These moms are taking the life out of the gear. Johnny is going to put on the gear and find the cordura just pull apart. the UV exposure, ESP in southern climates, will ruin the stitches, cordura and defender nylons used to make the gear.
The high levels of chlorine are not good for the materials. Any plastic plates inside the gear will become brittle. Puck impacts will start to crack them rapidly. Additionally, even with the pool chemicals, there are micro-organisms in the pool water. Algae and others will be in the gear.
Knowing how expensive hockey is in your state, these moms can prob afford to replace the gear repeatedly but IMHO its not good for the pool, the gear or the kids.
The alcohol and water mix works great as long as gear is air dried(NOT IN SUNLIGHT or with heat). I first heard about this from a guy in your area who works for Disney about 6 years ago. MUDBUG is his screen name. The mix also works great as an ice pack. It turns to a slush that forms well to hard to ice areas such as ankles.
* water droplets on hte gear also act as magnifiying glass. The sunlight will be concentrated to a single point on the material that the drop rests on. Pretty much the same as watering plants at midday, in the florida area. The sun will burn the same small hole in the gear as it does on a plant leaf.