Skates, depends.
If you ever go play on an outside (natural) rink/pond, they take your edge off twice as fast as playing indoors.
Sounds like you're just starting out with skating...no need (and probabnbly better) if you didn't have super sharp edges all the time. Should easily be able to go 6 or 7 ice times without worrying.
Stick taping is preference, as other then general appearance, its not going to really affect stick performance, especially if again, you're just starting up.
I've played in a summer league, and now a work league (25+ times) since last taping stick.
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