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[kr580]

It's been awhile so I'll update my entry.

About Yourself
Name: Kevin
Age: 25
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Origin of Screen Name: My initials + numbers of favorite football players (Derrick Thomas [58] + Jerry Rice [80])

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 4.5 years.
Current Team: None. Couldn't get enough players for a team.
Current League: None.
Highest Level Played: Beer Leagues.
Current Level: Silver (Out of Gold/Silver/Bronze)
Position: Defense
Type of Player: Defensive Defenseman
Player You Emulate: N/A

Current Gear
Helmet: Cascade M11 Pro w/ Hejduksport MHX visor
Shoulders: Sherwood 5030
Elbows: Reebok 5K
Shins: CCM Fit07
Gloves: Bauer 4-Rolls Pro Stock
Skates: CCM U+12
Stick: Warrior Diablo (LH 75 Gionta)

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, music, photography
Movies: Who knows. Anything funny.
Music: All over the place.
TV: Hockey/Baseball.
Food: Pizza, Pasta
Drinks: Water
Hockey Team: San Jose Sharks
Hockey Player: Dan Boyle

 

[Wilch]

I made the switch from forward to offensive offenseman.

I'm liking it a lot so far.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I made the switch from forward to offensive offenseman.

I'm liking it a lot so far.

Offensive offenseman ? What's that ? You mean playing like Ovechkin ?

 

[Wilch]

Offensive offenseman ? What's that ? You mean playing like Ovechkin ?

Pretty much.

 

[kr580]

I made the switch from forward to offensive offenseman.

I'm liking it a lot so far.

 

[obby1g]

Hey all. New to HFboards, thought I'd introduce myself

Name: Christian Vogt
Age: 22
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
Origin of Screen Name: My original screen name is obsidian, but when I played Call of Duty 1 back in 2004 I had to shorten my name to obby because the name obsidian didn't fit with my teams clan tag. So obby has stuck ever since

Hockey Background
Years Playing: About 13 years
Current Team: None
Current League: None
Highest Level Played: First year bantam (I quit after my dad passed away)
Current Level: Pond/Rec hockey enthusiasts
Position: Right Wing/D
Type of Player: Playmaker
Player You Emulate: Niklas Lidstrom

Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer 4500
Shoulders: Old Bauer Vapor from 2004
Elbows: old Koho pads from 2004
Shins: old CCM Shins from 2004
Gloves: Eagles from 2005
Skates: Grafs
Stick: Easton Synergy Senior 85 flex Madano Curve, TPS Rubber Shaft 85 Flex with Sherwood blade Statsny Curve.

Favorites
Hobbies: Vikings football, pond hockey, competitive gaming, and working out
Movies: Mystery, Alaska. Slap Shot, and The Rocket
Music: The Story So Far
TV: Hard knocks, Game of Thrones, It's always sunny in Philadelphia
Food: Pancakes
Drinks: Diet Coke
Hockey Team: Minnesota Gophers, Minnesota Wild, Arizona Coyotes
Hockey Player: Niklas Lidstrom, Shane Doan, Jordan Leopold.

I'm just starting to get back into hockey. My love for the game has never changed but after my dad passed away when I was 12 I lost all motivation to stick with it. So I'm changing that around. Hopefully trying to try and join some rec leagues in the Twin Cities area and also finding a great group of people to play park/pond hockey with this winter.

 

[GinoLucia2217]

Name: Gino Lucia
Age: 16
Location: St. Cloud MN
ScreenName: My name + My number (17) +my cousins number (22)

Hockey Background

Years Playing: 12 years
Current Team: Fall: Team West of MNEPDL or MNHPPL. Winter: St. Cloud Apollo Varsity. Summer: Nordiques (basically our hockey team with anyone birth year 97 or younger playing in summer tournaments.
Current League: MN-HS and MNEPDL/MNHPPL
Current Level: High School Varsity
Highest Level Played: High School Varsity
Position: Left Wing/Third String Goalie
Type of Player: Playmaker that can bury the puck when given the chance
Player I Emulate: Niklas Backström for the playmaking ability and Henrik Zetterberg for the same reason. Also they are both smaller players like me.
Height: 5'10
Weight: 150

