I really thought I had things covered off nice and complete when describing the worst hockey feelings in the world in Shinny Armageddon and Shinny Armageddon II. However, I now have a new one that ranks right up there. Last night, badly needing my hockey fix as the weekend began to appear on the …
Category: Gear
When Old Hockey Nets Die
I'm not one of those handyman, McGyver types. I hold my own when it comes to fixing busted clothes-dryers, replacing panes of broken glass and I'll even change the oil on my own cars but I don't build entire rec rooms, turn 4 cylinder engines into V-8's with popular mechanics kits or wire the cottage …
Great Moments in Breaking In New Skates
Buy a new pair of skates today and the store will often put them in a little oven that heats them and then get you to try them on for ten minutes or so with the goal being to have the skates mold to your feet. It all sounds very impressive but I'm willing to …
The Dangle
I'd love to know who invented the dangle, also known as the toe-drag, but regardless of whoever it was, I gotta tell you, this move is a wonderful thing and in the grand scheme of mankind's accomplishments, the dangle isn't given nearly enough space at the top of the list. The toe of the blade …
