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Oh it will impair it, ejaculations... it is just wrong. I just got out all my old equipment to love on it and it is great (and I found an old Blues jersey which is weir because I was never really a fan other than a few players). And bewbies should I just ask all the possible questions about OKC hockey individually or would you mind giving me the run down? I have very little ice equipment but have that itch. Also, does anyone use a Trilage stick? I have small hands and think it would be perfect for me. Plus, I was partial to Nike sticks (no comments please) because of the rounder radius's on the edges which help me stick handle in a shoebox. The Triliage was a three sided stick in the past but now moved to four iirc which is odd because you know, TRILAGE! http://www.trilage.com Is it feasible for me to drop by a game to check out the situation at the rink? edit: this has to be a joke right? http://cgi.ebay.com/Hockey-Stick-Blade-Remover-Puller-XTRAKTO-/180639825326?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0ef8fdae A few minutes and a blow torch are all I have ever used and it works perfect. Maybe WouldDesk fucked around with this message at 09:32 on Mar 25, 2011 |
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bigmike posted:Should have had 9 beers. You would have gotten the hat trick. Why stop there, go heavy and get your first Ovechtrick.
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bewbies posted:Did nobody feel the need to say "hey, my buddy I invited: blind." He probably had a blast if that helps  Do you expect him back or was it a one time thing? When I was 14 or so a teammate missed games/practice for a few weeks (along with the coach, his dad) and my calls were not answered. When he finally came back (without dad/coach) I found out during warn-ups his mother had died suspiciously (in her sleep, from "asthma")and his dad was a suspect. I had stayed over with them many times... Anyway, the league director knew all this and decided he would not tell me even though he knew I was close with the family. So that was an awkward conversation with him "hey slacker, where ya been, where's coach, decide he would take vacation for another week?" xzzy posted:
Rough neighborhood?  I mean, there were plenty of times in neighborhood hockey we would push each other into the grass but we were fairly thoughtful about not killing kids with glasses.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:
Henrik Zetterberg, "Thank you for choosing Hockey Monkey as your online hockey equipment source, we appreciated your continued business. We however regret to inform you that another customer ordered the same item as you and our system lagged in recognizing their order. Your order will be processed as soon as possible (half a season). Thank you again for your patience regarding this matter." Hockey Monkey Online Customer Service Technician Specialist, Karen WouldDesk fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Mar 28, 2011 |
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Got a call from Hockey Monkey today. I almost pooped my pants when I saw a Southern Cal number pop up on my phone. Ugghhhh, they're sold out too? Why can't these fucks keep their stock up to date on their sites? Ah Ha! Good thing I was wrong about the email. 
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: "Hello, I'm calling from Hockey Monkey just to let you know that we had to pull your Vapor X:50 skates from our warehouse in New Jersey. They'll be shipped out tomorrow and at your door by Friday. Is this ok with you?"
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bewbies posted:I broke out my old inlines and I am going to try roller hockey this afternoon on a sport court kind of surface for the first time. I haven't played roller hockey on a "rink" in 15 years or so and that "rink" was a piece of parking lot with pads arranged in a rough oval. Also I played a bit at the lovely roller skating rink I worked at in grad school, that was just as fun. Whoa whoa whoa, roller in OK? I thought it no longer existed? I love roller, although it is quite taxing on the body.
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D C posted:Playoff round robin game #2 tonight! Moist Bushmen  .
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dms666 posted:I was bored and made a shooting setup which was only like $30 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.
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bewbies, in you league(s) is there a group of guys or a team from Tinker AFB? I ask because they had a roller team years ago and I ended up on it somehow at the age of 14. They were awesome guys to play with, even if they always used up my inhaler betwen shifts to counteract their smoking in between periods. Apparently it is common in the AF during PT (INSERT AF PT JOKE HERE). I assume you are in the military also, Army?
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Habibi posted:Where do you get used sticks? Ebay and Play It Again Sports are the first that come to mind. I am sure there are others.
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coldwind posted:
There is only one solution.Perform tests and then publish faulty material in our favor, distribute it to USA Hockey and any place we can in the media with the conclusion that gray tape with black and white dots* increases scoring at all levels by 11-14% across the board, regardless of skill. *We of course have patented said tape and hold a monopoly on it until our ruse is found out, in which case we blame government bureaucracy and Muslims in order to isolate the market. This decreased demand will initiate part two of the plan.
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dyn posted:Those look like those training skates that little kids wear for their introductory skate. Ugly. We now must commission a study to find whether black or white skates have any potential to hide foot positioning when a defender is looking at you. Those skates own by the way.
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real_scud posted:He does. Yes, but did he through off defenders with stealth footwork? 
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Dangerllama posted:
That was awesome. Glad it survived.
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Vigilance posted:Oh god I love those customize tools, I can spend all day playing with that Dammit, I spent way too much time customizing gloves I will never buy. That little tool is awesome. http://www.mywarriorhockey.com/
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Funkutron5000 posted:That's what I figured. I mean, it's Minnesota. There should be a poo poo ton of hockey. I'm ok by Los Angeles standards so I'm going to be looking for a pretty low level league up there, I'm assuming. On the previous page is a photo/description of the posters beer league arena. It has 12 or 16 rinks under one roof 
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Aniki posted:Speaking of the RecZone, this guy apparently plays there. That should make the next game own. I would watch go watch that.
