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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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,...
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.
...
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...
If your interested in voicing your opinion, Canoe is conducting a poll.
http://canoe.com/Canoe/home.html
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A Scottish wool cupholder might be more appropriate and we're not talking beverage here.
John
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hi Justin
These guys did a pretty impressive job at the Global/CanAm
http://www.scorecon.com
John
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...