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Hey all - seeing a lot of new pads have had calf pillows implemented as stock now (i.e. Hyperlite, Optik2), and thought I'd see if anyone's built one or added one to their pads? Looks like a cool addition and some reviews are saying it really helps with comfort and seal. Would also be curious how it's impacted your pads as well. Thinking of making and adding one to my G3s! Thanks all.

That's fair! It came out to about $33 USD plus shipping, but makes sense to avoid it if you're already replacing.

I had the same problem with my Warrior G3s, and when I opened it up the knee block foam had cracked. It was already a pretty hard landing too (no extra foam topper) so I e-mailed Sarah at PAW and built new blocks from 1" LD45 and 1/4" EVA topper. Feels great now. Pretty easy to do with Warrior as you can open them up and slide out the foams yourself. Not sure how it works with 2S though. you might have to to get a piece to fit in on top to it or just replace the whole thing.

Good to know! I was going to put in an order for these two this week.

Curious what you think! I'm trying out Partake right now as part of a dry january/dry out a bit after the holidays, aha. The Blonde is really good and the Lager is decent too.

Always been a fan of my CA and pants - great quality, very mobile, and rare to get a stinger on either of them. I ended up replacing the pants after about 3 years (2-3x per week) with Warrior X2s because I wanted to upsize and have an internal belt, but they were still in solid shape. Keeping the CA (870 Prospec) though!

Warrior X2 pants with a McKenney chest protector tucked in - I use the internal belt to get the pants a bit higher, but also suspenders (Kenesky, which are great) over the CA because I like everything to feel like one unit. I'm sure i lose a little coverage that way, but the comfort/mobility makes a big difference.

I did The Crease Goaltending Camp (Etobicoke, ON) one this past year and really enjoyed it. Great coaching, fairly small group, and good video review each day. It was Friday Evening, Saturday Morning, and Sunday Morning for $350 CAD plus tax. http://creasetraining.pointstreaksites.com/view/goaltendingacademy/ Friday: 7-9pm on Ice (four stations, skating drills, lots of positional/stance fundamentals work) 9pm-onwards wings and beers upstairs Saturday: 9am Video and gear talk 10-12pm Ice (four stations) 12-1 Yoga Was supposed to have a yoga here but it got moved to yoga Sunday: 9-10 rebooked Yoga 10:30-12:30 Ice time (four stations and a shootout comp at the end). Great mix of skill levels, quality coaching, and didn't feel like too many so you got lots of attention. I preferred this one to the GGSU camp I went to a few years ago.

Just got back on the ice last night for a game after two weeks off. Fortunately there was no game before us so had 30 minutes to play and get it together! ...got scored on by the first shot (screened a bit by defence, but I'll own that one) and played decently well to a 4-3 win. Felt better/looser/more relaxed out there, and the mental break really helped. Physically the issue (IT band) seems to be better, and going to physio tomorrow to work it out. Thanks all for the advice and encouragement - really needed that break, but also really needed the encouragement to do it!

You're right on the money with this! I swear, some days it's so easy to get caught up in things that I forget it's supposed to be a fun activity. When it stops being fun or I just want a break, it's okay to do that.

Yeah, for some reason both my league game and pickup both continued throughout the christmas break! While I love to play, I was definitely hoping for at least one of those off.

Hi all, Wondering about your advice on taking time away from the ice, and how you plan for it and manage it. I've got a little bit of a knee/hamstring issue from the past that's been brought by back to backs (playing sunday/monday for the past few months), and it's been throwing my game off. Decided to take the next two weeks off, which will also double as a good mental break as I haven't been playing like I'd like to this year with all the injury stuff. Anyone else do the same? Feels weird to be away, but also like it will be good for me physically and mentally. Would love to hear advice on what you do during the time off (i.e. gym stuff/yoga/stretching)