Hockey equipment smells bad on a bitter cold January day after being left in the trunk after last night's game. There's no point of comparison for the same left in the trunk (and then left to sit in there in the sun the next day) after Thursday night shinny in the summertime. Thanks heaven's …
Category: Gear
Jofa vs Titan
You can still buy a Sherwood 5030 PMP in stores today but the Jofa's and Titan's of my boyhood days are long gone. Where do old, unbroken hockey sticks go?
Oooh, A Penguin / Duck / Leaf!
Which is the more flacid logo / mascot for a hockey team - a penguin a duck or a leaf?
Colour Blind
Who had worse uniforms - those old black, yellow and red things the Vancouvers wore for awhile or, umm......ok, there's no point of comparison here so let's move on.
Nets In Spring
There's few Canadian who don't love the arrival of spring. Even die hard winter fans love spring. However, as much as I love it, I also love to see remnants of winter sticking around as the days get longer and the suns brings people and leaves out. One of these remnants is the hockey net. …
The Bad Wheel Giveth Life to the Voice Within
When you lose an edge, you gain a dreadful feeling that lurks inside you, that little presence that tells you not to turn too hard, too fast, too sharp. Don't wheel too quickly when the play breaks the other way, don't spin quite as tight to lose a defender down low. For if you do, …
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The New Stick…
...didn't work. In fact, I hate it. The curve is unwieldy and I over-taped the grip slightly. I fought the puck all night and generally felt like the stick was working against me. After the game I offered it for sale for $20 to the highest bidder (which makes its cost per game to me …
New Stick, Old Stick
I finally got my new stick ready this weekend but I'm worried. I had to borrow a neighbour's hacksaw to cut it down a few inches but when I compared it to my old wand, the curve on the new one just doesn't seem quite right, the way it did in the store. The toe …
The Last Goal
I've written a couple of posts over the past few weeks about a new stick I bought that I haven't had time to cut off and get game-ready. It's not that takes a bunch of time but my hacksaw is elsewhere and I simply haven't had time to run to a neighbour's and borrow …
Two Weeks and Counting and New Stick Still Not Game Worthy
Crazy busy at work and my new stick still sits in the front hall awaiting the TLC required to make it game-worthy. It needs to be cut off a bit and taped up but time has been at a premium and I need a nap first. Perhaps tomorrow.
Rink Tales 