loki1416

I'm an hour south of Nashville, ever want to come down here for some fun I'll put you on the ice for something. From what I've been told, a lot of the rinks there have a wait list, even for goalies. So when you decide what rink is closer, get your name on that list asap.

@ThatCarGuy Hell yeah man, good luck!

I know there's a brew fest tourny in Nashville every summer and you get free cases of beer. Havn't been to one in forever that was sponsered like your asking.

Back when I had that injury, I was still a skater. A skaters boot has a bit more ankle support than a goalie skate, but I never risked it. Waited not only until the doc said I was 100% but until I felt I was. Sadly, that is a long healing process. With how bad walking hurt, couldn't imagine trying to skate on it. At the time I was in the military and soon as the doc cleared me, that gets sent up the chain and my LT decided I was healthy enough to do my physical fitness test and couldn't understand why running hurt. Think that's what made it longer before I skated again.

For player and goalie, I have a spare set of steel in my bag. I would rather have it available and not need it, than need it and not have it. I've only ever switched my blades once (goalie) when I was driven into the post so hard it put a dent in the edges. Could barely skate on that blade. Burnt our only timeout to swap the blades and was right back into the game. Plus, it's nice to drop a set off to the proshop and put my others in. When the ones on the skate need work, I always swap out. Don't want one set getting wore down and the other being nice and new, throwing off my game. Both sets are kept as close as possible.

Congrats @coopaloop1234

Loki was a nickname I got in the AF because of the practical jokes I did all the time. The "14" part was my number, after I got 14 stitches playing pond hockey and had been my number ever since. "16" was from my junior year because a senior had 14 so he got it first and I had to pick something else.

Thats whats I's appreciates abouts ya

@ilyazhito Anything I can find is all for youth. Did find one that was adults, goalies skate for free, but get NO instruction. Personally, I'd say do the Warriors camp. It's fun, hard, and very informative.

I've used Captodor equipment spray for about 3yrs now. Love this stuff. My gear doesn't smell and the product itself leaves no smell. Use if for everything hockey related.

Tuuka has announced his retirement after trying to come back from hip surgery. https://www.nhl.com/news/bruins-tuukka-rask-status-retirement-report/c-330618944

We always gave the new guy the snow shovel to act as a goalie stick. Yes, we were mean. Freaking funny when the puck would ramp up into their chest! (this was pond hockey)

Ours is like @WillyGrips13 said. From noon to 9pm, both surfaces are running beer league. It's all they do on sunday. There are a few leagues that choose to play on a weekday, but THEY chose that, knowing the times they would get.

I've only ever used the Apple watch with the hockey tracker app. So because of that, I can't compare to anything else. But I think it does a pretty good job. I have noticed that if I leave the phone in my truck, some stats get a bit screwy, so I started taking it (phone) to the bench and my tracking has been a lot better.

Something that I've noticed lately. When did it become okay for the announcers to talk about the opposing teams ongoing shutout? It was always that unwritten rule to not talk about it, to jinx that goalie, but now they seem to be actively doing it. Kind of a di@k move to put it out there on live TV. Sure, have your thoughts or say it to your buddy sitting next to you, but for the announcers (who are supposed to be impartial and call the game as is) to openly talk about it, really does piss me off. Don't even care if it's a team I like/care about. LEAVE IT ALONE!

I know this is the first one that I havn't watched, so that's one viewer less. Silly me thought that my center ice package would carry it. Well, it was "on" there. But it was blacked out when I clicked on it. I'm so tired of these black out rules. I can't watch a Redwings game because they are playing the Preds because I live within a hour and a half of the Preds? Facking BS is what it is. Note: I'm using a Roku and streaming services, not regular cable. Don't have the locals accessed.

I have to turn those games off. She does it for every goal and just for kicks throws it out there for random things like a really good pass or a mediocre save. No idea who she is.

Taken directly from their website: "Yes. If your goalie skate has a cowling, you would use the goalie risers that are included with the purchase of your sharpener. If you have a cowling-less goalie skate, you would sharpen your goal skates like any other pair of skates. Also, see our goalie skate sharpening page."

Update: Went to watch NHL Network tonight and they were doing the bonus coverage thing they do where you watch the last period or so of a game. Well, it was Nashville at Chicago, so I clicked it to watch. It was blacked out! I couldn't watch the channel at all because the Preds were playing. Such bullshite. I was already not super happy with the cost so I could watch a single channel (was going to stomach it cause I like the channel). But to find that black out restrictions applied to the channel broke me. Cancelled sling.

Anyone watch the Cheveldayoff interview? Whole time he's talking all I could think was "what a prick!". If he had ANY integrity, he would pull himself out of his current GM position.

@Chenner29 Only actual game I've watched is the Caps and Lighting that's on as I type this on NHL network. I know with the "blue" package on Sling, I have some local channels so when the Preds play at home, I'll see if I'm blacked out and will update this. I know with the NHL package that says you can watch ALL the games, the Preds are blacked out. In fact, a LOT of games are blacked out no matter where it is.

@Puckstopper Oh I fully get the irony (that the word I'm looking for?) of it all. With what I do have, I am keeping it below what I paid for cable TV. But, I'm also in a position where having cable wasn't breaking my bank, so having an extra streaming service for the hockey season that pushes me up a little bit and that I can cancel at the end of the season, really isn't going to kill me. My main motivation was to get rid of commercials. God I hate them so much. But being able to watch shows, on demand, that I want to watch without commercials is so huge to me.

Got it figured out. Sling "blue" package with the sports add on. So $46 a month for the ONE channel that I want. I'm sure I can find some other crap on there to watch to make it worth it. Really wish that with stream services I could pick the channels I want and be charged for that channel(s) instead of having to have 300 that I don't want.

So I stopped with the cable TV and got a Roku. One of the biggest things I liked to watch, I'm having a really hard time finding. NHL network (on the fly, etc). Does anyone know what streaming service I need to get to be able to watch that channel? I currently have: Netflix, Hulu no adds (NOT Hulu+live TV), NHL package for games, and Prime. I know that it's live TV and I'm fine with that, but I just can't figure out which service actually has it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.