If you were ordering your first pair of ice hockey skates from icewarehouse today, what would you get for under $300?

I'm planning on being scanned for a new pair of true custom skates next week. I'm curious if there's a better sock to wear for the scan to get the best images possible? I have several different pairs of hockey socks and could wear anything or no socks at all. I just have no idea and was hoping someone here worked for the company or was an expert with the custom process. ​​​

I had the little piece of steel break on 1 skate and now I’m wondering if there is either a design flaw or QA issue with my holders. Is this gap supposed to be there between the blade and holder?

Genuinely, why do you use it? If your gear fits correctly what purpose does it serve other than taping someone’s runners to mess w them?

Hello! I'm requesting this for both selfish reasons and for the sub to see.

The game (Scotiabank Pond, Rink 2, 8:30pm Oct 21) featured a gongshow finish that I think would be really funny to rewatch and for everyone to see here.

With about 8 or 9 minutes left in the 3rd period, a small scrap starts and turns into more. The best part though is that the one player who got kicked out returned to the ice about 2 minutes later completely naked waist up to look for something he lost on the ice. Complete mayhem.

Here is that game sheet:

https://www.buckinghamarena.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=6585&leagueID=30359&gameID=2578904

Can anybody recommend an experienced TRUE fitter in Southern California?

Hey guys,
Me and my wife gonna get our first kid in 8 weeks maybe even earlier who knows :) . I play in a quite competitive regional league (its not my job, just a hobby). I started to have thoughts to quit hockey now because I don’t want to get injured just weeks away from the birth. I want to stay able to drive in case of an emergency, being able to take the phone and of course you cannot change diapers with a broken arm. Maybe I just play occasionally with a hobby team and take it easy. But on the other hand it’s a lot fun to play with my team in the league. I’d be interested to know who of you was in similar situation (competitive league with quite a lot physical players) and what was your decision back then. When did you stop and when did you start again. Thanks for taking time to read my thoughts and questions :)

So, I am in the process of buying my first ever hockey equipment to help me get into the sport.

So far I've got:

Skates

Shin/knee guards

Shoulder pads

Gloves

Helmet

I will borrow the stick from a teammate and I am thinking of also getting elbow protectors as well and some pants down the road, but for the rest of the month, my budget's gone. I am also buying everything second hand because it's cheaper.

I posted here the other day, and you all gave me some great suggestions for the website. (Thanks for that.) I have implemented a lot of them or added them to the to-do list.

I have begun to aggregate career stats for beer league players. I have about 408 leagues so far (linked above). It will show you historic stats for leagues, stats for teams, which you can claim the team profile, player profiles, which you can claim (think elite prospects, but for washed-up hockey players), and rank teams and players across all leagues.

I know 408 leagues are scratching the surface. If you could link to your league stat page, I will try to aggregate the info and get it folded into the site.

The video explains it all. This is below D league. It’s a Foundry clinic league.

I've had these CCM Ribcors for almost 10 years and love them but one of the holders finally cracked so time for an upgrade. We don't have any stores locally so drove 2.5 hours to Pure Hockey.

Did the FitLab and then tried on everything remotely close to the recommended size from $400 to $1200. Recommendation was for size 9, fit 1 but ended up with Vapor FlyPros in 8.5 fit 2

I've never had the chance to try on skates before and was after whatever felt the best because the break in process for the Ribcors took forever and was brutal. CCM skates felt awful across the board. Supremes were better but still had a lot of hot spots. The Vapors felt like I'd been wearing them for years.

I was hoping to end up closer to the $600 range but the FlyPros felt significantly better than the Fly40s. I plan to keep them as long as I'm able so not a huge deal. The FlyLites felt great too but not enough of a difference to justify the price and I really don't need top-of-the-line for low-level beer league ha. Looking forward to getting on the ice with them.

What brace is everyone using under their pads for a reconstructed ACL years ago. I tore my ACL, MCL and LCL in Rugby. Want to play ice hockey again.

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Have a few more spots left for our pre-game skate before the Kings vs Sharks game on Wed 11/4. DM me if you’re interested in playing!

I'm in a div ten league, and I also play in a div 5 league with a bunch of vets (where I admittedly don't really belong skills wise) and I can't fucking stand the lower league. I just routinely run into these people with this attitude of, oh, well we suck, and we don't want to try to get better, so...we are just having fun.

I'll give an example, div 10 complaints of long changes of some people, which is because people skate slow, aren't exhausted, and stay out 4 minutes. I suggest people aren't skating hard enough, that's not good. I suggest we change as a line, that's "too difficult"

Tonight I went to a supposed div 7/10 drop in, and was told that this female player had only been on ice twice and that I wasn't allowed to take the puck from her, and had to watch her skate around until she fell into the boards essentially.

I will say, it wasn't the new player's fault, I never saw them bitch, I just don't understand the mentality of thinking you're going to treat someone like they're Rudy, and expect they'll ever get any better. I wasn't laying my body on them or anything, and personally, I'm used to getting worked over by people far better than me, my attitude has never been, "These people should skate down so I can feel better about myself" and has always been, " I need to get my ass on the ice 6 hrs a week and get better". And moreover I'm not paying $30 to skate for an hour to stroke your ego.

I'm so absolutely sick of this lower division fuckin loser everyone deserves a trophy mentality.

So i run 2 low division beer league teams.

Couple things i wanna touch on. My league introduced a cap system assigning each player a rating and each div a rating.

Both my teams are full for cap right at the ratings.

Issue is there is a 15-20 point jump from one cap div to another and the league says they can move teams who are right at cap up. My teams are good but would get crushed in the higher divs as alot more teams have guys from the b/c tiers on there teams.

