The RinkFor the not so ready for prime-time players, coaches, referees, and the people that have to live with them. Discuss experiences in local leagues, coaching tips, equipment, and training.
About Yourself
Name: Tyler
Age: 16
Location: Houston
Origin of Screen Name: Love Latvia (not from there, though), and Twist is an old nickname.
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 5
Current Team: CR Cougars/Bruins JV(all the teams have NHL names)
Current League: ISHL
Highest Level Played: Varsity
Current Level: Varsity
Position: LW/RW
Type of Player: Two-Way
Player You Emulate: Eriksson, I guess
Current Gear
Helmet: Cascade M11 (Maroon)
Shoulders: Vapor X:40s
Elbows: Easton S17s
Shins: Reebok 4Ks, getting new ones soon though
Gloves: Vapor X:40s (Maroon)
Skates: CCM Vector Us (07)
Stick: CCM U+ Pro/U+ 10
Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Track, School
Movies: TRON
Music: Electronic, Pop
TV: Glee, College Football, Hockey
Food: Anything
Drinks: Dr. Pepper
Hockey Team: Dallas Stars
Hockey Player: Jamie Benn (on Stars), Steven Stamkos (not on Stars)
About Me
Name: Tyler
Age: 17
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Origin of Screen Name: Favorite WHL/NHL teams
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 12
Current Team: JDF Grizzlies
Current League: Midget C (player)
Highest Level Played: Peewee AAA (goalie)
Current Level: Midget C
Position: C/RW
Type of Player: Two-Way Forward (Kesler, Burrows)
Player You Emulate: Burrows, Kesler, Raymond, Hall
Favorites
Hobbies: Video Games, Hockey, Baseball
Movies: Stand By Me, The Goonies, The Breakfast Club, The Mighty Ducks
Music: Metallica, Rush, The Steve Miller Band, Zomboy, Billy Talent
TV: Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory,
Food: Pizza, Tacos, McDonalds
Drinks: Coke, Nestea Iced Tea, Blue Gatorade
Hockey Team: Vancouver Canucks
Hockey Player: Cody Hodgson/Alex Burrows/Patrick Kane
Last edited by Royal Canuck: 09-30-2012 at 03:51 PM.
About Yourself
Name: Dave
Age: 22
Location: NY
Origin of Screen Name: My last name =P
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 1
Current Team: Various men's league teams.
Current League: Brewster Ice Arena beer league haha
Highest Level Played: N/A
Current Level: Men's league
Position: LW/RW/C/D
Type of Player: Two-Way FWD, more of a play-maker than a sniper. I always know where my team mates are and usually make some nice passes. Sometimes I have trouble translating what I want to do into what I do do! hahah
Player You Emulate: Hard to say as I just started watching hockey a year ago... I would say any hard forechecker.
Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer 4500 Black w/ White Cage
Shoulders: The thin Sherwoods
Elbows: Some cheap Rbk 4ks
Shins: Reebok 5ks, love em
Gloves: Harrow 300's
Skates: Easton S17 LE's Black
Stick: Rangers Pro Stock Avery... It's a TPS R8 I believe, chopped his curve off and threw a warrior on there. Love the shaft because the flex is like 80 tops.
Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Drawing, Guitar
Movies: A LOT.
Music: Classic Rock/Progressive Rock/Jam Bands
TV: NHL, LOST (RIP)
Food: Almost anything.
Drinks: Green tea
Hockey Team: New York Rangers
Hockey Player: Brandon Dubinksy, Marian Gaborik, Steven Stamkos, lots of other guys haha.
Last edited by Fanned On It: 01-30-2012 at 01:12 AM.
