Anyone go to these or ever seen a session? What's the common practice as far as equipment goes... obviously I'll need stick/gloves/helmet, but should I bring everything else too?

11/7/2005 3:12:36 PM

people commonly didn't wear shoulder pads...I can't remember what was required.

11/7/2005 3:39:18 PM

i guess with pucks flying around it wouldn't be a bad idea to have pants/shin protection.

11/7/2005 3:54:01 PM

typically the only requiement is helmet, gloves, skates. when i go to a stick puck i wear everything, but shoulder pads arent really needed. elbow pads not so much either.

11/7/2005 4:17:53 PM

I just wear everything. It always turns into a scrimmage game and there is some ass clown who feels he has to play like its a tournament and start checking, slashing, or ripping slapshots into masses of people. A couple pounds of foam and plastic are worth not having some welts.

11/7/2005 4:49:39 PM

Are the weekday lunch sessions pretty crowded?

11/7/2005 5:10:43 PM

If you think there will be enough people to play a pickup game, wear full gear(minus shoulderpads).

Otherwise, just go with the essentials. No reason to wear pads when you're not doing any hitting.

EDIT: the weekday lunch sessions were empty when I went... if you're talking about the ones in Cary.

[Edited on November 7, 2005 at 5:18 PM. Reason : s]

11/7/2005 5:17:41 PM

Ya, that's what i'm talking about. I probably will wear everything just to get a feel for it. The whole pants, socks, shoulder pads are a new thing for me.

11/7/2005 5:45:55 PM

Weekday lunch in Cary is a ghost town. Fridays at the Reczone are A/B level pickup, 15-25 guys.

11/7/2005 5:49:41 PM

^^then thats the best time to get used to it.

11/7/2005 8:58:08 PM