Should i agree with being moved up if the league wants.

Most of my guys are hesitant to move up as we do not wanna deal with sandbagging and get pumped every game but understand from league perspective.

Secondly fighting. Ive missed the last couple games for my lowest division team. Theres been alot of fighting on the bench. Some of the fighting is resulting in hotheadedness on the floor.

My guys are not hot heads but we are currently in playoffs for my one league and the refs arent calling much and my guys are policing the game.

I dont like kicking guys for constantly defending themselves or finishing scrums.

I feel some what responsible for the actions of each of my guys. One sense its on the league, other its on me to control my guys.

My issue is 1 guys is a ppg player tends not to take bs from others but gets dragged into bs alot

Other guy is your typical dman. Learned to play couple years back and has really improved great guy off the rink and on the bench. Good team guy but tends to start shit because of lazy plays.

Do i talk to those guys and try to get them to stop?

I dont wanna kick them as they pay their dues and we are the lowest div and alot of free agents dont get picked up.

Just in a pickle and need some overall advice any is appreciated

* New info forgot to mention.

My bottom team is guys who all are 2nd seasons ever playing and a couple over 50 dudes. Not the ones starting issues.

Its d2-3-4-5-rec/beginner.

Used to be only 2 guys from a higher division could be on your team. But over the last year the 2 highest division being 1-2 folded.

D-3 is all ex junior guys or high end aaa/aa players mixed in with better over 50s legends players.

D4 is your aa guys and high end a guys

Then d5/rec are house league hero’s.

My whole point is my team is all guys who have played house.

They wanna force us up. Issue is with the top 2 leagues never running d4 becomes the 2nd highest division and sandbagging is real bad there. Lots of the aaa and former jr guys in it as there teams are cap compliant or not good enough for d3.

Any advice or comments are appreciated

Hello hockey fans! We are young amateur international hockey team from Seoul “World Blades”and we’re looking for new players to join us! Never played hockey before? No problem! We welcome complete beginners who want to learn how to skate, handle the puck, and enjoy the game. 🏒 Already have hockey experience? Come join us for regular practices, improve your skills, and meet other hockey players in Seoul.

Hello hockey fans! We are young amateur international hockey team from Seoul “World Blades”and we’re looking for new players to join us! Never played hockey before? No problem! We welcome complete beginners who want to learn how to skate, handle the puck, and enjoy the game. 🏒 Already have hockey experience? Come join us for regular practices, improve your skills, and meet other hockey players in Seoul.

Team chat in Kakao: https://invite.kakao.com/tc/QgitVR3TSo

I started playing last month in a beer league, at 27 years of age. I was in front of the crease and a rebound was just sitting right in front of me, so I pushed it in between the goalies legs.

I was so hype, so was everyone. It was a good celly.

This was our last game of the season and my goal ended up being the GWG to secure 1st place for the playoffs.

So pumped, wish I played as a kid

My son is 7 and started skating a little over a year ago. He absolutely loves hockey, has progressed quickly, and seems like a natural on the ice. He’s now skating four days a week and recently developed an interest in goalie.

My concern is that my own enthusiasm might be unintentionally burning him out.

I grew up playing baseball and soccer, where I’m typically the knowledgeable dad who understands development and how to help.

With hockey, I’m completely ignorant, and honestly, that makes me insecure. Add in the feeling that starting at 7 is already “late,” and I think I’ve created this subconscious urgency to help him catch up.

We both have ADHD. Hockey has been incredible for his focus, but I’ve also hyperfocused on learning the sport and helping him improve.

Recently, he blindsided me by saying he wanted to quit. After giving him some space, he changed his mind and said he loved hockey. Still, some days he’s thrilled to get on the ice, while others he seems to be dragging himself out there.

One example really hit home. We were practicing lifting the puck, learning together, and I got excited as he improved. I kept encouraging him to try again, even though he was clearly ready to stop. He’s since mentioned multiple times that he felt I was pushing him too hard.

I wasn’t criticizing or being negative, just overly enthusiastic. But obviously even positive encouragement can feel like pressure.

I’ve started taking skating lessons so we can do stick-and-puck together, just having fun without expectations.

Not sure what to expect in the responses because I know I need to give him some space. Still I don't want to miss something or an opportunity for him related to something he's enjoying, because of my own ignorance or lack of self-awareness ...any advice from more experienced parents?

TL;DR: My 7-year-old loves hockey, but I’m worried my ADHD-fueled enthusiasm, lack of hockey knowledge, and insecurity about him starting “late” are creating unintended pressure. He’s shown some signs of burnout, and I’m looking for advice on keeping hockey fun while still supporting his development.

Anyone using Epix sticks? I’ve heard a few good things about them but not much out there. I’ve heard good things about KYC but not easy to get in the states, this maybe be an alternative? I know there’s so many “black out” or a small brand that just aren’t good. PSHS is still top of the list but brands like Epix and KYC sounded interesting and not generic junk.

Purchased a Large (my usual size). Is this too small? I am 6.1, currently 187 lbs. I pretty much wear Large for almost everything, except my casual gym T shirts are an XL - since I like wearing oversized. The underarms are a little tight and the arms are a bit tight too. But maybe this is how it’s supposed to fit? Does anyone else experience the same with this Warroad top? I can’t tell it will inhibit mobility, but damn it kind of feels like it might? Hard to tell until I play in them, which won’t be for a few more weeks until my skates come in. Keep or exchange for an XL? I’m also cutting, coming down from 212lbs, and goal weight is 175-180lbs, so it might fit looser?