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Pr0phecy posted:Ughhhh, posting this thread right as the season is ending, you big rear end in a top hat you. I spent the last three years practicing my skating so for this off-season, I'm gonna work on my hands on some sort of polyethylene sheet. Anyone have another good material for synthetic ice? I've heard people had success getting a white board from Home Depot, for <$10, and spraying it with Pledge or silicon spray. I was going get one and try this once my impact net I bought comes in this weekend, so I can shoot in the basement. Here are some other ideas http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=739161 dms666 fucked around with this message at 16:32 on Mar 9, 2011 |
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Mar 9, 2011 16:03
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Any advice on trying to learn to stop on ice? Been trying the last few weeks at public skates with not much luck. Got just about everything else down pretty good from playing inline for over a year now
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Mar 20, 2011 03:37
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Dangerllama posted:I don't suppose you know how to ski, do you? It's exactly like a parallell stop on skis. Just snowboarding, probably gonna try to go to an afternoon skate this week and try out some of the tips you guys gave me.
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Mar 21, 2011 18:21
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Look Around You posted:Hey, I saw a dude playing pickup today at the Mt. Lebo ice rink here in Pittsburgh wearing a Goon Squad jersey. Was it any one of you guys? Is that the jersey with the :iamafag: on it? If so, I know they have an inline team at Neville
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Mar 21, 2011 23:45
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Thanks for the tips on stopping, it kind of just clicked today and was able to start doing it decently
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Mar 24, 2011 20:59
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Yay, our inline team won its first playoff game after like 4 seasons 
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Mar 29, 2011 16:40
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Sleeper Pimp posted:Finally have all my gear and found a stick that's long enough for my height (6'5") but I can never seem to find time to get to hockey class up in Fremont, it sucks. I just want to learn how to play hockey! There are a bunch of tips starting on page 3 after my post asking, they seemed to help me with it.
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Apr 1, 2011 15:16
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I was bored and made a shooting setup which was only like $30 http://imgur.com/CbvgE http://imgur.com/jfPbl
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WouldDesk posted:That looks like some goodtimes. Are you including the net in that $30? A rink I played at had a huge net from floor to ceiling and wrapped halfway around the rink to protect the throngs of fans (family) and it cost $10,000. I was dumbfounded. Hang up one of those Dr. Pepper bottle and fire away. I got a 15'x12' impact net on ebay for $20 and that 8'x4' whiteboard from homedepot for $10, and I guess you can throw in the silicon spray for $2 from Walmart that I wiped down the board with for extra slickness. The net is doubled and I put a piece of PVC pipe I had sitting around inside of it just to keep pucks from going underneath of it and breaking something For anyone looking for a net, this guy has a ton and most of them are free shipping. http://myworld.ebay.com/nautical-nets-bouys-and-more/?_trksid=p4340.l2559 dms666 fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Apr 3, 2011 |
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Had our first inline semi finals game last night against a team we havent beat in the two seasons since they joined the league. We go up 3-0 within the first 3 minutes and the game gets called due to the court being too wet with 12 min left in the 1st. I guess the refs decided to not check the court before we started, it was only bad behind the nets, where we didnt even end up at during those few minutes. After the game I talk to the ref to confirm that the game is going to be picked up where it left off at. He starts telling me that its going to be restarted since the court was wet and it was unfair to play on it. Now the great thing is I emailed the league manager at like noon since we were going to get about 1" of rain and the court usually gets wet along the boards. So of course, none of them went and checked it by 9:30 game time, or even called the people for the next game telling them not to come after cancelling our game. So now I have to go through the fun of finding a rule sheet and talking to the managers about it, since im positive it says suspended games are to be resumed where left off.
