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The equipment used and its history for ice hockey.

Don't Skate harder to go faster... Skate smarter to go faster! "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then,is not an act, but a habit." --Aristotle BC 384-322

Playing hockey is supposed to fun. And playing your best and winning is the most fun! Not unlike golf it starts out to be just about playing the game. Then it gets to be about playing your best and winning! Like golf if you want to win in hcoeky, the right equipment is crucial.

To maximize your on-ice performance as a hockey player or a figure skater, requires that you pay attention to all of the details. Your skates are an integral part of your performance. When you break down the kinetic chain of your stride it dosen't end at the skate...it ends at the skate blade! Don't let a poor 'blade alignment' be the weak link in your stride!

Hockey north of the US Canadian border seems to carry more sway than any political, national or international moment.