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calandryll posted:There is a meeting tomorrow for the captains of our league to discuss ringers and what to do about them. Hopefully it doesn't involve blowing up teams because I finally found a team I really enjoy playing with. It is because you've got 2 - 3 guys that are NHL superstars while the rest of you look like a bunch of 5 year olds? If so, maybe. If not, I wouldn't worry about it.
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Apr 25, 2020 17:54
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Basically because there is a playoff people stack the gently caress out of their teams. My team has one dude that could probably play up but he'd be lowish on the next division. We were right at 0.500 when the quarantine hit and were sitting dead center of table. There were teams that would drive up the score like 11-1, etc. I did have a very vivid hockey playing dream last night. I woke up very sad.
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Apr 25, 2020 19:24
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I mowed my yard today ... In a zamboni pattern
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Apr 27, 2020 02:33
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allegedly our city is starting to open back up next monday i'm kind of assuming that indoor organized sports that require locker rooms will be among the last things to return to normalcy?
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May 5, 2020 23:31
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bewbies posted:allegedly our city is starting to open back up next monday This seems like a bad idea
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May 6, 2020 02:14
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Stick time is probably fine if they limit the number and open up all locker rooms and clean in between sessions or something. I wouldn’t suggest leagues or drop-in or anything though.
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May 6, 2020 02:29
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Pro shop at my rink is open, but no skating of any kind at this point. Find out in 2 weeks if idiot governor fuckwad decides to open everything, despite being worse in covid test ahead of only Arkansas and loving American Samoa. It's bullshit and I'm going to have to wear PPE to work forever because people are unbelievably stupid.
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May 6, 2020 05:12
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Just think how good the workout is gonna be when we have to play hockey through a mask! High altitude training for all.
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May 6, 2020 09:29
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https://www.facebook.com/hockeyplayersclub/videos/678148199683953/
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May 6, 2020 16:59
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xzzy posted:Just think how good the workout is gonna be when we have to play hockey through a mask! High altitude training for all. I kind of wish it worked that way, I'd have cardio for days now. Unfortunately you get the same amount of oxygen, you just have to work harder to get it. So maybe your diaphragm gets slightly more swole.
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May 6, 2020 17:53
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Teeter posted:Awww poo poo I just realized that we started the shelter-in-place orders right as our regular season ended. I imagine the season will be scrapped altogether but it would be kinda funny if we end up going straight in to playoffs with a bunch of old dudes who have barely left the couch for months. Hell yeah! I just received word that 1) Our dumpy little rink isn't really at risk of shutting down, and 2) Whenever we get to it, the first game back after months off the ice will indeed be a playoff game.
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May 8, 2020 17:07
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In places where the virus has had a foothold and businesses have been closed down, reopening hockey rinks might be a bit more complicated than similar athletic venues. The low temperatures mean the virus will live on surfaces longer, and particles of it will float in the air longer (due to cold air being denser). Kinda feels like the normal social distancing protocols may need to be modified, at least.
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May 8, 2020 18:55
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That's a good point that I'm sure will be completely disregarded by the people that run rinks and can't make a schedule more than one week in advance.
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May 8, 2020 21:28
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In Illinois they're doing that phased opening thing and currently we're two phases away from them allowing sports and recreation gatherings up to 50 people, so I assume the instant we get to that benchmark the rinks are gonna start scheduling games again. But if that plan actually happens it's gonna be long after the so-called plateau and only after infections are measurably declining.
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May 8, 2020 21:34
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all our rinks are owned by the city so I think they will have to stick to our phased plan which means it should be over a month at the earliest before they can open.
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May 8, 2020 21:52
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xzzy posted:In Illinois they're doing that phased opening thing and currently we're two phases away from them allowing sports and recreation gatherings up to 50 people, so I assume the instant we get to that benchmark the rinks are gonna start scheduling games again. That and the vast majority of the rinks are in the Chicago area, which we know is going to be last to open back up. I miss hockey.
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May 10, 2020 03:24
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I just know they're going to open everything in a couple of weeks and we're all going to get Rona'd.
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May 11, 2020 19:08
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I’ve been roller blading around my town recently, but instead of having cool rollerblades I have my dads old ones from the basement that have ski boot style buckles and wheels that are heavily worn down but it’s still such a blast skating around, especially when you find the rare road or sidewalk that was paved within the last decade and is still smooth and not full of cracks waiting to grab your ankle and murder you. Parking lots are excellent for skating in if the businesses there are closed. What I don’t like about skates is that they have both too much and too little grip with the wheels. Too much because you have to be going straight at all times, you can’t slide on them like you can with ice skates, but too little grip when you really go for a hard stride and they just skid and lose all your force making you look like a dork when you were trying to quickly cross a street or get up a hill. Going downhill is terrifying and I feel like I’m doing a crashed ice course even when it’s the slightest decline.
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May 11, 2020 20:05
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V for Vegans posted:wheels that are heavily worn down V for Vegans posted:too little grip when you really go for a hard stride and they just skid and lose all your force making you look like a dork You dork
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May 11, 2020 20:20
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Pleads posted:You dork Ok, maybe new wheels would help.
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May 11, 2020 20:52
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In Vancouver, a few ice rinks have opened back up but only for individual training. No more than 5 people allowed on the ice at once.
