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    Re: Looks like it's ice hockey for me

    If 15 is your shoe size then you are probably a 13 1/2 - 14 in a Bauer Skate and their rocker chassis is fairly long in the wheelbase and might work out. CCM conventional Tacks fit even bigger,...
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    Re: I didnt mean it the way it sounded

    Dear Goalie

    Take a breath. In hockey everyone should follow the 24 hour cool down rule.

    If the friends you speak of are young and like to trash talk, then no this isn't the site for you.
    ...
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    Re: Please help, new to inline hockey

    Before you go out and drop a small fortune on new equipment.

    Go to the rink when people are playing and talk to them.

    Its possible that someone else did what you are planning and didin't like...
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    Voice your opinion by Poll

    If your interested in voicing your opinion, Canoe is conducting a poll.


    http://canoe.com/Canoe/home.html
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    Lemieux: Consider Full-Time 4-on-4

    Lemieux: Consider Full-Time 4-on-4


    PITTSBURGH (AP) ? Mario Lemieux, convinced the NHL isn't nearly as wide open as he thought from the owner's box, wonders if the league should play with four...
  6. Thread: Mission Skates

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    Re: Mission Skates

    I know the newer Bauers have very high arch supports. They can be downright painful for people with medium/low arches.

    If your just coming out of a nine year hibernation, you might want to visit a...
  7. Thread: Goal Masks

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    Re: Goal Masks

    Don makes some that are just for show on wall plaques and others that are complete replicas.

    The replicas in fiberglass would be as safe to wear today as the originals were in their time, for...
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    Re: Goal Masks

    No Goals

    I don't know if he sells his stuff on Ebay but there is a guy in Colingwood, Ontario. who makes replica goal masks as collector items. Many of them are autographed. His name is Don Scott...
  9. Thread: Pro Hockey News

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    Re: Pro Hockey News

    Did I miss something?

    Extreme Hockey International (XHI). What is that?

    Is this another aberration of Mike Killbreath's harbinger of a Great Lakes League?

    Having witnessed Mike's tenure on...
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    Re: Help for a Hearing Impaired Hockey Player?

    There is a 10 year old deaf boy that plays ice here at the "A" level and currently they are not using anything special.

    The refs are advised at the start of the game and so far they have been...
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    Re: Wheels wheels wheels

    As I understand it "Durometer" is a protocol for measuring compression of material only. It measures how far a material compresses based upon a given amount of force, applied under specified...
  12. Thread: Yay!

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    Re: Yay!

    A Scottish wool cupholder might be more appropriate and we're not talking beverage here.

    John
  13. Thread: St. Louis Teams

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    Name change: Passmore to Stopless

    Hi Richard

    Steve Passmore was always a fan favorite here in Hamilton.

    Maybe he'll need to get a goats head painted on his helmet in L.A.

    John
  14. Thread: New Player

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    Re: New Player

    My son uses a flat chassis as well. It started with a Bauer Tuik chassis that was not rockerable.

    He puts a 64mm wheel on the front followed by 3-72's, on a youth size frame.

    This gives him a...
  15. Thread: The Olympics

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    Re: The Olympics

    Hi Richard

    You're right. I watched the U.S. vs. Norway women's soccer gold medal game today and it was a real barn burner. Tied up in extra time and the winner coming off the bench in the extra...
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    Re: The Olympics

    Hi Richard

    If you think Ball Room Dancing is exciting, wait until 2004 when we get to watch Bridge. As I was surfing the Olympic site they have a calendar for Olympic sports events, not totally...
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    Re: The Olympics

    Hi Richard

    I found the following post from the Athens Olympic Organizing Committee on a roller sports message board (artistic, dance, speed) and thought it might be interesting.

    Subject: Athens...
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    Re: The Olympics

    The IOC has already reduced the list of cities bidding for 2008 summer games to 5

    They are in order of "current" favored status: Beijing, Toronto, Paris, Istanbul and Osaka.

    Toronto has to be...
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    Re: Statistics and scheduling software

    Hi Justin

    These guys did a pretty impressive job at the Global/CanAm

    http://www.scorecon.com

    John
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    Re: This Sport Stinks!

    Well!!!!

    In the wee hours of Saturday morning North American time, the Sydney Olympics will kick off with that internationally recognized sport, "Team handball".

    While the boys down under are...
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    Equality!!!! what a concept.

    After reading today's announcement on the home page of this site, I just wanted to say "thank you" to Dave Easter for persevering through some difficult times to make this happen for the Canadian...
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    Possibilities?

    When Richard stated in his response to Cali: "It appears that the powers that be in this sport STILL battle each other for slices of the same small pie, rather than working together to help GROW the...
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    Re: Jim

    Hi Jim

    This string has elements of three of my favorite topics. History, Architecture and Roller Hockey.

    As for the history, I am aware of and have followed the opinions you have posted in the...
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    Re: To grow the sport

    I too was blown away with the quality and professionalism of the NARCh Finals in Brampton. They did an awesome job of running a hockey tournament.

    However to compare the mandate of NARCh with...
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    Re: To grow the sport

    Jim

    I can understand your position but I don't think your looking at the big picture. Tournament hockey as we now have it, is primarily for elite players and does little if anything to promote the...
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