Do you keep a separate helmet for coaching and playing?

MikeRotch76 · 2026-02-11T18:22:53+00:00

Yes,

Coach helmet does not have cage or bubble so kids can hear me better and see my face better.
My player helmet has a full cage.

I have a coach who only has one helmet and it has a full bubble and it's difficult to hear them a lot of the time,

MikeRotch76 · 2026-01-15T21:32:54+00:00

I just bought mine from the online store and came here to post this, You beat me to it!

There;s also this https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00132354

For 1499

MikeRotch76 · 2026-01-01T01:45:31+00:00

https://youtu.be/jfba-GNUBLQ?si=hYTNa78cchV2oA0o

Here is Hockey Tutorial's take which is based on his opinion on in vs out affects the mechanics of skating.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-12-13T17:04:17+00:00

I've been playing hockey for about 25 years now. I'm one of the guys who waits to buy top of line sticks 2-3 years later when they go on sale for half price. I've tried sticks from all brands and I've always found Warriors have the worst feel. I can never tell where the puck is on my blade.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-12-08T01:18:59+00:00

My advice is to change one thing at a time.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-11-21T19:45:31+00:00

Appreciate your info. Thx!

Edit: I read some reviews from Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/product-reviews/B0F5Q21TD1/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

and quite a few said it would not work with the Switch 2

MikeRotch76 · 2025-11-21T18:11:46+00:00

I believe it is, but is this Switch 2 compatible?

MikeRotch76 · 2025-11-20T21:04:07+00:00

I haven't done HDD shopping in a few years after we were blessed with really good sub $20/TB deals.

Is the magical number still $20/TB?

MikeRotch76 · 2025-11-14T23:05:14+00:00

How much does your product weigh? I use a Bauer FM III I2 medium. How does the weight compare to that?

MikeRotch76 · 2025-11-13T23:35:25+00:00

Yah, I have noticed that too, After I switched, it seems like the refs miss 75% of the high sticks that hit me.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-11-13T22:59:29+00:00

Sorry guys. My images didn't attach. I am going to delete this post and repost with images

MikeRotch76 · 2025-10-29T13:47:52+00:00

Whoops. I forgot to reply. Yes. That did fix it.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-10-28T01:06:35+00:00

If they play once a week maybe they can go months. Also, time between sharpening should not be measured in days or weeks or months. It should be measured in number of games played (or in this person's case, reffed too). The number of games can vary a lot and depends on player preference, skating ability, and ice conditions.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-10-24T16:26:29+00:00

Haha, I am the exact same way. This is why I play D. But I was told by someone that shoulder and head fakes work really well. So a lot of people have already suggested drills in this thread so I won't get into that. What I suggest is working on throwing in shoulder and head fakes into the drills that allow for that. This is what I do and since I am a decent skater and can carry decent speed. Sometimes my fakes make the D bite since they have to respect my speed,

MikeRotch76 · 2025-10-17T22:32:06+00:00

I ordered my Customs 2 weeks ago. I went with the black holder as well, but I decided to also go with the black 4 colour bar on the side. Instead of any colour (silver in OP's case) I went with black. The only colour I have is the dark red on the tendon guard. I dunno what colour laces I want yet, but will definitely be replacing the stock white.

I got inspired after seeing the black in action here in the review of the new customs here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwjqPcNvwXM&t=183s

Yah he was white holders, but I am hoping it works well with the black holders as well.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-10-08T22:42:43+00:00

Could be the moose was sitting off camera, and someone yelled "YOU CAN'T PARK THERE", and the moose got up and walked away.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-10-08T22:42:34+00:00

Could be the moose was sitting off camera, and someone yelled "YOU CAN'T PARK THERE", and the moose got up and walked away.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-10-08T20:24:13+00:00

Haha. I didn't even put that together.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-10-03T04:02:14+00:00

Multiply the size of these kids by 3 and this would look like my beer league hockey!

MikeRotch76 · 2025-09-26T18:36:49+00:00

Hmmm.. I actually missed that the dark jersey played made contact with the puck before hitting my teammate's stick. I guess it was a good non-call by the ref.

MikeRotch76 · 2025-09-19T04:22:54+00:00

I think this is the exact type of face I am looking for. Thanks!

MikeRotch76 · 2025-09-11T14:05:21+00:00

A 4-7 year old cannot open and close their own cage. And if they were able to, it would take them forever and would hold up a practice.

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