About Yourself
Name: Lincoln
Age: 23
Location: Metro Vancouver
Origin of Screen Name: Calvin and Hobbes
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 3
Current Team: Richmond Kings/Harpooners
Current League: Coast Hockey League/Ace League
Highest Level Played: Atom (8 years old )
Current Level: Rec
Position: D
Type of Player: Defensive Defenseman
Player You Emulate: Dan Hamhuis
Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Music, Writing
Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Memento, The Prestige, Star Wars, 2001 + anything sci-fi
Music: Indie predominantly, but I listen to anything
TV: Arrested Development, Battlestar Galactica, Modern Family, Futurama, Californication
Food: Sushi, seafood, anything really
Drinks: Anything
Hockey Team: Vancouver Canucks
Hockey Player: Bobby Orr, Joe Sakic, Sidney Crosby, Pavel Datsyuk, Claude Giroux, Alex Edler, Duncan Keith
About Yourself Name: Istvan Age: 38 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Origin of Screen Name: nickname
Hockey Background Years Playing: a bit more than 2 years Current Team: Huskies Current League: SW rec league Highest Level Played: D-level Current Level: D-level Position: RW, used to play D Type of Player: speedy playmaker Player You Emulate: I suck
Current Gear Helmet: CCM V10 w cage Shoulders: Easton ST6 (play in a checking league) Elbows: Reebok 10K Shins: CCM U+ 09 Gloves: Warrior Surge Skates: Reebok 11K ice, reebok 6k roller Pants: CCM V06 Stick: CCM U+ CL, Easton ST 2009, Easton ST2010, Warrior Dolomite DD, 2 x Bauer total one shaft + total one blade for roller, all Sakic curve
Favorites Hobbies: My car, video games, working out (currently bodyweight exercises and kettlebell) Movies: Instinkt, Riddick movies Music: Don't really matter, if I had to pick 50's rock'n'roll, early Eminem, 2pac TV: 2.5 men with Charlie, Big bang theory Food: Sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, following the leangains protocol. Should eat less carbs Drinks: lots of water, good beer/wine/schnaps, diet dr. pepper Hockey Team: Detroit Redwings Hockey Player: Pavel Datsyuk
About Yourself Name: Chris Age: 28 Location: DC-suburbs Origin of Screen Name: Childhood stories
Hockey Background Years Playing: 2 Current Team: DC Firecats Current League: HNA Highest Level Played: D1 Current Level: D2 Position: LW/RW Type of Player: Two-way forward Player You Emulate: Dustin Brown (minus the hitting)
Favorites Hobbies: Restaurants, Cooking, Piano, Video games, Science Movies: Action flicks Music: Trance and progressive trance/house TV: Sitcoms, serialized dramas, Food Network Food: Modern and healthy, lots of fusion Drinks: Water for me, thanks Hockey Team: Avalanche Hockey Player: Joe Sakic (former)/John-Michael Liles (current)
About Yourself
Name: Tom
Age: 30
Location: Orland Park, IL
Origin of Screen Name: pretty self explanatory (lived in Chicago proper when I signed up for HF)
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 2
Current Team: Healthy Scratch
Current League: Federal League Chicago
Highest Level Played: not very
Current Level: High D low C
Position: Defense/Center
Type of Player: puck moving Dman
Player You Emulate: Letang (poorly)
Current Gear
Helmet: Easton S9
Shoulders: CCM U+08
Elbows: Warrior Projekt
Shins: Nike Bauer Vapor XXXX
Gloves: Bauer Vapor X60 Pro
Skates: Bauer Vapor X30
Stick: Bauer Vapor X60 & Total One LE red
Favorites
Hobbies: hockey, golf, drinking
Movies: Anything Wes Anderson
Music: Indie Rock
TV: Always Sunny, Workaholics, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire
Food: Mexican & Italian
Drinks: Craft Beer
Hockey Team: Blackhawks
Hockey Player: Keith/Toews/Hossa
Last edited by ChiTownHawks: 03-29-2012 at 04:06 PM.
