MangoRhinehart

One rink opens back up in August. The private rinks are having pickups tonight, with two of my teams starting back up the week of 6/15. 

I am going to skip a few of those games since I have asthma, and had my baby girl spend 50days in the NICU earlier this year.

I got an Itech 961 in the mail today. Was 50 bucks on so I couldnt resist.

Its Halfoween. So I busted out an isolation movie marathon, some pumpking and weyerbacher imperial pumpkin.

Movies, with themes of isolation
:

Beetlejuice

The Thing

The Shining

On 4/27/2020 at 7:34 PM, Quadzilla32 said:

Don’t get me wrong I’ve heard nothing but great things and I'm always hearing people recommend them it just seems soooo long. I can barely stand waiting for 8-10 weeks for pads. 

guess it’s a testament to the craftsmanship of the masks since people are willing and do wait that long. Like you said too you can get a lot of stuff custom on the mask at a great price point. I would order one and probably forget it did until it showed up one day.  

 Are the wait time last usually that long? I need a mask soon and would love to get a custom fitted mask. Right now I’m looking at an OTNY but it’s more expensive and less customizable than protech. 

My current mask after a shot...

The wait times are long and only getting longer. My wait was around 9 months total. As far as was it worth the wait, I will say yes as I have had a hard time finding a mask that fits me properly. I put my Protechsport on, and it had no wobble and felt glued to my head.

In terms of protection, I took a slapshot to the head from a former college player first time out from the top of the circle no ringing whatsoever. 

29 minutes ago, Quadzilla32 said:

Pardon my ignorance but are his masks THAT good that people will Waite 6+ months for one? Just seems like a crazy amount of time to wait for something. I see on his website it’s 33 weeks that’s so long to wait. 

It is one of those quality, time, cost scenarios.  Pick two. 

In this case you are picking quality and cost. 

Michel is a single man operation, who has built masks for many NHL'ers and offers a custom padding to your head. He uses high quality materials and keeps his costs low by being a one man shop.  He is also working a full time job, so this is his side hustle. 

Price wise, his top of the mask is 4 layers of kevlar + 3 additional kevlar layers in the forehead and chin + 1 fiberglass for 695CAD

This competes with a Bauer 950XPM in price but is made with much better materials and has a custom fit. 

Other custom manufacturers are priced around $800-$1100 USD.

3 hours ago, OceanMon said:

Does the foam that comes installed work well or do people recommend replacing with Maltese?

I like the stock black foam so far. Its pretty comfy and protective.

im a sucker for navy/powder blue combo. Not likely buying tho but I can still play with the customizer

Goalie Monkey has CR3 sticks up for sale at $55

1 hour ago, Lucky Pucker said:

Is there a better feeling than being home safe with your wife and new baby - especially after a longer-than expected hospital stay?

A heartfelt congrats on the new addition! Nice photo bomb by the blocker, too... or did Baby Mango photo bomb a picture of the blocker... 

Shes sitting in the pocket of the trapper.  I her glove saved her when mom wasn't looking. 

1 hour ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Congratulations!!!  Hope everyone is happy and healthy!

Happy, healthy and home after a 50 day hospital stay. Raised my GAA the past couple of games...

Was quoted 40 weeks, but came 10 weeks early. 

On 2/17/2019 at 3:53 PM, TheGoalNet said:

Hate to bump up an old thread, but this came across my facebook feed...

2 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

The more masks I see posted in here the more disappointed I am in the outcome of my mask.

Only one thing to do: throw more money at the problem

Just got my masks back from JF Aumais. Turn around was super fast once customs cleared them. 

1 hour ago, bunnyman666 said:

I do believe he still does offer the option of a catch left or full right cladding for his chesties. I know it was standard to specify left or right catch hand for a John Brown for a long time.

He still does as a standard question on the order form.

Buying Vortek pads over Smith. Love Vortek gloves but liked Smith pads way more once I got my hands on a set. 

Then I sold my Smiths after being injured. I then bought a used Warrior set because the feel a lot like the Smiths I had and longed for after coming out of retirement.

15 hours ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

that looks like a delight.

3 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Way to go!  We have one game left in our season.  We're currently sitting in first, a win this weekend clinches it for us.  A loss could potentially drop us to 3rd depending on how two other teams finish.  

Good luck! 

1 hour ago, Lucky Pucker said:

Nice job on the sweet win! That must have been really satisfying! 

I like some of the Southern Tier stuff I’ve had over the years- but it’s been a while! Cheers dude!

Thanks! I live near one of their bars, they had a Pumpking Fest. Otherwise all their IPAs are good. It ended badly when we got the 18% Rum barrel aged Pumpking. Thank god for uber.

1 hour ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Nice win Mango!!

Thanks!! We finished the season with the least goals for and 2nd best goals allowed. 37 GF / 32 GA. Record was 6-3-1.

35 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said:

Love Oskar blues, Ten Fidy and old Chub are my faves. 

Just wrapped up my regular season by handing the first overall team their first loss of the season.

We had no subs vs a full bench too. 

Thus I bust out Warlock a 8.6% imperial pumpkin stout

Buying tip: Always use paypal goods and services for your protection. It costs 3% but is worth it. If someone asks to go friends and family or alternate payment method, you do not have as much recourse in case of a scam.

Just received this 1994 Protechsport. 

I spruced up my man corner.

My first ever helmet (Mylec)

Only custom set. Vortek VK7

and my Armadilla