Gear

Helmet: Bauer REAKT
Shoulders: Easton s75
Elbows: Some Easton's I've had since like pewees. Need new ones.
Shins: Some Graf type
Gloves: Bauer X70 I believe
Skates: CCM RBZ 90
Stick: Two CCM RBZ stage 2's got them on sale for 110 each. 75 flex Nugent Hopkins. Then a 65 flex Easton Stealth CNT forsberg curve.

Favorites

Hobbies: Playing hockey as well as hunting and fishing
Movies: way too many
Music: anything but metal screamo etc.
TV: Sportscenter/NHL Network
Food:
Drinks: Spaghetti and Meatballs
Hockey Team: Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Carolina Hurricanes
Hockey Player: Thomas Vanek, Jeff Skinner, John Tavares

 

[AIREAYE]

Sweet backup in the CNT man.

 

[GinoLucia2217]

Sweet backup in the CNT man.

My favorite stick ever. Unfortunately its flex is low and curve is off but it made good runs with me.

 

[BryzsCSteak]

Guess it's my turn now since I just signed up.

About Yourself
Name: Yannik
Age: 23
Location: Braunschweig, Germany
Origin of Screen Name: I got a Facebook page called Ilya Bryzgalov's Cheesesteak that I started just for fun when Bryz joined the Flers a few years ago. Had to shorten it for Twitter and decided to use it here as well.

Hockey Background
Years Playing: one in total, when I was 11 or something. I'll start playing again in two weeks though.
Current Team: -
Current League: -
Highest Level Played: don't think that even had a name
Current Level: -
Position: Defenseman
Type of Player: we'll see. Not exactly skilled but solid size at 6'2". My goal is to be able to hit guys and at some point develop a respectable clapper.
Player You Emulate: Probably Chris Pronger, just for the physicality and the already mentioned slap shot. Maybe a little bit of Kimmo Timonen as well.

Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer 4500 with Bauer Euro Pro visor
Shoulders: Bauer Vapor X5.0
Elbows: Warrior Dynasty AX4
Shins: Bauer Vapor X3.0
Gloves: Bauer Supreme One 20 (gotta get other gloves at some point, not having segmented fingers is a little annoying)
Skates: Easton Synergy EQ20
Stick: Easton Synergy XTR

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey. Watching every Flyers game every season because time zones can go screw themselves. Motorsports like IndyCar, playing EASHL with a few friends from the States and Canada.
Movies: -
Music: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal of pretty much all sorts (yes, even Hair Metal)
TV: -
Food: Schnitzel (because obvious German is obvious)
Drinks: variety of beers
Hockey Team: Philadelphia Flyers
Hockey Player: too many to name

So there you go. Not an experienced player at all but looking to change that. Since I'm in college and of course broke, I had to gather my gear over the course of a year, often settling for a rather cheap option, like with the gloves.

 

[roundwounds]

About Yourself
Name: Roman
Age: 23
Location: Ontario, Canada
Origin of Screen Name: I play guitar/bass, it's a type of string

Hockey Background
Years Playing: One year
Current Team: None
Current League: None
Highest Level Played: Pick-up/beer league
Current Level: n/a
Position: RW
Type of Player: a beginner, haha
Player You Emulate: Marty St Louis

Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer 2100
Shoulders: Canadien [unknown]
Elbows: Easton Syngery
Shins: CCM [unknown]
Gloves: Bauer Vapor
Skates: Bauer Supreme One.6
Stick: Bauer Nexus 2000 (RH - P88 Kane)

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, music, skiing
Movies: Shawshank, Orange County, The Pianist
Music: 12000+ library
TV: Rarely watch anymore, but have enjoyed Breaking Bad, Suits, The Office
Food: Any pasta, pad thai, pizza
Drinks: Water, Guinness
Hockey Team: I like numerous teams, but hometown are the Leafs
Hockey Player: Marty St Louis, Patrick Kane

 

[Walbeb24]

About Yourself
Name: Ray
Age: 24
Location: Wallingford, CT
Origin of Screen Name: Used to played World of Warcraft as a kid and this was one of the random names, stuck with it ever since.