About Yourself Name: Bryan Age: 25 (1986) Location: Millville, NJ Origin of Screen Name: First Name and Jersey Number Height/Weight: 5'-11"/185-190lbs Jersey Number: 23
Hockey Background Years Playing: 2 years ice, 3 years roller (Not including any younger years) Current Team: N/A Current League: N/A Highest Level Played: N/A Current Level: N/A Position: LW/RW Type of Player: Somewhat decent wrist shot, so I like to shoot, but I tend to look for the pass. I never take a slapshot. Not afraid to mix it up in the crease. Usually the first forward to backcheck, I tend to backcheck a little too much. Working on my corner play on the forecheck, as it is a little lacking. I do like to play physical. Player You Emulate: Even though I can't play anything like them, Ovechkin & Malkin inspire me.
Current Gear Helmet: CCM V08 Black w/ Bauer Pro Straight Cut Clear Visor Shoulders: CCM OVI edition Elbows: CCM U+ Pro Shins: CCM U+ Fit 09LE Gloves: CCM U+ Crazy Light Black/Black Pants: CCM U+ Pro Black Skates: CCM U+ Crazy Light Red with Red Laces and Rocket Runners
Also have CCM Externo E60 w/ Black Holders and Black Laces Stick: Warrior KGB Grip - Kremlin Curve / CCM U+10 Grip - Crazy OVI (Use Tacki-Mac Wrapped Grip)
Favorites Hobbies: Hockey, Cars, Video games, guns Movies: James Bond, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, Music: Megadeth, Metallica, Louna/Tracktor Bowling, Rammstien TV: Top Gear UK & US, Axe Men, Deadliest Catch Food: Filet Minon Drinks: Vodka and Tonic Hockey Team: Capitals/Flyers, KHL: Трактор Челябинск Hockey Player: Too Many: Ovechkin, Malkin, C. Giroux, Semin, Backstrom, Letang, Bryzgalov, Fluery, Bobrovsky, Kuznetsov
About Yourself
Name: Phil
Age: 24
Location: Nova Scotia, september to april, edmonton April to august
Origin of Screen Name: the forklift model i drive in the summer
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 4/5
Current Team: Admirals, Green Bastars
Current League: STFX rec,
Highest Level Played: div 3 rec (out of 6)
Current Level: 2nd tier STFX
Position: Defenceman
Type of Player:
Player You Emulate:
Current Gear
Helmet: Reebok 6k
Shoulders: Jofa Nhl
Elbows: Eastons, cost like 50 bucks
Shins: Easton
Gloves: Bauer XXXX pro
Skates: Graf 709, getting APX
Stick: Bauer One95 PM9 curve, Easton S17 Zetterburg Curve, have 5 sticks with the P92 curve that i don't use
Favorites
Hobbies: Drinking, Driving (not while drinking) fishing, Xbox,
Movies: to many
Music: anything with a good guitar or a good drum beat
TV: NCIS, How I Met Your Mother
Food: Pizza, Wings
Drinks: Beer, Whiskey
Hockey Team: Oilers, Oil Kings (WHL) X-Men (CIS) OKC Barons (AHL)
Hockey Player:RHN, Girardi, Lucic,
About Yourself
Name: Derek
Age: 25
Location: Alaska
Origin of Screen Name: A play on my real name
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 1
Current Team: n/a
Current League: recreational
Highest Level Played: F-
Current Level: F-
Position: Wing
Type of Player: Wobbly
Player You Emulate: Elephant on ice skates.