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May 11, 2020 21:23
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V for Vegans posted:Ok, maybe new wheels would help. You'll never get the same power you'd get from biting a skate edge into the ice, but new wheels definitely help with grip on your pushes and cornering.
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May 11, 2020 21:45
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Do I buy inline in my shoe size or ice skate size?
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May 12, 2020 03:50
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Here's a bit of not-so-helpful information ... It's entirely based on brand. If you're buying hockey inline skates, like Bauer's, they run the same boot size to their ice skates. Every brand will vary
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May 12, 2020 04:46
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Please forgive the ignorance/stupidity of this question. I don't follow Ice Hockey very much, if indeed at all. But does the NHL have a father/son rule similar to the one I am familiar with in Aussie Rules? i.e. If a player plays X amount of games for one club, then that club has dibs on that players son when they become eligible in the draft. Are there any famous examples of this? Thank you, and again sorry for the stupidity/naivete of the question.
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May 12, 2020 07:28
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No such rule in the NHL system. I think out of the people who post in this thread, the only person who’s even good enough for a sniff is Titanium (as an emergency goalie). He has faced down NHL players before.
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May 12, 2020 15:51
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bewbies is actually Al MacInnis
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May 12, 2020 16:40
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YeehawMcKickass posted:I think out of the people who post in this thread, the only person who’s even good enough for a sniff is Titanium (as an emergency goalie). He has faced down NHL players before. That's the only criteria for beating Toronto. Not bad.
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May 12, 2020 21:08
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:That's the only criteria for beating Toronto. Not bad. There’s a lot of money to be made that way.
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May 12, 2020 21:36
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Since there's no hockey, let's get conversation going. If you suspected any nhl player of being an SA goon, what player would it be and why? Extra credit for their favorite thread. Brad Marchand, The Firing range because he enjoys hunting and I'm going to guess he's been on probation a dozen times for trolling.
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May 12, 2020 22:53
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Phil Kessel, but he only posts in QCS asking for the chickencheese thread to be reopened.
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May 12, 2020 22:55
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Pleads posted:bewbies is actually Al MacInnis my cannon slap shot is of limited use in pond hockey
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May 12, 2020 23:26
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The world famous New England Senior Hockey League is apparently shutting down because they were a million dollars in debt. Now the league where a man poo poo in another mans glove will only be a memory...
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May 14, 2020 00:54
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Let's all pour the turds out of our gloves for the greatest league ever. My rink changed their message from "probably opening in a week" to something like 'yeah we really have no idea when we're opening again." Edit: now they're doing limited opening on Monday for freestyle and "hockey" (but only stick and puck at the moment, it looks like). But: 1. Masks required in the facility and on ice (good!) 2. Must social distance on the ice (sure, sure) 3. Bags and gear must be disinfected before showing up at the rink (good, but... Impossible to enforce) 4. Locker rooms are closed, you have to arrive dressed 10 minutes prior to ice time and be gone within 10 minutes of ice time ending. Uhhhh... That will be interesting. a mysterious cloak fucked around with this message at 17:22 on May 14, 2020 |
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May 14, 2020 04:49
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YeehawMcKickass posted:I think out of the people who post in this thread, the only person who’s even good enough for a sniff is Titanium (as an emergency goalie). He has faced down NHL players before. Hey now, I've been dangled around by a few AHLers going half-speed.
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May 15, 2020 03:13
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They finally announced that the remainder of our winter season (which was just the playoff games) are cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Which is no big deal but it means my team will remain division world champions until September at least. 
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May 26, 2020 03:16
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My rink sent out an email saying they were closing for the summer and wouldn’t re-open until the fall, and then StinkySocks emailed us a few days later saying that the seasons would be re-starting in July so at least they’re being as unorganized and behind the times as usual.
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May 26, 2020 04:29
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Our local rink just announced that in a few weeks they're reopening junior programs. All those nasty rear end teenagers! And they're taking sign-ups for parent/child weekend camps beginning in two weeks and I'm frankly shocked. This is in Santa Clara county, too, which had one of California's biggest outbreaks.
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May 26, 2020 05:07
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My rink is issuing 1-year or lifetime bans for people who do a CC chargeback for their league fees since the rink's refund policy is "we got your money, gently caress you." We were between seasons when all of this poo poo started, so everyone is out $650 and hadn't played a game yet. We had one guy on my team who did exactly this and the HD emailed our captain and asked if we could find someone to buy him out. How about gently caress off and actually issue refunds for people who lost their job but still need to feed their families. You aren't going to find anyone wanting to buy anyone out during a drat pandemic. Also, ironic that they said "you want your money back because you need it to live? Well, you're banned from spending money here for 1 year!" Henrik Zetterberg fucked around with this message at 21:11 on May 26, 2020 |
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May 26, 2020 20:13
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That is completely lovely. We had ~4 games left in our season and our rink offered a refund. We told them to give it to the people who are part-time and SOL without the job. We had rink management switch over in the last year for the better for the most part. Their idea to make our league more "fair" was to make it basically 35 and over, so young guys who have like 0.2 ppg get booted to the next higher league, whereas guys who are ~4 ppg get to stay.
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