bunnyman666

Warrior GT may just be what the doctor ordered. They are a bit “live” for me, but the flex is pretty nice. Used Factory Mad, especially before the hot rebound fad, would also fit if buying used.

2 hours ago, Scythe said:

I'm sorry, I just saw this.

I'm ok but, I was thinking I had nerve damage because inside of thumb was numb for about a month before feeling came back. What's going on now is thumbnail is starting to break off. I suspect the new one underneath is going to take over. 

That was a weird injury. Shot went  right to the thumb of the blocker hand

 

Wasn't square enough I suppose but it was kind of cool seeing my blood all over the ice

Wow. Scary stuff!

They got out the scrapers, I suppose?

3 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Also, the players are not looking forward to this.  It is not going to be exciting for them to be playing at an NCAA arena.  The facilities situation for them is an embarrassment.

https://theathletic.com/3187030/2022/03/16/every-other-team-in-the-league-will-be-laughing-imagining-the-coyotes-future-in-arizona/?source=emp_shared_article

If I didn’t know better, this sounds like a story from the Onion.

22 minutes ago, The Teal Terror said:

That’s a 3 pack price. Slap “limited collectors edition” on something and it’s an instant doubling of price.

I am a certified Fuhrmaniac and I can’t get myself to spend the $$$ SMH

6 minutes ago, indykrap said:

Not a chance but the faux-wood stick is glorious and makes me want one of these beauties in the background.

I think you could wrap one to look like wood for less than $50.

$100 premium for a $139 stick? No thanks.

https://www.verbero.com/collections/Grant-Fuhr?mc_cid=f6e82a347c&mc_eid=7b0ad2c555

4 minutes ago, MTH said:

I think the NHL will let the Yotes die in Arizona. After they had to buy the team in 2009 then sell it years later (what a crap show that sale was); the NHL has been embroiled in lawsuits for lost money with Jerry Moyles. The judge ruled against the NHL, NHL appealed... NHL is bitter I presume.

Weird. Just weird.

17 hours ago, Snowman30 said:

They really didn't pull the plug the Thrashers. They were sold to group in Winnipeg with deep pockets and the owners let it go through and alound the move. The Coyotes Bettman himself is making this personal to keep them there cause the Thrashers thing blew up on him.

I think the Thrashers were, dare I say it: in worse shape than the ‘yotes at the time. Key words: at the time. And the group had a GREAT arena compared to the Phillips Center. It never was a great place for hockey. 

21 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

The league has so much money but refuse to help a struggling franchise. But then they complain that they are struggling? Use your millions maybe?

The NHL is embarrassing at this point with the ‘yotes. Sure, they weren’t doing wonderful as the Jets, but it appears that the Thrasherjets are getting plenty of bums in seats. And I have heard more than one grumble of getting ANOTHER team in Atlanta. Wow. 
 
Oddly- the OG ‘yotes/Winnipeg Jets WERE a WHA team @MTH, so this would be par for the course.

18 hours ago, indykrap said:

Good to know! Thanks.

As long as you don’t see anything resembling fibres, you’re golden. But good onya for NOT just playing in that helmet.

Superficial damage. You’re good.

1 hour ago, MTH said:

So odd that the league is maintaining this team like this - adding new teams in other markets... yet Quebec is still not good enough?

Auston Matthews grew up a bit in Arizona, and Bettman uses that to justify this coddling of this franchise.

The plug needs to be pulled on Arizona. Put them in KC or in Quebec City or even Saskatoon. 

Green has been funky to match between nylons and Jenpros forever. Vaughn should NOT have been such d-bags about the panel changes, as that is like a $50 per panel job from almost any shoppe worth it’s salt. 

13 hours ago, Fullright said:

the answer is Sam St. Laurant....anyone know the question?  sorry MTH but it is Mr. Vachon, err Wonder35's fault.

Cool thread, MTH

Last goalie to wear the old moulded mask?

1 hour ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Hey you found a goalie wearing his gloves on the right hands!!!

I almost said Butch Goring but I think he was actually one of the first players to wear a helmet. I could be totally wrong but he had a wacky helmet

The ol’ SPAPS by Torspo. He had that thing from Juniors up.

1 hour ago, MTH said:

The Northlands helmet was the Stan Makita helmet developed with Lange (ski helmets).

Odd to think that wearing helmets was a debate. Northlands was making the point that a single piece shell was better (it is). Also the Northlands helmet was a suspension helmet as shown on the right.

 

Mine is the soft foam. There were two versions. I could swear I saw what was a spot for a ball needle in the other version, and that ad confirms it.

1 minute ago, bunnyman666 said:

oops! Quoted my own post!

On 4/22/2022 at 1:40 PM, ilyazhito said:

What was the purpose of wearing no helmet? It's scary to think about getting hit with a puck in the head. 

Early helmets were hot, had poor vision, not all that protective and there was an attitude that you were less than a man by wearing one. Early hockey specific models were nothing more than a leather hair net, and a close cousin to American Football helmets. But helmet use started increasing as the designs became substantially better. You could see from 60s footage that the teams also would supply only one as you would see players wearing either a white or team-coloured version for both uniforms, mid 70s Colorado Rockies withstanding.
 
Stan Mikita was truly one of the first to proactively wear a helmet and not be chirped mercilessly for wearing one. The CCM HT series ended up being slightly more compact and ended up being an all-time favourite in the league. Of course it was actually a figure skater’s helmet, yet was more protective than the Cooper pre-SK series. 
 
Of course there were the truly protective ones and the ornamental ones. Had Gretzky been in the NHL rather than the WHA when he first turned pro, he probably would not have had to wear a helmet and the famous Jofa he wore would have likely been not nearly as famous. The Jofa he wore was a kayaking helmet, but started being used in Europe as helmets were de rigeur in the seventies and late 60s, and it was light weight and had superior vision. Then there were the guys that would buy the smallest helmets they could find, rip out the padding and line it with something that would have been superficial protection at best. It wasn’t until about ten to fifteen years ago that unsafe helmets were grandfathered in with the older players but they could not be tampered with. This was the birth of the “pro padded” helmets from the factory, using smaller-sized EPS-lined helmets, subbing the EPS liner with rubatex or similar, but from the factory. Other ones would be 1/2” padded small sized helmets.

In the end, it took about sixty years to get where we are currently with head protection, and probably another 30 to advance it to where the helmets are low profile, yet sufficiently protective enough that they are safe and aesthetically attractive. 

Porsche mod:

Sneak peek:

Coming soon: the first slammed version of a casting of a mystery vehicle that I am aware of. This has been a challenging build, but very fun! 
 
Stay tuned…

Flipping likely is profitable if you buy a bunch of gear to take off of someone’s hands and refurb; even then- by the time you figure in your time and materials, it won’t be much of a gain. My “Pooperised” gear will likely fetch the same whether I added my funny logos or not, and I know that since resale is so bad, my stuff will be more likely donated to a local programme rather than sold. Vintage collectible gear is gaining in popularity, but most guys flipping it end up ultimately taking the loss if they had to hold onto it for any amount of time. 

47 minutes ago, RichMan said:

Isn't it ReasonY?

Yes!!!!!

Thank you!

There is a purpose built floor hockey shoe, or at least there was one at one time. Name escapes me right now. Not a US-domestic brand, however, but allows for what you’re wanting to do.