Favorites
Hobbies: Playing hockey, playing computer, spending time with my kids
Movies: Gladiator
Music: Alternative
TV: Boo
Food: Whatever my wife makes me
Drinks: Mtn Dew
Hockey Team: Detroit Red Wings
Hockey Player: Pavel Datsyuk, Brendan Shanahan, Niklas Lidstrom, Chris Chelios, Tim Thomas
About Yourself
Name: Chris
Age: 19
Location: England
Origin of Screen Name: A quote on the Rangers boards
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 5
Current Team: Basingstoke Buffalo
Current League: English National League division 2 South
Highest Level Played: See above
Current Level: again see above
Position: Goalie
Type of Player: Butterfly
Player You Emulate: Lundqvist
Current Gear
Helmet: Vaughn 7700
Pads: Reebok PII pro
Glove/Blocker: Reebok PII pro
Skates: RBK 5k
Stick: Bauer X:40
Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey
Movies: Too many to list
Music: Rise Against, CKY, The Offspring, Muse, Metallica
TV: How I met Your Mother, Family Guy, South Park, Misfits, The Inbetweeners, The Simpsons
Food: Subway, Chorizo sausage
Drinks: Mountain Dew, Kopparberg cider
Hockey Team: New York Rangers
Hockey Player: Datsyuk, Lundqvist, Anisimov
Name:Chris
Age:40
Location:Columbus (Pickerington) Ohio
Origin of Screen Name:Love the Jackets
Hockey Background:rec league and pick up
Years Playing:1
Current Team: n/a
Current League: n/a
Highest Level Played:rec league
Current Level:E
Position: LW
Type of Player: Defensive minded
Player You Emulate:
Current Gear
Helmet:Bauer
Shoulders:Bauer
Elbows:Easton
Shins:Bauer
Gloves:Warrior Bully-just got them
Skates:Bauer 135
Stick:Easton S15? I think
Favorites
Hobbies:Sports, my family, hockey, aviation
Movies:Miracle, Star Wars, Youngblood
Music: Pink Floyd, Rush, Genesis, Yes, Metallica
TV: Deadliest Catch, Flying Wild Alaska, The Middle, AI
Foodizza
Drinks:Beer and water
Hockey Team:CBJ (converted Pens fan) Also like the Leafs
Hockey Player: Current-Brassard; All time-Mario and Joe Mullem
About Yourself Name: Mark Age: 19 Location: Kelowna, BC Origin of Screen Name: Tanner Glass was my favourite player on my favourite team (Canucks) last year, until he got traded. Sick flow and just overall sick beauty so why not?
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 12 years Current Team: Jets Current League: College student league Highest Level Played: Juvenile rep Current Level: Div 1 College Players league Position: Defense Type of Player: Complete shutdown D-man, meathead, love to chirp and use my antics in front of the net Player You Emulate: Willie Mitchell style player as a D-Man, Lapierre with solid hits, chirps, facewashes, stick work
Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer 4500, white, removed all logos, white chinstrap, white loops, shaved padding Shoulders: Sherwood 5030's Elbows: Older Easton Synergy elbow pads from Pee-Wee. Shins: Easton somethings, I don't remember. Gloves: RBK Canucks pro stock 4 rolls Skates: Graf Pro stock Stick: Easton EQ50 (SE16 repaint), Tanner Glass prostock, Warrior AK27 shaft+Bauer x60 wood blade, P91a curve
Favorites
Hobbies: Hanging out with the boys, throwin dips in the locker room, drinking hard Movies: Dumb and Dumber Music: Any country TV: Hockey Night in Canada Food: Pizza, Fettucini Alfredo, Burgers, Steak Drinks: Beer, Root Beer, Water Hockey Team: Canucks Hockey Player: Todd Bertuzzi since day 1
Last edited by TannerGlass: 02-04-2012 at 03:45 AM.
