nucklehead Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 You start by calling it by its real Canadian name. Hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinery33 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Apollo depending on your location there is a program call Discover Hockey, I believe the one in B.C. is in Richmond. Fantastic program, they teach you everything from skating to zone break outs when you're defending. Highly recommend it if you are in that area. Discoverhockey.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtor Rod Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 If you are looking for a rink, I have one for sale. Just over a million bucks and you can have all the free ice time you want. Virtanen trained on the skate mil, 70% NHL size and lots of fun. It would pay for itself in leased ice time when you were too busy to practice. You would need to get a zamboni as the previous one was repo'd when the owner stopped paying his bills. Aside from that, Terrible Dee is right. Take some skate lessons first. Discover Hockey is great, make sure you want to play hockey before throwing money at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyFox Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hey buddy there is actually a ton of drop-ins being run throughout the Vancouver Area. I would recommend you make a hockey community account and let it be known that you are a beginner trying to find a weekly drop-in group to play some puck. I would recommend you get some used gear before you commit to buying everything brand new just in case you decide hockey isn't for you. Things you would be new would be like Jock, Mouth Guard.. most stuff either used or new if you have money to burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtor Rod Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 55 minutes ago, WillyFox said: Hey buddy there is actually a ton of drop-ins being run throughout the Vancouver Area. I would recommend you make a hockey community account and let it be known that you are a beginner trying to find a weekly drop-in group to play some puck. I would recommend you get some used gear before you commit to buying everything brand new just in case you decide hockey isn't for you. Things you would be new would be like Jock, Mouth Guard.. most stuff either used or new if you have money to burn. New helmet as well. Some of my gear no human would dare put on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 3 hours ago, Sedinery33 said: Apollo depending on your location there is a program call Discover Hockey, I believe the one in B.C. is in Richmond. Fantastic program, they teach you everything from skating to zone break outs when you're defending. Highly recommend it if you are in that area. Discoverhockey.com This website looks great... thanks! 2 hours ago, Realtor Rod said: If you are looking for a rink, I have one for sale. Just over a million bucks and you can have all the free ice time you want. Virtanen trained on the skate mil, 70% NHL size and lots of fun. It would pay for itself in leased ice time when you were too busy to practice. You would need to get a zamboni as the previous one was repo'd when the owner stopped paying his bills. Aside from that, Terrible Dee is right. Take some skate lessons first. Discover Hockey is great, make sure you want to play hockey before throwing money at it. Think I should first get myself a condo, then maybe a rink 54 minutes ago, WillyFox said: Hey buddy there is actually a ton of drop-ins being run throughout the Vancouver Area. I would recommend you make a hockey community account and let it be known that you are a beginner trying to find a weekly drop-in group to play some puck. I would recommend you get some used gear before you commit to buying everything brand new just in case you decide hockey isn't for you. Things you would be new would be like Jock, Mouth Guard.. most stuff either used or new if you have money to burn. This website looks great, I'll definitely be using it. It's this right? https://hockey-community.com/ Was hoping to get a used Dale Weise jockstrap hahah 10 hours ago, Derp... said: Check out the adult coed hockey lessons through north van rec. Every weekend on Sundays, it's for beginners, but you basically go through a 45 min practise and then scrimmage for 15. That's how I started on North Shore at age 22. I couldn't skate or stick handle very well though in the beginning. Skating has come a long way and I keep my head up way more from practising doing that. Might be too low level for you with your history, but there's also a drop in on Sunday nights later too I think for anyone to come and play. Usually around $15-$20 per session. Nice, this rink isn't too far off from me... I'm in west van. So for something like stick and puck, I can just go in with skates, helmet and a stick + puck? Looks like they have it on Friday. I don't think anything would be too low level for me, I'm really bad on ice lol... not sure how quickly my road hockey skills will translate ------------ @ Everyone else... thanks for all the great advice... couldn't quote everyone! I'm pumped, really excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 4 hours ago, nucklehead said: You start by calling it by its real Canadian name. Hockey. This. Hockey needs no modifier. Field hockey, Roller hockey, Table hockey....those are the pretenders and the ones requiring an adjective. I would suggest "First Timers". Most rinks will have it, or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 haha tru dat. I just notice that americans tend