Show Yourself - Pictures, Video, and Gear Thread

[Siamese Dream]

Wow, 3rd tier is good Junior A and D3 players? That's pretty good. I know a guy who I played Juniors with who went on to play Czech League 2 so I was kind of hoping the 3rd Tier would be lower American Junior A caliber.

Well those guys are the best players in the league, it's highly likely Rand will get signed by a 2nd tier team next year, and there are only 2 imports per team in the 3rd tier so the depth is nowhere near that, but yeah that's how good you have to be if you want to be an import in the 3rd tier because you have to be much better than the British players.

 

[AcrossThePond]

Well those guys are the best players in the league, it's highly likely Rand will get signed by a 2nd tier team next year, and there are only 2 imports per team in the 3rd tier so the depth is nowhere near that, but yeah that's how good you have to be if you want to be an import in the 3rd tier because you have to be much better than the British players.

Agree about Rand. Superb player.

 

[clayman]

Thanks man.

A healthy scratch is someone who is healthy enough to play but is scratched from that nights lineup anyways. Normally they are the least skilled players on the team.

Ah! lol... I thought it was a sponsor! Cool name!

 

[Siamese Dream]

Agree about Rand. Superb player.

Your location is Bristol, I'm guessing you watch them? You've probably seen me reffing there

 

[kr580]

Check out red #58 at 11:20. This is me playing in a higher league than I'm used to. Of course I have to make the puck start rolling at the blueline. [BLEEP]

 

[Steelhead16]

Check out red #58 at 11:20. This is me playing in a higher league than I'm used to. Of course I have to make the puck start rolling at the blueline. [BLEEP]

I've played there a lot. I love playing there. I was back in the Bay Area at Christmas time and played in Dublin (where I grew up playing) with a group of guys I have played with for over 30 years. Most of all had our kids playing with us this year.

 

[johnjm22]

Skates: Bauer H3 w/ Hyper G Formula Wheels
Shin Guards: Sherwood 5030
Pants: Reebok 5K
Girdle: Valkin V-Lite
Elbow Pads: CCM U+ FiT05
Shoulder Pads: Bauer Supreme Classic (hardly ever wear them)
Gloves: JOFA 1455
Helmet: Tour Spartan ZX w/ Bauer Pro Wave Visor
Stick: Reebok 7K Datsyuk Curve & Easton Stealth RS Heatley Curve

Not the best pics, but they're the only recent ones I have:

 

[HockeyStickHomicide]

34+1 P3's. Revoke PZ blocker. Al Montoya Pro Return P3 Glove.
Pieced this pro level setup at next to nothing thanks to friends and craigslist.

Let summer beer league begin!

 

[JWalker26]

Late 2004, I think

January 2008, I'm on the right.

August 2008

January 2010

 

[Bedards Dad]

A few oldies (2 years?) from a mens league game

 

[OpenIceHit42]

 

[cmcdmania]

I'm the one in the all white jersey

 

[Maccas]

I suppose I should probably make a serious contribution to this thread rather than just a Zombie picture!

Me in white:

Me on a breakaway (Which I managed to miss in embarrassing fashion):

 

[Wilch]

I suppose I should probably make a serious contribution to this thread rather than just a Zombie picture!

Me in white:

Me on a breakaway (Which I managed to miss in embarrassing fashion):

Looks like you UKers play in pretty well organized leagues.

A lot of the cheaper beer leagues in North America, people are wearing the wrong jerseys, non-matching hockey socks, visors, no visors, cages, fishbowls and all sorts of weird stuff like this:

 

[clayman]

Looks like you UKers play in pretty well organized leagues.

A lot of the cheaper beer leagues in North America, people are wearing the wrong jerseys, non-matching hockey socks, visors, no visors, cages, fishbowls and all sorts of weird stuff like this:

I used to have a pair of gloves just like that! Except I believe they were made by Cooper or Rawlings? lol..

And I think if you're putting out the money to play in a league it wouldn't be that much more to at least have the same jerseys and socks. It's a team sport, not an individual sport!

 

[expy]

Friday night hockey.

 

[ArcataShark]

I was number 1... wasn't my jersey, but we still have fun.

Getting a shot on goal

Me in my natural habitat

 

[Siamese Dream]

Looks like you UKers play in pretty well organized leagues.

A lot of the cheaper beer leagues in North America, people are wearing the wrong jerseys, non-matching hockey socks, visors, no visors, cages, fishbowls and all sorts of weird stuff like this:

It's just because the rules are really strict on equipment because of insurance, health and safety overload.

For example, you cannot choose to not wear a visor unless you were born in 1974 or earlier, so pretty soon everyone will be wearing visors.

There's no way you could get away with wearing gloves like that here I certainly wouldn't allow it and I don't consider myself a strict ref.

I still see a few teams who don't all wear matching jerseys though

 

[hlaverty06]

breakaway

 

[ChiTownHawks]

Here's a picture of my team's representatives at my league's All Star Game. I'm the captain in the middle.

 

[Wilch]

Here's a picture of my team's representatives at my league's All Star Game. I'm the captain in the middle.

Those jerseys look sick with the matching socks.

 

[ChiTownHawks]

Those jerseys look sick with the matching socks.

Thanks man! We are pretty happy with how they turned out.

 

[clayman]

Thanks man! We are pretty happy with how they turned out.

Pretty cool seeing it go from idea to completion on the board- nice job!

 

[rinkrat22]

Here's a picture of my team's representatives at my league's All Star Game. I'm the captain in the middle.

Dude you guys have an All Star game? you run a pretty tight league there don't you?
BTW the jerseys look good man.

 

[OpenIceHit42]

Thanks man! We are pretty happy with how they turned out.

Is that HNA in Chicago? I play HNA here in STL and all teams have to have matching unis (home/away jerseys and socks).. We played Chicago up in Toronto at nationals back in May.