CJ Boiss

I wholeheartedly agree that people who refuse to wear masks "becuz muh frEdumz" are incredibly annoying, and responsible in a significant way for things being far worse than they could have been. Not even touching on how they directly help COVID spread though their communities, they are very much responsible for spineless, cowardly politicians not taking swifter, more substantial action in the first place. Australia isn't dealing with this shit right now because they focused on driving case numbers down to zero during the first wave, and didn't hesitate to do the same during July when case numbers started rising again. Not being able to play hockey because other people refuse to rise to the occasion is incredibly frustrating.

When did risking the safety of your community in defiance of public health orders becoming acceptable? I'm no happier about rinks being shut down than anyone else, but people are dying from this thing; COVID is the leading cause of death in the US as of this week. Missing some hockey is a small price to pay if it means keeping people alive.

BC has been trending 2-3 weeks behind Alberta for months now.

https://schinnydesigns.vistaprintdigital.com/ Local-(ish) artist, in Lethbridge, did my first mask as well. She's done a number of masks for uni/WHL/NCAA goalies.

I got my new maaaaaaaaaaaask.

Quite.

I anticipate at least one person going with the obvious lightning bolt design.

Don't fill up on cheese, or you won't have any room for more cheese.

(they put the plastic cover over the keys so that it's easier to disinfect between customers; smooth surface means fewer nooks and crannies for something to hide) (the gloves are pretty pointless for Average Joe, though)

(this is a G3 glove) So, the index strap is tightened so that the tip of it meets the edge of the soft velcro on the back of my hand; the thumb strap is tightened so that the end of it meets the side of the index strap. The only strap I ever undo is the pinky-side strap. The thumb/index finger straps stay done up, unless I'm removing the liner entirely (as I just did earlier today, because I noticed the pinky strap was pulling away from the aeromesh and I needed to sow it back into place). Anyways, the pinky straps goes low across the back of my hand, kinks just after meeting the index finger strap, and then follows the index strap up towards the spine of the T (which is over top the fleshy bit of your hand, between the index finger and thumb). (I typically close my glove while tightening the pinky strap, because I find that it pulls my hand deeper into the glove and I get a snugger fit) I find it locks my hand fairly deeply into the glove, and for those occasions where I do need to remove my glove while on the ice (for some reason) I only have one strap to tighten before I'm good to go.

I tighten the strap running straight to my thumb, but kink it 90 degrees once it reaches my index finger, and finish the velcro off running up towards the pocket. Uses the maximum amount of velcro, and gets nice and tight right behind my knuckles. (I can share a pic if you want) If your hand isn't thick enough for the velcro straps to get a nice snug fit, might need to use the leather thumb/pinky loops.

Like they could take a bullet.

Yeah, I've always played with them like that

I just switched strapping behind my knee to strapping down to my calf with my G3s I started running the bootstrap through my Lundy loop so that my knee would land more squarely on the stack, but found that my pad was now under-rotating. Strapping down to my calf (and loosening my toe straps a bit) solved the under-rotation issue.

"Gay" can certainly be used as a pejorative, but jean obviously offered the name sardonically. All I was pointing out is that getting pissy about people nowadays (generally) being more careful about the language they use is stupid. It's literally the least they can do.

Avoiding the use of slurs in the name of a professional sports team isn't a big ask.

I'll definitely be giving CCM skates a hard look when I go to replace my Bauers.

It doesn't look that complicated. Most of it is shinny rules anyways. Not switching sides, giving the blue-line on a frozen/out-of-play puck, giving the red line on a goal. The only changes to the game play that players (and goalies) really need to be aware of are: 1) "Visitor" team gets the puck at the start of the first half, "Home" team at the start of the second 2) Neutral zone is gone; red line separates offensive/defensive zones. 3) Penalty shots are awarded for penalties. 4) Goalies cannot go to the bench for an extra attacker. Not having a neutral zone, with the red line determining on/off-side, will be the only genuinely confusing part. Mostly for the players though.

Had my second ice-time tonight. Much improved. I was tracking the puck better, moving through the crease better. Almost felt like I had my pre-COVID form. (and I didn't pass out!) My right hip felt a little tight. Need to stretch that out before I go to sleep.

It was great. Then I passed out. Then it was even better.

So I passed out halfway through my ice time tonight. XD Heat exhaustion (it's happened to me before. I recognized what was happening, got myself to the bench, got some of my gear off). I'm fine, damn body just forgot that it needs to sweat when I'm standing on my head. Other than that my ice time went great! Looking forward to next weekend

Honestly, some of the most fun I've had playing hockey, as a skater and as a goalie, was 3-on-3 pond style.

Interesting. I was wearing 35+1 Velocity V5s before I got my G3s, and was landing perfectly on the V5 stack without any bootstrap (just my lace toe ties, a calfstrap, and a knee strap)

Mhm. Without using the loop, my knee tends to land a little bit high of centre on the stack. I think, if I were to order a custom set from Warrior, I'd get 36+1.5 (currently in a 35+1.5). Maybe a 36+1.

The pad sitting higher up on your foot is due to the strap running through the Lundy Loop. I switched from strapping under my boot to through the loop for my last few skates before everything shutdown (G3s, not G5s), and really liked how it positioned my knee on the stack when I butterflied. Felt like the pad moved less when I skated out of my net, as* well.