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Pretty good business model if you can pull it off. People give you money and you provide no services or goods in return?
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Jul 18, 2020 14:40
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I signed up to play Monday. First time since COVID and first time since getting my hip replaced in November. Should be interesting. They are requiring masks everywhere but on ice, no showers, 50% locker room capacity and no contact hockey. I guess I'll see how "no contact" these guys are playing but I figure a keep your distance kind of hockey is probably the best way to get back into it after a hip replacement. It's not like we played full check or something before but it's hard to play D without being able to put your hands on somebody somewhat so there was always some pushing/shoulder rubbing here and there.
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Jul 18, 2020 14:47
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If the other teams goalie goes to the corner to handle the puck, rush to his crease and tell him he can’t come back in as he has to social distance, then your team can hopefully shoot the puck past you without hitting you and score. Easy win.
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Jul 18, 2020 15:06
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I'm not going to be able to play hockey for the foreseeable future because I live in South Carolina and we are doing so poorly with our COVID response that it's going to be until next year before it's remotely safe to go to a rink.
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Jul 18, 2020 18:07
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That sucks about the refunds, although at least the players are getting something back. Our rink has a strictly FYGM policy. "So even though I'm a nurse, and all I do is work with covid patients, and I'm keeping myself out of play out of concern for everyone's safety, you still won't refund me and give some other fool my spot?" At this point I'm not sure I'm even going to bother with a USA hockey membership or do my level 3 coaching poo poo. Goddammit.
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Jul 18, 2020 18:10
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I skated yesterday for the first time. we did two v two with four pretty good skaters which is not exactly a recipe for not being unbelievably gassed and tired for the next 18 hours after you play. The most bizarre thing about all of this was seeing an absolutely sparkling immaculately clean ice hockey rink including the locker rooms. that is something I have never seen before and will likely never see again
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Jul 18, 2020 18:13
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We got refunded for the cancelled summer season but it was paid in Canadian dollars and the dollar weakened against the Canadian dollar in the past four months so I lost five dollars
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Jul 18, 2020 18:36
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I never paid for the summer season (was going to take the season off) but I have a credit for the two playoff games we were going to get. Hopefully that doesn't have an expiration date. And hopefully I get to play hockey again someday. I'm looking at you, Moderna.
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Jul 18, 2020 18:42
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a mysterious cloak posted:That sucks about the refunds, although at least the players are getting something back. Our rink has a strictly FYGM policy. Most have just done a CC chargeback and eating their year bans.
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Jul 18, 2020 20:50
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Just got a follow up email saying "based on positive feedback.... we are reducing our administration fee from 25% to 15% if you want a refund." lmao they just don't get it. The season didn't start. There was no service provided!`
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Jul 22, 2020 16:47
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They get it, they just want your money
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Jul 22, 2020 22:24
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Tron is having a clearance sale on their in-house composite sticks that lasts until tomorrow. 50% off or more. I've been using their sticks pretty much the entire time I've been playing, only buying them when they're on sale (usually at a 30% discount or so). The durability leaves something to be desired (average lifespan across all of them was about a year, which is about 80 games for me) but I also tend to break my sticks more frequently than anyone else I play with. Other than that, they seem on par with the mid-tier sticks of the name brands. I'm not even playing right now but I just bought two just to have them once I start back up.
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Jul 23, 2020 00:59
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Just got a follow up email saying "based on positive feedback.... we are reducing our administration fee from 25% to 15% if you want a refund." What "Positive Feedback" did they receive?
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Jul 23, 2020 03:13
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Yeah the positive feedback bit is really the funniest bit
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Jul 23, 2020 03:33
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"Yes! We want you to go gently caress yourselves!"
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Jul 23, 2020 04:22
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Somebody positively threatened a lawsuit.Henrik Zetterberg posted:Most have just done a CC chargeback and eating their year bans. Unfortunately I live in a hockey-scarce place so even in a huge city there are only 5 rinks. Counting mine, there's one or two others I'd be willing to go to, but they're perpetually full and the others are in the murdery part of town, so eating the ban could potentially really suck.
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Jul 23, 2020 04:26
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Surprised I didn't see this in here yet. Guess I'm a Krakhead now. As a hockey player, fan, and also a professional graphic designer I hated the Kraken name this whole time and really wanted it to be something else but it was going to come down to execution for me. I like the look so far. I kind of wish the lightest blues had a bit more green considering seattle is the emerald city. Something a little more seafoamy. The red stripe is nice but its almost too thin and will likely not even be noticeable on tv. I have to say I really like the space needle in the anchor. Its a nice subtle touch, same with the tentacle in the S. Its slick and I'll definitely wear it.    
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Jul 23, 2020 20:24
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The crest is decent (better than Vegas') but it feels very "safe" and went through so many committees it lost whatever character the original sketches might have had. I really like the jersey pattern and colors, green would have been cool but blue is fine.
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Jul 23, 2020 20:37
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Yeah those jerseys are wicked cool. I just bought a Sharks stealth jersey last night on sale but I guess I already know what my next jersey purchase will be.