to call it ice hockey, they need the distinction for whatever reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 48 minutes ago, nucklehead said: haha tru dat. I just notice that americans tend to call it ice hockey, they need the distinction for whatever reason It's because, in their ignorance, they believe there's more than one kind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I know right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Lol @ Cage & mouthguard. Haven't worn a cage since about 14 and never wore a mouth guard. Also Rook, you may want to find out which adult leagues don't have fighting, as usually weak skaters signify hard firsts. A completely bad situation if you're new to the game. But it may be different down south... they might not play real hockey in rec leagues down there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 35 minutes ago, Standing_Tall#37 said: Lol @ Cage & mouthguard. Haven't worn a cage since about 14 and never wore a mouth guard. Also Rook, you may want to find out which adult leagues don't have fighting, as usually weak skaters signify hard firsts. A completely bad situation if you're new to the game. But it may be different down south... they might not play real hockey in rec leagues down there... I don't wear a cage (or visor) either, but I've been skating for over 50 years. I don't think it's bad advice for a beginner to wear extra protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 On 11/6/2016 at 8:51 PM, Wilbur said: garter belt Don't buy this from Victoria's Secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyFox Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Standing_Tall#37 said: Lol @ Cage & mouthguard. Haven't worn a cage since about 14 and never wore a mouth guard. Also Rook, you may want to find out which adult leagues don't have fighting, as usually weak skaters signify hard firsts. A completely bad situation if you're new to the game. But it may be different down south... they might not play real hockey in rec leagues down there... Don't know how you can lol about not wearing a mouth guard and cage. All it takes is one idiot who has no clue on what hes doing to high stick you and lose teeth.. especially if you play drop-in there is usually more then one of them. I do wear a visor but I know the risks you take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 4 minutes ago, Aardvark said: Don't buy this from Victoria's Secret. I don't know anyone who still wears a garter to play hockey. Most guys use a jock that holds the cup as well as keeps the socks up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, WillyFox said: Don't know how you can lol about not wearing a mouth guard and cage. All it takes is one idiot who has no clue on what hes doing to high stick you and lose teeth.. especially if you play drop-in there is usually more then one of them. I do wear a visor but I know the risks you take. I wear a visor for sure but most know if I lose a tooth, they'll lose all their fronts :D. I can't breathe with one in... not even back when I was in jr B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 @ All the guys crucifying me on calling it ice hockey... I call it hockey FYI. Just wanted to be specific so I get ice hockey advice and not floor hockey stuff I already know... please relax lol 17 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: I don't know anyone who still wears a garter to play hockey. Most guys use a jock that holds the cup as well as keeps the socks up: I actually got one of these... went to sportchek grabbed the following: skates + super feet + guards, socks, jock, gloves, helmet with cage that can be removed once i'm not a begginer... I'm gonna give it a go and see if I can drop in some stick & pucks and also just more skating practice Any advise on where I can buy the rest of the gear? Preferably cheap used? What do I still need? Shoulder pads? Shin Guards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Just now, apollo said: @ All the guys crucifying me on calling it ice hockey... I call it hockey FYI. Just wanted to be specific so I get ice hockey advice and not floor hockey stuff I already know... please relax lol I actually got one of these... went to sportchek grabbed the following: skates + super feet + guards, socks, jock, gloves, helmet with cage that can be removed once i'm not a begginer... I'm gonna give it a go and see if I can drop in some stick & pucks and also just more skating practice Any advise on where I can buy the rest of the gear? Preferably cheap used? What do I still need? Shoulder pads? Shin Guards? Depends on the league. A lot of adult leagues don't allow bodychecking. I play Oldtimer's and haven't played in a hitting league since the 90s. I also haven't worn shoulder pads for almost as long. You definitely need shin pads and hockey pants, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Too late, have a child and live through him/her by forcing them to play hockey. Seriously though it's really hard to catch up when you are a grown man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPatrick33 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Besides the Ice Hockey equipment, you should invest in a pair of roller blades to help you skate, this way you do not need a rink, just hit up the pavement because on the ice your ankles will be all over the place. Roller blades help you build up your ankle strength and help you practice on balance. Ice skating is much harder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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