Name: Ian
Age: 27
Location: San Jose, CA
Origin of Screen Name: It's what I mostly drink
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 10+
Current Team: Brewers, Team Loco
Current League: SIAHL (Sharks Ice Adult Hockey League)
Highest Level Played: BB
Current Level: BB,CC
Position: D
Type of Player: Conservative Defense
Player You Emulate: Dan Boyle and Dan Boole
Current Gear
Helmet: CCM
Shoulders: JOFA
Elbows: CCM
Shins: RBK
Gloves: Warrior
Skates: Old Nikes
Stick: Bauer Vapors
Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey
Movies: Good ones
Music: Metal, Rock, Electronic, ya know whatever
TV: Planet Earth series, Adult Swim shows
Food: Mexican, carbs and protein
Drinks: Water, Tea, Iced Tea, Beer
Hockey Team: Sharks
Hockey Player: Jody Shelley when he was on the Sharks
About Yourself
Name: HISH
Age: 16
Location: Markham, Ontario
Origin of Screen Name: My Nickname
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 2 Ice, sevral off ice
Current Team: N/A
Current League: N/A
Highest Level Played: AA Ball Hockey and A Ice
Current Level: N/A
Position: LW
Type of Player: 2 Way Forward
Player You Emulate: David Steckel (My skating sucks ass)
Current Gear
Helmet: Some type of Bauer
Shoulders: N/A
Elbows: Some type of Bauer
Shins: N/A
Gloves: Easton
Skates: Bauer X20
Stick: Easton Se2
Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Basketball, Video Games
Movies: Due Date, Home Alone 1 2 3 4
Music: Kid Cudi
TV: Family Guy
Food: Pizza
Drinks: Coke, Apple Juice
Hockey Team: TML
Hockey Player: Stamkos ( from Markham btw)
About Yourself
Name: Josh
Age: 27
Location: Denver, Colorado
Origin of Screen Name: my name
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 2 years as a little kid, just picked it up again a month and a half ago
Current Team: N/A
Current League: N/A
Highest Level Played: peewee
Current Level: N/A
Position: Any
Type of Player: Puck chaser, Wannabe Dangler
Player You Emulate: Anyone who can skate worth a damn
Current Gear
Helmet: Old CCM bucket
Shoulders: Easton s3
Elbows: Easton s3
Shins: some cheap CCM's
Gloves: Bauer x20
Skates: RBK 6k
Stick: Sher-Wood Momentum TXD 85 flex
Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Cycling, Indian food
Movies: Saving Private Ryan, Planes Trains and Automobiles
Music: Dubstep, Hip Hop
TV: Dexter, NHL Network
Food: Indian, Middle Eastern, Pizza, Pasta
Drinks: Gin, IPA, Coffee, Water
Hockey Team: Avs
Hockey Player: Landeskog
Last edited by 7toZulu: 02-06-2012 at 10:27 PM.
Reason: I do what i want
About Yourself
Name: Damian Boos
Age: 24
Location: Melbourne, Florida
Origin of Screen Name: name on my hockey clubs
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 4 years high school, pick up games now
Current Team: N/A
Current League: N/A
Highest Level Played: high school
Current Level: N/A
Position: LW
Type of Player: defensive forward
Player You Emulate: Chris Drury
Current Gear
Helmet: Easton s9
Shoulders: Easton s3
Elbows: Easton s3
Shins: whatever old cheap ones are in the pro shop
Gloves: Easton s3
Skates: Easton EQ3
Stick: Easton s7 Iginla flex
Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Snow Skiing and reading
Movies: Drive, Gangs of New York, Road to Perdition and Darjeeling Limited.
Music: Misery Signals, Dillinger Escape Plan, Common and Deadmau5
TV: none
Food: Seafood
Drinks: Vanilla Coke and Coffee/Tea
Hockey Team: Avs
Hockey Player: Duchene, Eric Staal, Vinny and Lando
About Yourself
Name: Robby
Age: 27
Location: Baltimore MD
Origin of Screen Name: American idol lol
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 12
Current Team: Old school,Shake n bake
Current League: b and c
Highest Level Played: prep
Current Level: the decline
Position: lw/c
Type of Player: playmaker,twf
Player You Emulate: Mike Green
Current Gear
Helmet: green mission intake with bauer avaitor half visor.
Shoulders: bauer defender pro Chris Borque pro stock
Elbows: itech
Shins: bauer x20...I know but until they crack im rocking them.
Gloves: bauer x40,easton s19
Skates: bauer supreme one100 le the all black ones. also have a pair of the one60 le
Stick: Mike green easton s17 pro stock,peter mueller warrior kronik pro stock,bauer x60 p92,bauer one80 p14,and my newest bauer apx from mybauer.com in p08 pattern.
Favorites
Hobbies: hockey,playing in my band,smoking pot and playing video games.
Movies: Alot...mostly into funny or action films.
Music: punk,pop punk,power pop,pop..sometimes the music taste of a 15 year old girl.
