade, as you might have surmised.Heard about that last night and was just shocked. Just a crazy accident from the sounds of it. Player falls down and another player 'collides' with him is just strange wording. It lacks on detail (not that I'm begging for it, something tells me I don't want to know) which makes me think it was something gruesome. Just so sad for the family and that hockey community. Definitely hugged my own players a little harder last night.
I had no idea it wasn't required by USA Hockey. The organizations my son played for required them through Pee Wee. Here is the USA Hockey "rule" for those who haven't seen it. (emphasis mine)What's the hold up at USA hockey at requiring these at that level? I'd rather take a puck to the nuts than a skate to the neck. At the very least, they should just phase in at the mite level starting now.
(g) USA Hockey recommends that players wear a neck laceration protector, choosing a design that covers as much of the neck area as possible.
Not an expert, but my son plays both half season club hockey (U-16) and HS hockey in Mass. For club, all the USA hockey rules apply (like no icing on power plays and the dumb no delayed offsides change this year). For his HS team none of those rules apply, so I assume they don't have the same sway at the HS level.Does USA Hockey have the same sway over HS as they do over other "youth" levels? Mine is only a Peewee currently, so I'm not as up on the distinctions between HS and Midget hockey.
Thank you for posting this. Such a horrific tragedy both for Teddy and his family and the poor opponent who was involved in the collision.https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/High-school-hockey-player-dies-after-injury-16755811.php
Tragic hockey story. A kid who came up thru the same youth program my kids play in died after an injury sustained in a high school hockey game this afternoon.
Losing them is common. My son was "trained" to loop it through the cage on his helmet as soon as he took his helmet off and never lost another one.You can also get them as part of your shirt, I know Bauer makes one. More expensive but I know my son loses his neck guard constantly.