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Apr 5, 2011 15:38
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Acethomas posted:Anyone know of good inexpensive roller skates? It seems like the prices are pretty high right now and the used market here in LA is pretty tiny, I had no problem getting great ice stuff used but cannot find any roller skates, it's weird. If you know your size, Rollerhockeymonkey.com has Missions before they got bought by Bauer for like 75% off http://www.hockeymonkey.com/mission-roller-hockey-skates-2005.html dms666 fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Apr 12, 2011 |
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Apr 12, 2011 00:08
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We finally beat the team that we werent able to for the last 2 inline seasons in the semi's Nice 7-3 win, with their goalie being amazing. Get a 2-0 start for game 2 on Friday, due to a rain stoppage, but like half of our team cant make it due to having Pens tickets, hopefully I can get it moved from 8:30 to 10:30
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Apr 12, 2011 04:41
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bewbies posted:Yeah, you turn your torso so your chest is facing the target, feet remain facing parallel to the goal line. Was screwing around in the basement and remembered to try this, seemed to help, will see when next time at the rink/court since I only have about 15ft to shoot inside
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Apr 16, 2011 20:19
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Alizee posted:
You can get a 8'x4' piece of "smooth panelboard" ,which is just like a whiteboard, at Home Depot/Lowes for $11, the ones online are like $75 for a small piece. If you are going to use it outside you might need to put it on a piece of plywood or something because its pretty thin
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May 30, 2011 04:09
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toxicsunset posted:Those tend to break if you take slapshots on them and are in constant need of lubrication, and you can get the real-deal for as cheap as $39.99 online. The real deal is made from high-density polyethylene, same material as cutting boards, so if you happen to know of a local plastics company then you can probably get a piece of scrap for cheap or free, otherwise you're better off just buying the real thing. Yeah I havnt actually tried doing tons of slapshots off of mine yet so couldnt say on that. Was gonna cut a piece off of my board to take outside to try them once I found a place where I could set up my net, and yeah, it does need some silicon spray on it every few weeks
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May 30, 2011 14:57
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Habibi posted:That reminds me, I need to get new elbow pads. I've had to tie knots into most of the straps on my current ones because they've gotten too loose - and they still fall down my arms during a game. If your elastic is going you can just cut the strap and sew them back on about an inch back, or however much you need. Did this with my shin guards and they are like new again
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Jun 13, 2011 23:56
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First round inline playoff exit tonight, 5-4 loss, would of been nice to win to get an extra two games. I really need to get the rest of the gear to play ice, way too hot to be playing indoor inline when its 80-90* outside, even warmer inside.
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Jun 21, 2011 05:33
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D C posted:Febreez doesnt do anything. Better off mixing some 60% or 80% alcohol with water, I forget which one, that will at least kill the bacteria that is creating the smell
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Jun 24, 2011 03:24
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One of the captain's in my lower level inline league always complains to everyone about trying to get teams to not use ringers in our league. He sent out an email right before the season saying he was removing the ones from his team, everyone should do the same, etc. I think their team had 5-6 ringers when we played them in the season opener last night.
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Jul 6, 2011 15:50
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toxicsunset posted:I don't get the hatred for ringers some people have. The games don't really mean anything and while a team chock-full of them can be pretty lame, I have a couple of friends of mine that play on the low level teams with me that could easily play up higher but they'd rather play with their friends than play on a higher level team with strangers. It's not always about dominating easy competition Yeah I have no problem with a team having 1 or 2 people that are better than everyone, but when you have 4-5 of them and it really isnt even fun to play against them anymore when you have no chance at doing anything against them. That team also went 1-9 last season, but once playoffs rolled around, they were in the finals and one goal away from winning it.
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Jul 7, 2011 00:42
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toxicsunset posted:There's so man penguins fans on these forums yet no pittsburgh hockey goons. Such bullshit I think there are like 3-4 total, I forget who else though, just remember them posting. Vital Signs posted:Doesn't your league have eligibility rules because of this kind of thing? I think in our league it's like you have to play 1/4 of the games to make playoffs. We had a really good player join our team late and he played every game for the last couple of weeks, and he was one shy of making it into the playoffs. I guess the most you can do is challenge the player if your league has that as a rule. I know in ours if you challenge them, they check the signatures on the sign in sheets and the players drivers license. Guess it really doesnt matter if someone happened to sign them in for games they werent there just so they get counted as a game played. You get a 2 min penalty if they are eligable though.
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Aug 8, 2011 14:44
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3 shooters then if its tied after that its tied, guess they cant bother to do as many more shooters as needed after that point, might as well if youre going to a shootout to begin with
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Aug 10, 2011 17:38
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Is there much of a difference between medium and large ice pants? Small is in my waist size but large has my height, while medium is only 1" short on my height. Just didnt want to order pants with a waist 6" bigger than I need, figured the length wouldnt be that much difference between M/L.
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Aug 16, 2011 19:12
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Finally got out onto the ice last night, few of the people I play inline with rent out a rink every week. Been wanting to play for awhile but finally got the rest of my gear pants/elbows/shoulders at a cheap used sale the other day. It was a lot of fun, definitely feel like I already had more control over my skating, stopping wise, than on inline.
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Aug 25, 2011 16:34
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Might as well add more to the fun stuff about being a captain. Our games are anywhere from 9:30-11:30 starts on Mon-Fri. So, as expected, people would complain about having to get up for work the next day when we had 11:30 starts on Mon-Weds, or that there werent enough Friday games so we could go out to the bar afterwards. Our schedule came out today, with the league starting 9/9, 7 Friday games, and a couple early Sunday night games added in. I figured, oh, this will make everyone happy since no one has to complain about work or not being able to drink after. Well, of course, 4 people back out of the team so they dont have to give up their Fridays, only one having already paid. Have a week to find 4 players, always fun stuff.