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 7-8 years
Current Team: Predators
Current League: SCHL
Highest Level Played: CT Clippers (AAA)
Current Level: D league
Position: Forward/Defense
Type of Player: Two way player
Player You Emulate: N/A

Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer something
Shoulders: Bauer
Elbows: Bauer
Shins: Bauer
Gloves: Bauer
Skates: Bauer Vapor XX's
Stick: Easton Synergy si-core grip Iginla 100 flex. (RH)

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Video games, Sports
Movies: Comedies.
Music: Classic rock.
TV: Hockey,NFL, The Office
Food: Anything that isn't Chinese food
Drinks: Anything
Hockey Team: Boston Bruins
Hockey Player: Ray Bourque[/QUOTE]

Just started playing again after a 6 year hiatus, live in the Southern CT area if anyone ever needs another player for a fill in.
Down for pond hockey, pick-up games, stick time, and pretty much anything hockey related.

 

[arizona beamer*]

About Yourself
Name: Caspar
Age: 30
Location: Toronto, ON
Origin of Screen Name: drinking Arizona iced tea in my BMW
Hockey Background
Years Playing: 9 years (retired)
Current Team: Bloordale Brawn
Current League: Beer League
Highest Level Played: Beer Leagues.
Current Level: Amateur
Position: Right Wing (retired) now Coach
Type of Player: Playmaker/Grinder/Enforcer
Player You Emulate: Steve Yzerman

Current Gear
Helmet: none
Shoulders: none
Elbows: none
Shins: none
Gloves: Easton Stealth RS II
Skates: Bauer Supreme TotalOne MX3 LE Black Sr. Ice
Stick: CCM Ribcor 40k Intermediate

Favorites
Hobbies: MMA fighting
Movies: Goon
Music: Various action movie theme songs
TV: Hockey/Baseball
Food: Pizza, Pasta, Burgers
Drinks: Water, Beer, Vodka, Arizona Fruit Punch
Hockey Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Hockey Player: Drew Doughty

 

[Blufreezy]

About Yourself
Name:
Age: 29
Location: (near) Toronto, Ontario Canada
Origin of Screen Name: Just a nickname I got from my teammates on my ea sports NHL EASHL team. Just stuck over the years so I use it online a bit. And 15 is my original hockey number from when I started playing.

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 21 years.. but I'll knock off a few because I did stop for a few years in my early 20s aside from shinny. So say 16-17.
Current Team: Not gonna name it, but it's a beer league team.
Current League: ASHL
Highest Level Played: House/Beer league.
Current Level: D2 Beer
Position: Both wings, mainly left wing this season
Type of Player: Two way forward
Player You Emulate: N/A

Current Gear -- off the top of my head I believe..

Helmet: Bauer..4500?
Shoulders: Bauer x3.0
Elbows: Bauer x3.0
Pants: Bauer nexus 400
Shins: Bauer one.6
Gloves: Bauer one.6
Skates: Bauer x80
Stick: Bauer Nexus 6000 (77 flex, kane curve) & Bauer Vapor x90 (77 flex, backstrom curve)

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, gaming, wood working
Movies: Not really into movies these days. Comedy though.
Music: Everything. Getting really into country these days.
TV: Hockey
Food: Pasta, pizza, all the fun stuff
Drinks: Coke ( I need to stop drinking this ****)
Hockey Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Hockey Player: On my own team I gotta go with Phil Kessel.. overall probably Kane or Getzlaf

 

[butterflier11]

About Yourself
Age: In my 30s
Location: Canada
Origin of Screen Name: I'm a swimmer too.