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Sexy Randal posted:This is probably a long shot but I may as well ask. Is there anybody in Edmonton that needs a player on their team, or a regular sub? I'm getting bored of not playing hockey and I should have signed up for a summer team... Somebody take him up on this, playing with Scott Gomez is a cool thought.
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Lawnie posted:Ohh god here it is. Have a look-see and tell me how to improve everything As has been said, need some weight put into that shot. Get some anger behind it. I recommend listening to Iron Maiden while you are shooting, seriously. The only other thing wrong is that you don't have that red wheelbarrow in net as the goalie/loud thing to hit with pucks . You are drat consistent with your shot though, same spot almost every time.I thought you had a new avatar made for you also? Am I crazy? Thought it was a Vince Vaugh or something equally as hilarious.
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D C posted:Bend your knees more, and you need to transfer your weight more as well, I think you're relying too much on your arms for your power. All of this. You definitely have more power in the second video but you need more weight/anger behind it meaning listen to Iron Maiden And shooting the puck into the goalies glove ever shot is not the best approach to goal scoring, try to tuck it under that crossbar, this should come along naturally with more leg power.
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Lawnie posted:And here I thought that the only thing I was doing much better was keeping the stick blade pointed downwards. Oh well, I'll be back out there tomorrow. Another drill to do to really familiarize yourself with your stick and learn hand positioning is to take all of you pucks and shoot them from the toes of your blade, then the center of your blade, then the heel of your blade. Shooting off the toe should allow you to gauge you power, shooting off the heel correctly can elevate a puck accurately. I wish I had some synthetic ice and a goal in my yard, I just use inline skates in my garage with a stress ball (tennis balls tend to break lights). Keep up the progress.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:I think the most important thing to take away from all the advice is: LISTEN TO IRON MAIDEN drat. STRAIGHT. When I was doing warmups I would have the league directors kid put it on and before I knew it I discovered power I never thought possible. This improvement so far is highly impressive. Looking good. I would not be able to resist shooting pucks into the lattice work behind you though. And that rotation mentioned needs to happen and magic will commence. Also, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLBTl5ZsPew
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bewbies posted:called the ref a fat retard Well was he?
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coldwind posted:It's not odd, they probably have a game or something else scheduled right after, and they can't sit around and wait while you settle your tie for 20 more minutes. This. Also if anyone has not played a game with a rolling clock when only 7 people show up (including goaltender, who was not a goaltender) you do not know exhaustion. And 3 minute intermission breaks. I am convinced the league director wanted some kid to pass out so he could call them out for being weak.
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Dangerllama posted:Iron-man hockey, brosef. I've had more than a few games where only five guys show up. We played a dump-and-mosey offensive system. Good times. Nope, this was league play and a player on the other team volunteered so we could have one sub. I always liked tons of minutes but at some point it gets ridiculous. I have played back to back games but than is a breeze compared to playing with a single sub.
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Lawnie posted:Practice 1 It looks better but GODDAMMIT Lawnie that goal is not your friend, get mad at it. The goal stole your girlfriend. And as always, play The shot at about :48 seconds of the third video looked pretty drat perfect. Hot days can suck when you shoot hundreds of shots, I learned to finally enjoy it. WouldDesk fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Jun 7, 2011 |
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sellouts posted:I think it's been said in the thread, but these shooting mats are nothing but HDPE, yeah? Nice find though, I would love to cover room floor with it and lock myself inside.
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xzzy posted:I dislike Iron Maiden, am I not allowed to play hockey anymore? There are actually quite a few good covers of Iron Maiden songs available, best of both worlds
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bigmike posted:Mouthguard. They work too. About the worst facial injury I've had was taking a slapshot off the visor. The visor got pushed into my face and the lower edge split my lip wide open. It was so hard that there was a gash in the rubber of my mouthguard. My face and teeth were fine, but I did have to go to the hospital after the game for some stitches on my lip. I have caught a puck under the chin, and I was wearing a full cage. Hurts like hell when it happens but no damage. I would still always wear at least a visor but I prefer a cage as I can see better. But those people that cut a full cage into a cage visor is too far, that just looks 
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Minister Robathan posted:Plus you get the bonus of some of it somehow ending up in your bucket, and getting burning eyes from when it eventually (it always does) leaks into your eye area with your sweat! When I was a yung-in my school for some reason had us paint our hair with that red hair spray paint in school colors (RED). I did not give it a second thought until I put my helmet on over my crusty red hair and knew that night was going to suck, bad. Constant streams of reddish chemical sweat.
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dms666 posted: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 Or drink some alcohol until you can't smell them 
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Thufir posted:I'm hoping it will be like Calgary's What are the prices like here? Set price or auction? And would a n item here be more or less than "in-store- prostock." Curious of these mystery auctions I hear about
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Lawnie posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evcsj1gx1CE 
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