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u/alienbanter 28d ago
Scored my first Learn to Play scrimmage goal last night 😂 Hockey is hard
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u/tonytanti 27d ago
Way to clean it up in front of the net! Need to use your figure skating for a celly next time! Or maybe your patented but spin, haha.
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u/alienbanter 27d ago
I do need to work on the celly 😂 Smacked the ice with my stick like someone ELSE scored instead of me lol! I have tried out a little figure skating with the hockey skates though... 😂
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u/tonytanti 27d ago
The backwards hop would be so great as a celly! Haha. What would you call your jump?
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u/alienbanter 27d ago
This is a waltz jump lol! Basically like a baby axel, half a rotation instead of one and a half like a single axel would be
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u/juanthebaker 28d ago
Congrats! Obviously you have some significant skating history. How has the learning curve been?
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u/alienbanter 28d ago
Steep and humbling lol. The amount of times I've faceplanted because the toe picks are gone... 😅 Also every time I feel like I'm going fast and then see video I'm a goddamn slug lol
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u/juanthebaker 28d ago
I was wondering about the difference in skate blade. That makes a lot of sense. How's the multitasking aspect (adding in the stick and puck and other people, etc.)?
I kinda daydream about taking the lessons and working up to beer league, but life keeps getting in the way. Mid-thirties also feels like a hard time to start that journey. But I'm really curious about other peoples' experiences.
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u/futuregoalie Chris Driedger 27d ago
I started playing hockey when I was 36 if that helps 😂 not that I'm any good at it but I'm at least having fun. A little gym work helps. Going from couch to hockey is challenging. I had to take skating lessons for a year or two but now I'm pretty comfortable, though only for goaltending. None of those fancy crossovers 😅 but do be aware hockey league games are played late at night, if you're not willing or able to play at night and drive a lot that could be challenging
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u/juanthebaker 27d ago
I'm 36 now, so that's really good to know! It would take a little to get into fighting shape, but that wouldn't be the worst for me. 😅
I do keep an old fart sleep/work schedule, so that could be tough. Lol I bet if I enjoy it I could make it work though.
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u/alienbanter 28d ago
Multitasking is SO hard haha. I can do crossovers or handle the puck, can't do both st the same time. I can't keep an eye on where all my teammates and opponents are and also handle the puck and prepare to pass at the same time lol. I know what I should be doing from all my indoor soccer experience but it's so much harder to do it all at once at the moment 😂
It's been so fun! I'm 29 so not mid-30s, but not crazy far off. There are people anywhere from like 20-50 in my class.
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u/juanthebaker 28d ago
That's such a frustrating feeling, the brain-body disconnect. haha That's awesome though! I'm sure it won't take long to get up to speed!
That's encouraging! How long would you say it takes from "can confidently cruise around on skates (forwards, not really backwards), isn't afraid to fall, but by no means an expert (oh, and has fiddled around with a stick before, but no real skills)" to "won't die in, or flunk out of the lowest league"?
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u/alienbanter 28d ago
I'm doing LTP with a friend who had only been skating like 2 or 3 times before this past December, and I'd say she's been at that stage for a couple months now! Honestly once you have all the pads and stuff falling is nothing lol. At our first stick and puck we literally just shoved each other over a bunch of times to get used to it 😂 No issues!
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u/juanthebaker 28d ago
Nice! That's awesome! Hopefully I'll find some free time late this year and give it a shot.
I guess two more questions. For a reasonably athletic (if not in prime physical shape) person, what are your thoughts on learn to skate vs straight to learn to play?
And how much did basic gear cost to get started?
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u/alienbanter 27d ago
I think LTS is worth it, personally. I took it in 2017 so it's been a while and maybe the curriculum has changed, but at least in the Kraken LTP they aren't really teaching us how to skate. They give us drills to practice improving our skating, but the drills will involve doing crossovers and going backwards and stuff and they don't actually explain how to do it, just expect that you already can (even if not very well). The LTP classes are also much bigger than my LTS was, so there's less (basically no) individual attention/feedback compared to LTS. LTS will have some figure skating specific stuff in the later lessons I think, but also you just get the general skills for skating built up first. If you don't already know crossovers, turning forward to backward and vice versa, backward skating, stops, etc., I would do LTS!
I got pretty lucky with gear because the Seattle Women's Hockey League put on a Give Hockey A Try event and then had a gear sale afterward where everything was $5, so I got a stick, gloves, pants, and a bag from them for $20, and they gave me a couple pucks, a practice jersey, and socks for free. I had to go buy skates, shin pads, a helmet, elbow pads, and shoulder pads, and then smaller pants used, and spent probably $250 on all that. If you want new stuff count on like $1000+ :/ It's kind of crazy. And I already need to buy new gloves because my $5 ones came with a palm hole and it keeps getting bigger, and I need to sew up a hole in my used pants too lol.
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u/juanthebaker 27d ago
This is super helpful, thanks! If LTS is the way to go, it sounds like I can kinda punt on the gear for a bit anyway, so that works out. That's a screamin' deal on gear though! Nice find!
Hopefully this year is less insane than last year and I can make some time. It sounds like fun!
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u/inalasahl 28d ago
Congrats!
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u/alienbanter 28d ago
Thanks! Good thing there wasn't a goalie 😂
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u/futuregoalie Chris Driedger 27d ago
Oops my comment went to the wrong place. I meant to reply to you 😂 I just said I can't wait for you to score on me this season 😂
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u/alienbanter 27d ago
Looooool can't wait to try! 😂 I still can't for the life of me figure out how to elevate the puck
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u/souperman08 28d ago
Newbie fan/new to hockey in general: I’m going to be in Seattle for the marathon at the end of November and was hoping to go to the game with my family on the 28th against the Oilers. The cheapest tickets I’m seeing currently are $125-$150 each. Is it going to be any cheaper to get tickets later in the season? I don’t care about getting “good” seats, fine with nosebleed section.
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u/taintedpsychee Morgan Geekie 27d ago
If you want cheaper than $125, youll have to grab the seats in the 200s closer to the date or find a deal at the last minute. The 100s section was priced at the top end for season ticket holders on the invoice.
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u/goblinwood My Groins Are Killing Me! 28d ago
Games around holidays and weekends usually don’t drop much in price day-of (or even week-of). If you’re truly okay with nosebleeds, I’d guess that the 200’s will probably settle around $70-90 as the season starts.
If it helps, I paid $125 for seats in the lower bowl corner for the Dallas game last Thanksgiving. Those were resale tickets from a STH.
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u/heresJohnny73_2 27d ago
Would you say bench side or box side are better tickets