Hockey Background
Years Playing: as a kid... Many. As an adult... Just started again 12 months ago.
Current Team: no team. Can't find one. Just rent the ice with some guys but we always have 2 teams, 2 goalies and a ref
Current League: None.
Current Level: No idea
Position: Any except between the pipes.
Type of Player: Not sure...
Player You Emulate: Just want to be me!

Current Gear
Helmet: Reebok
Shoulders: CCM
Elbows: Easton
Shins: Bauer
Gloves: Reebok
Skates: Bauer
Stick: Reebok A7

Favorites
Hobbies: Food, swimming, track, soccer (goalkeeper).
Music: Classical
TV: No time!
Food: There's not enough room here for this answer.
Drinks: Water, tea, smoothies
Hockey Team: Habs!
Hockey Player: I like to learn from all hockey players, even the ones I have the opportunity of sharing the ice with/playing against.

 

[jetsfan23]

About Yourself
Name: Ian
Age: 31
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Origin of Screen Name: My favorite team + the year I learnt how to skate

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 5 years.
Current Team: Demons.
Current League: Dakota Adult Hockey League.
Highest Level Played: Beer Leagues.
Current Level: Div. 12/13
Position: Forward
Type of Player: Playmaker
Player You Emulate: P.K. Subban or Dustin Byfuglien

Current Gear
Helmet: RBK 7K
Shoulders: Bauer Supreme 1000
Elbows: Bauer Pro Series
Shins: Cooper
Gloves: Easton
Skates: Easton
Stick: RBK 1K Wooden

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Medieval Reenactment
Movies: Sci Fi
Music: Everything
TV: Chicago Fire
Food: Lasagna
Drinks: Tea
Hockey Team: Winnipeg Jets
Hockey Player: P.K. Subban

 

[Redtx]

Im from Texas and have no idea about hockey. I love to watch it and my kid just started playing so i thought I would try this forum out and see if I couldn't learn something.

 

[YVRwing]

Name: Nick
Age: 28
Location: Vancouver BC (From UK)
Origin of Screen Name: Vancouver airport code and I'm a big Red Wings fan

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 0
Current Team: None.
Current League: None.
Highest Level Played: None, working on skating and stick and puck sessions before i go for drop in next year.
Current Level: Beginner
Position: none
Type of Player:
Player You Emulate:

Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer 4500 with Bauer hybrid shield
Shoulders: none yet
Elbows: none yet
Shins: none yet
Gloves: Easton pro
Skates: Bauer Supreme Comp (source for sport exclusive)
Stick: Bauer Supeme one matrix - Backstrom P92

Favorites
Hobbies: Football (soccer), watching hockey, memorabilia
Movies: Snatch, Lock Stock
Music: Pretty open minded
TV: Hockey, football, rugby
Food: Mexican, Italian, Chinese
Drinks: Water
Hockey Team: Detroit Red Wings (grew up watching them on tv) Vancouver Canucks (live in Vancouver now)
Hockey Player: Yzerman, Shea Weber, Lidstrom

 

[ThisAintBaseball]

Name: Dave
Age: 48
Location: Seattle, WA
Origin of Screen Name: From a scene in the movie "Goon," where the coach yells "Six a.m., bag skate, this ain't *********g baseball!"

Hockey Background
Years Playing: A few years of shinny as a kid; six in the local league.
Current Team: Icemen
Current League: www.gshl.com
Highest Level Played: Division 6 (where 1 = ex-minor leaguers, college, junior; down to 8 = beginners).
Current Level: Intermediate
Position: Defense
Type of Player: Stay-at-home defenseman (my shots suck and I'm getting old).
Player You Emulate: Any past-his-prime NHLer.