TV: big bang,white collar,the office,south park
Food: friendlys!
Drinks: lots...beer,cherry limeades,vanilla coke
Hockey Team: Caps
Hockey Player:Letang,Green and Girioux
About Yourself Name: Benoit Age: 17 Location: Gatineau QC, across the bridge from Ottawa. (Originally from Moncton, NB) Origin of Screen Name: Proud Acadian and Jets fan.
Hockey Background Years Playing: 2-3....ish Current Team: n/a Current League: n/a Highest Level Played: Pick up Current Level: n/a Position: Generally C or RW Type of Player: Power forward Player You Emulate: Probably Milan Lucic, though I'd like to think Jarome Iginla
Favorites Hobbies: Playing football ( I play MLB for a college here in Gatineau) , ANYTHING hockey related, working out, playing Xbox, etc... Movies: Tooooo many... Music: Rise Against, Flogging Molly, Alexisonfire/anything Dallas Green does, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay Z/Kanye West TV: Any sport, especially hockey, The Black Donnellys, Mythbusters, the First 48, SNL, Late Night with Craig Ferguson Food: Steak, fish and chips, poutine Drinks: Alpine, Rickard's White, Guinness... and chocolate milk. Hockey Team: Winnipeg Jets Hockey Player: [/QUOTE] Alexander Burmistrov
Can't wait to get involved on HFboards, especially on the Jets forum and "The Rink". As I'm slowly but surely getting better at playing hockey, I'm sure I'll be spending a lot of time in this part of the forum.
See you all around!
Last edited by Acadian Jet: 02-09-2012 at 01:33 PM.
About Yourself Name: Brian Age: 36 Location: Columbus, OH Origin of Screen Name: The Rangers have been my team since 1986 and I'm an engineer.
Hockey Background Years Playing: 25 years Current Team: None Current League: None
Highest Level Played: College Club. I did much better playing roller hockey/dekhockey/ball hockey.
Current Level: None Position: RW Type of Player: A little of everything, but mostly shooter. Player You Emulate: Peter Forsberg
Current Gear (it's all old stuff) Helmet: Bauer Shoulders: Louisville TPS Elbows: Louisville TPS Shins: Reebok/Jofa Gloves: Bauer Skates: Bauer Custom Supreme 3000
Stick: I've tried many over time, but my best is a Easton Pro Gold 100 Aluminum with either a Sher-Wood Coffey blade or a Bauer 500 St. Louis blade. Prior to that, my fave was the Titan ASD 2000 with the Illegal Wedge curve.
Favorites Hobbies: LOL, energy research takes a lot of my time. Fishing, boating, rollerblading, most things outdoors.
Movies: Too many to list: There Will Be Blood, The Departed, Goodfellas, Blade Runner. There are way too many others.
Music: Practically any classic rock, some jazz, some classical, some metal.
TV: Big Bang Theory, Two and Half Men, House, any version of Law and Order, MASH.
Food: Anything Drinks: Lemonade/Iced Tea Hockey Team: Rangers! Hockey Player: Peter Forsberg, Cam Neely.
About Yourself
Name: Idriss
Age: 18
Location: London ON
Origin of Screen Name: Got it from road hockey it stuck lol
Hockey Background: Started at 15 from scratch loved it ever since
Years Playing: 3
Current League: Beer league
Highest Level Played: Probably beer league
Current Level: Average
Position: RW
Type of Player: I like to pass lots, love being behind the net kinda my niche
Player You Emulate: umm i unno
Current Gear
Helmet: Some ****** ccm bucket i got for 40 bux
Shoulders: CCM tacks s52
Elbows: Cooper
Shins: Koho 4410 comfort series
Gloves: Koho 4410 comfort series
Skates: Bauer vapor X20
Stick: easton eq20, itech
Favorites
Hobbies: Floorball, ping pong, badminton
Movies: Dinner for schmucks!!
Music: Meh im easy all types
TV: The office!
Food: Burgers!
)
izza