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Vital Signs posted:I guess our team is just lucky that we've had a pretty good core of guys together for so long. I imagine starting a new team would be a pain in the rear end. A lot of guys on my team have played adult together for 5-10 years. Our team name isn't even our sponsor anymore... that's how old the team is. Yeah thats the thing, we have been playing for 2 years now with just about the same group, maybe adding/losing 1 person a season. Oh well That is nice that you have been playing together for that long though, would be nice to keep most of my group together for that long, just makes it so much easier.
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Sep 2, 2011 15:25
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 #64, Got to play some 3v3 pickup at Consol last night, nothing will compare to skating on ice that is that perfect. Some of the video guys were still working while we were playing and were messing around putting up replays of us playing on the jumbotron, which was pretty cool.
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poser posted:How did you get to play there? I play on another team with someone who works there, guess they have employee ice time occasionally and they needed people. Apparently they never have had a goalie until my friend came tonight, or that many employees that even go and play. Robo-Pope posted:That's awesome. They did a couple of each, while they were trying out new layouts for different displays.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:What does everyone use as a backstop for their goals, if any? I'd love to get one of those EZ Goals to shoot in my garage (I don't have a yard), but I don't want to piss off my neighbors with pucks banging against plywood if I miss. I bought one of those impact nets off of ebay, I think it is 25'x12' and put it up behind my net, with a piece of PVC running through the bottom just to absorb some of the puck
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Has anyone tried cleaning their inline bearings? I've noticed I have been going a lot slower than when I first got the skates. I think they are Mission Swiss bearings, not sure if they are sealed or not. Wasnt sure what to try.
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lazerwolf posted:Did you lube them up after you cleaned them? What did you clean them with? I didnt try doing anything yet, wasnt sure what to try Not even really sure how to lube them, they look like these, http://www.baysideblades.com.au/inline_skates_dt/skate_accessories/skate_bearings/red_pro_abec9_4pack.htm , do I have to pull off that rubber seal? If so, is there an easy way? dms666 fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Nov 3, 2011 |
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lazerwolf posted:Some seals can be removed and some can't (i.e. if you remove they won't go back on) Thanks, that video and this video were very helpful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEkAeVVivK8&feature=related
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Nov 3, 2011 19:03
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Thufir posted:Looks like my team might be pairing up with another from our league to play a game at Bridgestone in the next few weeks. That would rule pretty hard. Yeah playing at an NHL rink is pretty amazing, the ice is so perfect, dont pass it up if you can get the teams to do it.
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Nov 3, 2011 21:06
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cenzo posted:I'm seriously considering getting one of those Tron sticks as a backup. I mean, it can't be any worse than the 8 year old 110 flex Synergy that I currently have ... right? Me and two people on my team are going to split a 3 pack since it brings the cost down to $60 or something for the stick thats supposed to be comparable to an S15. Worth trying I guess
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Well ended up splitting a 3pack of those Tron's that are supposed to be compared to the S16. I apparently missed the sale, so emailed asking if they were doing it again, ended up giving them to me for $50 each, listed at $70. Will let everyone know how they are, since everyone seems to want to try them. http://www.hockeytron.com/tr154.html
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This one team in my league who celebrates every goal like its the Cup Finals started having their few girlfriends bring airhorns to the games for goals. They were also yelling at other teams players over the glass. This is also the team that tries to fight people every single game. Hopefully they are somehow thrown out of the league next season.
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Fingers McGee posted:I have Supreme One 35's and they don't budge. Same with my One40's
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MiamiKid posted:I've seen some posts about the Tron hockey sticks that some were considering trying out, anyone actually do that? If so I'd be interested to hear about it. I got an email from them advertising their Sr. gloves with a coupon making them half off (TRONGLOVE if anyone's wants), and was wondering if anyone had tried them out as well. I bought a 3 pack that I split with 2 others on my team, it is a pretty light stick for the $50 it ended up being when they were on sale. I have only used it twice though, but I havent had any problems yet.
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Look Around You posted:Are there any Pittsburgh goons here? I'm trying to join a team and I have absolutely no idea how to go about it. Are there any sites that people go on or anything? Basically I just go to pickup because that was all I had time for, but since I'm probably not going back to school next semester, I should have more free time (gonna get a job obviously but still, it'd be more regular than projects for 4 CS classes) What rinks are you close to?
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