Current Gear
Above the waist (including gloves): Mid-level Easton
Below the waist: Mid-level CCM
Skates: Bauer Supreme ONE.7; CCM CL U+10
Stick: Sherwood 5030 (prefer wood for the puck feel)
Hobbies: Watching hockey, building scale models, boardgames, flying
Movies: The Right Stuff, The Godfather Parts I & II
Music: Anything that sounds good from classical to rock to blues.
TV: Nope, unless it's hockey.
Hockey Team: NY Islanders (grew up watching them on TV), Montreal Canadiens (born in Montreal), Vancouver Canucks (closest NHL team)
Hockey Players: The Sedins ("How did they do that"?), Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Pavel Datsyuk, P.K. Subban

 

[818]

About Yourself
Name: unknown
Age: 21
Location: Los Angeles
Origin of Screen Name: Los Angeles area

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 0
Current Team: none
Current League: none
Highest Level Played: none
Current Level: Beginner
Position: defenseman or center
Type of Player: -
Player You Emulate: -

Current Gear
Helmet:
Shoulders:
Elbows:
Shins:
Gloves:
Skates: Bauer Nexus 5000 Ice Skates
Stick:

Favorites
Hobbies: working out & video games
Movies:
Music: Rap, Trance, Metal
TV: Sports
Food: Anything
Drinks: diet dr pepper
Hockey Team: LA Kings
Hockey Player: PK Subban, Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar

 

[Pilky01]

Name: James
Age: 29
Location: Toronto, ON
Origin of Screen Name: Karl Pilkington from The Ricky Gervais Show podcasts

Hockey Background
Years Playing: on and off for about 25 years
Current Team: Flyers
Current League: ASHL
Highest Level Played: Nothing more than house league and some intra-mural at University
Current Level: Intermediate
Position: Anything but centre
Type of Player: I like to think of myself as reminiscent of Mario lemiuex when he had no back....minus the hands
Player You Emulate: Lazy players

Current Gear
Above the waist: A completely random mish-mash, though I am particularly fond of my Victoriaville gloves. I used to have JOFA gloves until the palm fell out.
Below the waist: All random crap
Skates: Not even sure...some old CCM Tacks or something
Stick: Hespeler
Hobbies: Hockey, videogames, gym, traveling to see sports
Movies: Goodfellas, There Will be Blood
Music: The Smiths, The Beatles, Quens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Taylor Swift, Girl Talk
TV: Hockey, Daily Show, Colbert Report (sniff..), Netflix
Hockey Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Current Hockey Players: Doughty, Subban, Kessel, Toews, Crosby
Retired Hockey Players: Sakic, Sundin, Yzerman, S. Neidermayer

 

[jnk96]

About Yourself
Name: Janik
Age: 18
Location: Munich, Germany
Origin of Screen Name: Call PG my 2nd home, fan of the Cougars

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 1
Current Team: None as of now, but a/two beer league team(s) come January
Current League: N/A
Highest Level Played: Midget House
Current Level: N/A, Beer league soon
Position: Forward (mostly right wing but also center every once in awhile)
Type of Player: Two way player
Player You Emulate: I don't have a lot of skill or the greatest skating ability since I've only played on season. So I try to play a gritty game and use my body a lot. I'd like to just be a power forward like Rick Nash for beer league (I'm 6'4'' so I've got that going for me, which is nice). But so far I'm still more of a grinder that scores on occasion than a power forward.

Current Gear
Helmet: Reebok
Shoulders: Bauer
Elbows: Bauer
Shins: Bauer
Gloves: Bauer
Skates: CCM Vector 06
Stick: Reebok Ai5 (Crosby curve, 85 flex with a 3" or so wood plug, so a little lower than the original flex), Sherwood something stick from Walmart (Stastny curve, 85 flex with a 7" woodplug, so a lower flex than the original one)

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Video games, Sports
Movies: Depends on the movie
Music: Depends on the song
TV: Comedy series, hockey, whatever is on
Food: FOOOOOOOD
Drinks: Anything
Hockey Team: Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks
Hockey Player: Matt Duchene

 

[TheDeez91]

About Yourself
Name: Jordan Chenier
Age: 24
Location: North Bay, Ontario
Origin of Screen Name: My PS3 gamertag which is comprised of my nickname "The Deez" and my hockey number 91.