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Jul 23, 2020 21:35
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It’s great
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Jul 23, 2020 21:42
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I dig the colours a lot, and the anchor with the needle is awesome. Really not wild on the "S" though. It's too subtle for my taste. Throw out some wild poo poo.
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Jul 23, 2020 22:55
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Gross. Not a fan of the colors at all. Or the name.
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Jul 23, 2020 23:02
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Name owns, color scheme is pretty good, hated the logos until I noticed the tentacle in the S so it's cool now.
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Jul 23, 2020 23:06
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I wish the logo was more “giant octopus attacking a pirate ship” but I like the name and colors.
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Jul 23, 2020 23:38
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Doing my first hockey thing in like 4 months tomorrow. Stick time with wife and 2 daughters and we're the only ones registered at 11am. Sweet.
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Jul 23, 2020 23:46
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If they don't use an Islanders style Gordon's fisherman as their mascot I'll be pissed. I actually loved that Islanders logo. They did say the Jersey could still change and the brand will evolve over time to expose more of the creature which I thought was neat and opens up more merchandise opportunities with a systematic logo evolution. I will also be very interested to see the alternate jersey if/when that comes. I love the anchor, would like to see an anchor with the tentacle surrounding it. If anybody is into tentacle porn,
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Jul 23, 2020 23:49
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If no one has photoshopped Tyrone Biggums into that jersey yet do it and rake in the e-points on Twitter.
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Jul 24, 2020 01:19
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I'm 38 and have been playing hockey now for over 30 years so you'd think there isn't much left "new" for me to experience, but Today no one but me showed up for stick time, so I got the ice to myself for 2 hours for $11, which, beat that deal, anybody. I usually leave my phone in my car, but I brought it in today, and so decided to video myself skating some, as I've only seen myself play like half a dozen times ever. Turns out my phone has SLO MO mode, which means, for the first time, I got to watch myself do stuff in SLO MO. Then the rink guy comes out and asks if I want to play with the radar gun thingie, which I haven't gotten to do since I was like 16. It was actually really, really neat...I was able to watch myself shooting and see what made stuff go faster. Turns out, in my old age, I skate in less of a crouch these days, and so I wasn't getting my bottom hand down far enough on the stick to optimize the flex on my snappers. By just getting my hand down where it was supposed to be, I added about 5 mph! God bless technology. The slo mo crash of my shots going way over the net as they crash into the glass has been cracking me up. My wife put together a Rocky montage of me skating, to include me almost blowing a tire. I think my hardest clapper is the last clip, and the hardest snapper is at 3:10 or so. Big money to anyone who guesses how fast I can shoot! (I did not know the answer to this prior to around noon today) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRwsAYyZmR8
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Jul 24, 2020 20:58
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69 mph
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The fun part to me is you wouldn't look out of place in D3 where I skate. Well, skated. The video is obviously not a skating skills demonstration but I could point out a dozen dudes in my league that have your exact posture and shot quality.
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Jul 25, 2020 01:04
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sellouts posted:69 mph YES
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i did a lot of complicated math based on the first shot deflected off of the glass and into my back 8.5 years ago
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IT WAS THE CROSSBAR i actually hit 91 with my slapshot (most were upper 80s) which was a bit faster than the last time it was clocked. I guess an extra 50 lbs of "muscle" has at least one benefit. i hit 65 with my snapper, although I was definitely cheesing for speed and not really aiming it.
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Any other hockey dads here to commiserate with? Signups for my son start Monday, and I'm digging for a reason to make it okay that he go back, but drat. If my kid gets COVID from playing I'll never forgive myself. Plus I'll probably get it from him and die.
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a mysterious cloak posted:Any other hockey dads here to commiserate with? Signups for my son start Monday, and I'm digging for a reason to make it okay that he go back, but drat. If my kid gets COVID from playing I'll never forgive myself. Plus I'll probably get it from him and die. I do not envy people with kids in sports right now, because you know there’s a lot of people who think their kids the best Crosby who would be very upset if their kid wasn’t always getting ice time no matter how risky it is for them to play.
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our rink has been more or less open, and they're doing a really good job of keeping stuff clean. i'm unconcerned. also my kid just finished a baseball season without incident and all enjoyed themselves, especially the kid on the winning team who was apparently a sophomore in high school playing with 12 and 13 year olds (wtf?)
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a mysterious cloak posted:Any other hockey dads here to commiserate with? Signups for my son start Monday, and I'm digging for a reason to make it okay that he go back, but drat. If my kid gets COVID from playing I'll never forgive myself. Plus I'll probably get it from him and die. I wouldn’t sign my kid up for ice hockey right now.
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My rink was supposed to open end of the month. They close June through August as the rink is used for the state fair. We get really nice fresh ice for about a week before it goes to poo poo. They haven't sent any emails but from what I've heard they have pushed opening back till at least the end of September. I wouldn't be surprised if it's not till next year. Which is good because some of my teammates think this is just the flu.
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It sucks but I don't think I'll be signing up my kids for Hockey this season. The area that I'm at is not hit too bad, but still not worth the risk to them or others.
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