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Hockey Gear Review: MLX Skates
Recently, MLX sent me a pair of their skates to review. MLX is a new entrant in the high-end hockey skate market. The company, which is partially backed by Mario Lemieux, was founded by former U.S. Olympic speedskater and former Chicago Blackhawks skating coach, Dave Cruikshank. Cruikshank's...
If Only This Had Been Available At The Start Of The Season...
As you know, the Caps have had a rash of injuries to blueliners as a result of blocked shots. Not surprisingly, they're not the only team to be feeling the pain, and the art and history of shot-blocking are under the microscope in an interesting read over at the Boston Globe.But hockey fans and...
Ovechkin The Artist
Thanks to KB for the pointer to NavyGF's picture of some of the Caps' sticks (for a larger version, click here). Note Alex Ovechkin's art work on his twigs and the notches on Dainius Zubrus's (goals scored with that stick, perhaps). I also wonder whose sticks are marked with the #12 (someone said...
Maybe It's The Sticks
I happened across an interesting stat yesterday - it seems that, heading into last night's game, 55% of the game-winning goals in this year's playoffs have come off of Easton sticks, despite only 44% of the players in the playoffs using the brand (which still makes it the most popular stick brand,...
One For The Bunnies
Russian Hockey Digest has a story up that has something to do with hockey sticks, but I suspect it's really just an excuse to show multiple pictures of Alex Ovechkin (inexplicably) in a towel. Check it out, if that's your kinda thing (don't worry - it's all SFW and the article is actually pretty...
Olie's New Mask
Head on over to Off Wing Opinion to check out the shots Eric took of Olie Kolzig's new mask this morning. Here's one to whet your appetite: Photo by Eric McErlain, Off Wing Opinion
Catching Up With "Wild Thing"
Always a fan favorite, Al Iafrate is still hamming it up for anyone who's listening - and that's a good thing.For more on what a cue-ball-bald Wild Thing (one of The Rink's Top 11 American-Born Caps) is up to these days, check out this video:H/t to Taranis on the article
Nike Capitulates To Hockey Gods
The Toronto Star confirmed this morning what had been rumored for a while: Nike is getting out of the hockey business.While the swoosh may be gone from skates, thanks to YouTube, we'll always have those great commercials. And if the first few games of the season are any indication of things to...
NHL players to test heated skates
I got an interesting email today with a press release informing me that within the next 10 days, a group of NHL hockey players will be wearing ThermaBlade skates during their games. ThermaBlade skates consist of heated skate blades that act as "mini zambonis" to enhance performance on the ice....
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