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 12 but haven't played in almost 7.
Current Team: Free Agent
Current League: Not playing now but considering joining a local beer league next year
Highest Level Played: High School Hockey
Current Level: Sitting on my couch
Position: Left Defence
Type of Player: Two Way Defender and Agitator
Player You Emulate: Bobby Orr. Love to skate to puck up the ice but I am slightly larger than him. I play like Shea Weber in my own zone.

Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer
Shoulders: Who wears shoulder pads in Beer League?
Elbows: Bauer
Shins: Bauer
Gloves: Bauer - with padding in the right index finger missing
Skates: Reebok Pumps Baby
Stick: $60 Bauer stick with a Patrick Kane curve

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Video games, Sports
Movies: Goon, Slapshot, Caddyshack, Tin Cup, etc.
Music: ABC: Anything But Country
TV: Hockey, Family Guy, Futurama, Once Upon A Time
Food: Anything that can be considered a pre-game meal
Drinks: Gatorade and H20
Hockey Team: Toronto Maple Leafs and L.A. Kings
Hockey Players: Phil Kessel, Jonathan Bernier, Steven Stamkos, Mats Sundin, Miles Liberati (currently playing for the North Bay Battalion), Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, and Bobby Orr.

 

[Mikwammichi]

About Yourself
Name:
Age: 30+
Location: Toronto/GTA
Origin of Screen Name: Ojibwe for ice and part of my hometown's name

Hockey Background
Years Playing: almost 3 hockey but skated a lot all my life and grew up on ice.
Current Team: None - pick-up, shinny, permit with friends, co-ed and girls only
Current League: None
Highest Level Played: Never played organized
Current Level: Beginner hockey sense, intermediate/very good skating
Position: Defense
Type of Player: Learner. Suffer tunnel vision near my net. Lazy but good sprint and solid on my feet.
Player You Emulate: No single one. Anyone who isn't dirty, lazy, or stuck up.

Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer 8500
Shoulders: Itech women's and bauer one.95
Elbows: Warrior projekt
Shins: Easton stealth s19
Gloves: reebok 7k
Skates: graf g75 ultra superlight (original blue line)
Stick: CCM u+ pro

Favorites
Hobbies: nap, skate
Movies/TV: Hockey and HGTV, otherwise as little of both as possible.
Music: Everything but teenage pop etc
Food: Mexican, fried chicken, apples
Drinks: Water, Voss, chocolate milk, kefir
Hockey Team: No loyalty - or as I like to say, I guess I'm the only one that remains unaffiliated. I like to watch the Hawks, Leafs (just in case...), Habs, whoever has a good game.
Hockey Player: My husband of course.

 

[Pete Mitchell]

About Yourself
Name: Morgan
Age: 30
Location: Frederick, CO
Origin of Screen Name: Best character by the greatest actor ever in the greatest movie ever.

Hockey Background
Years Playing: 20
Current Team: NIHILISTS
Current League: ICAHL (Ice Centre Adult Hockey League)
Highest Level Played: Youth: High School Varsity/ Adult Beer League: B1
Current Level: B3/B4
Position: Center
Type of Player: Two way playmaking power forward, who likes to score as well
Player You Emulate: Peter Forsberg/Ryan Getzlaf

Current Gear
Helmet: Bauer
Shoulders: none
Elbows: Bauer
Shins: Bauer
Pants: Easton
Gloves: Bauer
Skates: Bauer Vapor X50
Stick: Easton Synergy Pro Stock "Area 51", E5 curve, 110 flex

Favorites
Hobbies: Hockey, Football, raising the 2 year old, Movies
Movies: Top Gun, The Big Lebowski, SW, IJ, Fight Club, In Bruges
Music: Movie Scores, Metal, all of MJK's stuff. Pretty much anything that has a good sound other than Country, Gangsta Rap, and Maroon 5.
TV: Jeopardy, Hockey, Football
Food: You name it, I'll eat it unless it has Mayo in or on it
Drinks: Water, Coffee, Miller lite
Hockey Team: Colorado Avalanche
Hockey Player: All time: Peter Forsberg Current: Gabe Landeskog. Would be Ryan O'Reilly if he was signed long term.