Ice Hockey

I play on the Bay Area Bulldogs in Conference D of the Pacific Hockey Association.

I also play in the 4-on-4 league at Belmont Iceland.

Sometimes I write about my hockey experiences.

• Skates: Bauer Vapor XIX, size 8.5, width D.
• Footbeds: Superfeet Performance Skate grey, size E.
• Laces: Graf 108-inch waxed laces.
• Sticks: CCM Vector VS-100 shaft, Montreal wooden blade, NUM5 curve. Trying out a one-piece graphite/composite Bauer (Jokinen curve) that was on sale at my local hockey shop.
• Helmet: Bauer HH5000L in black, with FM4000L metal cage.
• Mouth guard: something from Shock Doctor, model number unknown.
• Shoulder pads: ITECH SP155, size XL.
• Elbow pads: JOFA 7500, size 6.
• Gloves: Bauer Supreme 2000, 14-inch (36 cm).
• Pants: Easton, model unknown, in black, size 50.
• Jock: T3K TEAM3000 loose fit, size 2X.
• Shin Pads: ITECH SG4 15-inch (38 cm).
• Underwear: Under Armour HeatGear Full T (XL) and compression shorts (M).
• Other: DryGuy boot dryer.

Rinks

I have personally skated at:

• Belmont Iceland, Belmont
• Ice Oasis, Redwood City
• Ice Center, Cupertino and San Mateo
• Sharks Ice, Fremont
• Logitech Ice, San Jose

Also, a list of ice rinks in northern California.

Shops

• East West Hockey, San Carlos
• Hockey XSport, Oakland
• Hockey Giant, somewhere out there on the WEEB. Buy practice jerseys there.
• Big 5 Sporting Goods, many places. Buy tape there!