Lucky Pucker

Guess I’ll throw this in here… I’ve ended up with my Dad’s old gloves, which are in very good condition. He’ll never use them again, as the stroke he had - along with the diabetes - has fucked him up pretty good. I have always hated these gloves, and everything about them. Even back in the day, I thought they looked like shit, and they feel terrible (the actually hurt my fingers!) …and yet, as I’m cleaning up in the furnace room/family hockey gear HQ, I can’t get rid of them - even though I don’t know what I’m keeping them for.

Hope they play well for you, but for style points, I’m giving you a solid “meh” out of ten. You can do better - and usually have in the past. Of course it’s petty common when guys get married and have a kid to just give up where looks and fashion are concerned…

Really sorry to read this buddy . So are you actually saying that while you’re looking forward/toward blueline presumably, someone on YOUR team decided to shoot at you from the side/corner, when you weren’t facing them or making eye contact…?

Another vote for the UA heat gear.

You think YOU’VE had an MCL injury? Poor Forsberg this weekend in Ottawa; guy is in agony. Hard to watch. Interesting how they removed his pads, but used one to keep his legs propped up and bent. Word is extensive rehab (but no surgery)

FFS… can’t believe I forgot this set (def my fav form the weekend). Love Shesterkin, love Brian’s… total fail on my part I’m probably going to get kicked out of the Brian’s fan club for this

Are we NOT talking about the All Star weekend…? My kid insisted on seeing Suzuki - which I respect - but there was some nice goalie style. Thompson’s gear was a pretty sweet match for what was otherwise almost universally determined to be an absolute abortion of a jersey design…

Couple of Original 6 Beauties, you guys! My heart’s all a flutter! LOL!

So as you can see earlier in this thread, I had a stated intention to buy one of these. But I had the regular/older Aegis interceptor and, well… I didn’t end up buying it. For reference, I don’t wear a dangler. Last Friday in a pickup game, a guy caught me with a riser. Luckily I turned a bit, and it caught me in the neck more than in the throat - but still tagged me just above the neck guard/below my mask.Neck pain and headache for a few days. Better now, but a friend (skater) got hit in the throat that same week by a deflection, and couldn’t swallow… trip to the hospital for him. (He’s also better now). I think I was really lucky. The Pro arrived yesterday. Figured I’d rather pay the $150 CAN and never get hit again than to chance it. Played a pickup game with it today, felt good - but as I’m still a bit gun-shy, I think I would have liked it to be slightly HIGHER, believe it or not! Loved my other Aegis, and bought player versions for the kids; these products are great. For those interested, I took a few comparison pics of the D30 in the older model vs. the Pro. If you’re like I was with the older one, this upgrade is well worth it, IMHO.

Character come-back win against the Pens, THAT’S what happens next!

Murray trying out some new pads, according to the interwebs:

Love so much about this: the way it’s framed, the contrasting colours, the complete aloof indifference of your partner, the steely-eyed focus before you flop. It’s hilarious- well done, sir!

Dude! Welcome back! How you been? You were going to University in the UK - how is that going?

All good, brospeh!

Great thread topic! and I know about parental health issues; my dad is only 64, but has been effectively debilitated with diabetes and strokes. Not easy. I hope you get to enjoy however many skates you get in!

Take a keek at ma last comment; if ye still think I’m nae, then ye dinna ken what yer oan aboot!

Ooh! Ye’ve a wee bairn ben the hoose now! Congrats on becoming a Father, Coop. It’s a helluva ride - but I never for a second regretted becoming a parent.

Ask your wife; she knows me…

Sweet set there! Quite the flex with those colours. Would love to see what jersey(s) you end up with! signed, A Shameless Brian’s Fanboy

You can go back even further: Cheveldae had a mostly red set up for years; looked sharp - especially for the time

I hope that you end up happy with whatever choice(s) you make, bruh. I know the pull of family; it’s real. But then mine are always fucking off for their activities, so I might as well too! Lol!

I’ve been busy - started playing in the pick up games with work people, took my kid to Rep team try outs 5 days in a row, where he was one of the last cuts. Transition to running the house league sort outs, get hammered by the COVID I probably contracted during tryouts week, recover, finish the sort outs, become head coach again, organize the parent meeting, help the goalie’s Dad on the team with new chestie info, and now I’m here. We lost ourselves a goalie, my friends, as my 9 year old daughter decided she didn’t want to play hockey this year. I still have her sweet, tiny Brian’s gear, just in case. Men’s league starts first week of October, and we actually got a guy in his 30s, making me the 2nd youngest at 43, and bringing the team’s average age down to about 55. Hope to be on here more often now that it’s all hockey all the time. Now off to get a beer, and fire up the BBQ.

Was looking through old hockey cards that I got from my uncles years ago. A few interesting things here - like early adopters of the Dave Dryden/Greg Harrison combo, coloured gear, and Wally and Wilson sticks (which I’d never seen before). Also saw that when the Whalers rocked the Cooperalls, goalies were apparently (read: mercifully) exempt. Anyway, enjoy!

Best part of my wife making a Guinness Cake? It only calls for about a third of a can. And we mustn’t waste the other two thirds. No, we mustn’t.

Such a legend. Much respect, my Ottawa brother!