Equipment: What's the minimum price someone must pay for equipment?

[AIREAYE]

Ahh fair enough. I was under the impression that BC was similar to ONT in that there were a good amount of shops.

However, if someone suggested that in the GTA, they're pushing it lol

 

[LeanBeef]

For myself all I pay a lot for are my gloves, skates, and stick... Everything else I have isn't the best... What I find though is that cheaper shoulder pads work and feel better for me. I use ccm u+ 4's and they feel great, just not much collarbone protection

My elbow pads were actually pro ones (jofas) but I got them for cheap. My friends dad is an equipment manager so he replaces the insides for me (and my shinpad caps) so they always feel new

 

[iamjs]

there's also the Tron Hockey if you want to buy brand new and money is really tight: http://www.hockeytron.com/
I've bought a few things from them just to try them out. their "generic" brand stuff isn't bad for the price and they usually have 20-30% coupons as well.
note: I've never used their sticks and don't know anyone personally who has.

I'm assuming you mean the Tron sticks. Guy I played drop-in with had two and paid about $100 for the pair. Said he liked the sticks for the price, but they were somewhat heavier than expected.

They have the 30% off coupon right now, so you should be able to pick up a pair for $70 or $35 each. Only reason I'm mentioning a pair is because it's a good idea to keep a backup stick around.