Lucky Pucker

Also, completely inspired by this project, @seagoal, I set up a few pucks of my own in the furnace room where my gear lives when I’m not wearing  it.

From L to R:

first shutout

2nd shutout

A Habs puck my Dad got signed by someone when I was younger 

Seattle puck from Seattle @seagoal!

Now-defunct Gloucester Cougars, the club my son played for (and I coached) from about 2019-2023

Canada pucks I ended up with during half-ice practices 

Some sort of Officla NHL puck I got as a kid, but don’t remember the story behind it.

1 hour ago, seagoal said:

Aww man, that's great. 

This was not something I was aware of as an American.  I love mine even more now.

@coopaloop1234beat me to it, but I was going to say: if all you wanted was a Crappy Tire puck, you could have had it MONTHS ago. My “Coach” bucket o’ pucks is full of them!

2 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

My ass is jealous of all the shit that comes out of my mouth. 

 

Better see a doctor or a shrink or something; I think you have a shitting disorder. Or maybe an eating disorder. Or maybe both.

15 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

 

And these are just the FACTS

I thought FACTS were simply the opposite of any thought, opinion, or argument you put forward, @coopaloop1234…? 

Saw the title, assumed it was no big deal, but when I opened the thread all I saw was this, and I was like “NOOOOOOOOO! Not Brian Shesterkin!!! Nobody wants to see an Igor Bauer!!!”

Update on this thread!

Had to buy new skates for my son (he’s outgrown - and beat the shit out of - the ones pictured above. Was interested in seeing if there were some stock Trues he could try that made sense, and found a nearby LHS that had TF7s for 40% off - which is a fantastic deal! He tried them, and loved them, so we bought them. He’ll be at a Habs camp next week ( https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/community/hockey-school) where he’ll get to try them out.

I’ve started to play out a bit, and will be coaching my son again. It got me to thinking, maybe NOW is the time for me to finally replace the 2005 Pro Tacks. Went this morning, and came back with a pair of my own! The ones in my size didn’t have the runners in them, so they had to take black onyx ones from a pair of TF9s, which is a sweet bonus!

Think we’ll need another, more deadly pandemic before I get selected to any all star teams

Joking aside, nice job MTH! There’s hope for us 40-somethings !

2 hours ago, MTH said:

I was selected for my adult league all star game this year. Not too shabby considering I was retired since before covid until this past January. Add in that most guys are late 20s-mid 30s and my 46 year old ass is doing ok.

On 6/29/2023 at 2:55 PM, Wonder35 said:

One set of gear which I have had for 8-10 years.

One wife, 51 years.

I’m on my second set of gear. I’m also on my second wedding band - but still on my first marriage. 15 years married come October (22 years together).

when I grow up, I wanna be like @Wonder35! 

On 6/19/2023 at 4:55 PM, coopaloop1234 said:

Don't develop too hard of a man crush. You'll push him away. 

Why do you think @SaveByRichter35 isn't active anymore? He couldn't handle my admiration. 

Naw - he just isn’t active HERE. It was his idea to cut you out of our love triangle. Just couldn’t handle the tension and emotions and all the rest.

Im fine to continue our little thing on the side here though, @coopaloop1234

23 hours ago, seagoal said:

I can neither confirm nor deny that at this time.

I can confirm that I have the Sens puck - but I deny having mailed it out yet. Mea culpa

Funny thing is i haven’t gone to a post office in >15 years, and I’m going to have to look up where they’re hidden!

23 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

He'd be the only one dumb enough to live in Ottawa*

*note, I have not been to Ottawa, I'm sure it's nice, I just want to make fun of Lucky. 

Well, you know what they say about Ottawa: 

…

nothing, actually. Nobody talks about Ottawa. 
 

Joking aside, I followed a girl here and that has worked out astonishingly well for me, so imma stay right here.

regards from a dumb - but very happy - Ottawan 

Through a series of coincidences, I had the opportunity - and privilege - to meet one of our members in person last week! Strangely, we were both playing out as skaters though - lol!

My buddy told me about a pickup game he was going to join, having not played in full gear for a good 20 years. When he showed me the lineups in BenchApp, I saw what looked like @johncho’s name, so I messaged him to see if it was him. It was - and what’s more, he invited me to join them as a skater. I accepted, then went directly to PIAS to get gear, since I have NEVER suited up as a player. Was completely gassed, but had a blast - and a nice West Island connection between me, my buddy, and John! A great member on the forum, John is even nicer in person. Thrilled to have had the chance to connect!

On 6/15/2023 at 11:17 PM, ThatCarGuy said:

Will do! Trust me I'm plenty honored to have even made this team after a mediocre 2 years in juniors and only 2 seasons of select hockey to my name

Just caught this - amazing! So happy and excited for you, brother! What an opportunity! I hope you have a blast!

19 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

Blue. Because he has a kid

Yup! And it ain’t gonna get any better from here on in 

5 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

You know what it's about. You cut your own hair too right?

Mah dad's thae real scot; he went bald afore thirty juist tae dook hair-related expenses 

2 minutes ago, Wonder35 said:

Coop, your stick is a wonderful shade of blue. It's time you matched it with BLUE gear. You know, Leafs Blue.

Up 3-1 in the first round… what could possibly go wrong? 

4 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

It's a relic from when I got my Blue GT2's. Thing is on it's last legs and I have some Red sticks ready to go, it still works mostly fine and I can be a cheap bugger. 

Aye, mate -  ah ken whit tis lik' tae hae that scots sensibility aboot dosh - lol!

2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

A few more because I'm a fucking attention whore and I need constant approval. 

Nice pics. Which one are you…(?)

1 hour ago, Chenner29 said:

You're married now, your balls are not your own

They match his stick colour though…

2 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

If it was up to @Lucky Pucker, this set isn't my best work. 

I just think he doesn't want me to be happy. 

You got married - and willingly, it would seem. 
Based on that, I’d say that YOU don’t want you to be happy.

20 hours ago, Lucky Pucker said:

A buddy of mine had been taking pictures of his son’s hockey games as a hobby for the past several years. I asked him to come out to our last beer league game, and he got some pretty nice shots 

 

Forgot to mention: for anybody in the Ottawa area who might be interested in having him photograph a game of yours and/or your kids, you can check out his website here:

https://starkglow.pixieset.com/

17 hours ago, dstew29 said:

Quick little sequence from a recent St. Patty’s tournament. My once a year daytime game photo op!

 

 

Looking good in the crease there. Much better movement than I can manage (hence posting stills vice video from my game - lol!)

2 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

You look like you just got the "recently enlisted" haircut, 

Well, let’s see here:

- I was in uniform 

- everyone had helmets

- people in different uniforms were shooting at me

- people on either side got tanked after 

So yeah, I went to war - with an appropriate haircut. And a war correspondent to photograph the carnage - LOL!

A buddy of mine had been taking pictures of his son’s hockey games as a hobby for the past several years. I asked him to come out to our last beer league game, and he got some pretty nice shots