Help Needed For Floor Hockey

[flamefan74]

Hi People,
My wife lets me know tonight that she signed us up for floor hockey in Okotoks. Went to look for some sticks and couldn't find anything in this town. Does anybody know where in Calgary we could find some. Wanted to use my ice hockey stick, but they won't allow them (too bad because I finally perfected my shot with it). I did a search and seen that some members play in leagues in Calgary. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Brad

[Dion]

Mount Royal College sells sticks for floor hockey. Go to the lower level entrance to the gymnasium and pool. They sell them at the desk.

[flamefan74]

Thanks, will check them out.

[TheDragon]

I always just used an old wood stick with a plastic blade I bought at Canadian Tire. Worked like a charm!

[Dion]

Originally Posted by TheDragon

I always just used an old wood stick with a plastic blade I bought at Canadian Tire. Worked like a charm!

Alot of floor hockey programs won't allow that. The complaint is the wooden shaft for some reason. MRC runs a floor hockey program and I tried to use one last year and was told it was not allowed.

[TheDragon]

Originally Posted by Dion

Alot of floor hockey programs won't allow that. The complaint is the wooden shaft for some reason. MRC runs a floor hockey program and I tried to use one last year and was told it was not allowed.

I call shenanigans. Probably afraid that the wood shaft will break the plastic ones in puck battles, I guess.

Weird. I know the YMCA just had rules about the blades not being wood or graphite because they didn't want a bunch of slice marks in their floors.

[flamefan74]

Originally Posted by TheDragon

I always just used an old wood stick with a plastic blade I bought at Canadian Tire. Worked like a charm!

That's what I was looking for, but neither place had them. Probably just Okotoks stores though.

[TheDragon]

Hmm. Home Hardware or one of those smaller stores might carry them. I'm very surprised that Canadian Tire - or dare I say - Wal-Mart didn't have any.

I'm almost 100% sure I've seen them at the Wal-Mart in Shawnessy. If not, the Canadian Tire is basically just around the corner from them, and they will.

[flamefan74]

Me too, but then again it is Okotoks and sometimes I think it is easier to find things in a Third World country.

Will check out both places tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by TheDragon

I call shenanigans. Probably afraid that the wood shaft will break the plastic ones in puck battles, I guess.

Weird. I know the YMCA just had rules about the blades not being wood or graphite because they didn't want a bunch of slice marks in their floors.

The one I bought has a fibergalss shaft that is hollow on the inside. It's lighter than a wooden shaft so i'm guessing there a worry that if you cross check someone with a wooden shaft you might hurt someone.

I used to play at the Southland Leisure Centre and they allowed wooden blades.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by TheDragon

Hmm. Home Hardware or one of those smaller stores might carry them. I'm very surprised that Canadian Tire - or dare I say - Wal-Mart didn't have any.

I'm almost 100% sure I've seen them at the Wal-Mart in Shawnessy. If not, the Canadian Tire is basically just around the corner from them, and they will.

I'm out in High River and there's none in the Home Hardware here. Crappy Tire and Wallyworld do sell a real cheap version of a floor hockey sticks. I also haven't seen any floor hockey plastic blades in my travels. Growing up we used the Cooper Superblades. Find a broken hockey stick and scew the blade on the end. Then heat the blade over an oven burner and make a wicked curve.

[TheDragon]

Originally Posted by Dion

The one I bought has a fibergalss shaft that is hollow on the inside. It's lighter than a wooden shaft so i'm guessing there a worry that if you cross check someone with a wooden shaft you might hurt someone.

I used to play at the Southland Leisure Centre and they allowed wooden blades.

Makes sense, I guess!

I used to play at the YMCA by Heritage, and then to the community centre in Deer Run, and then it got moved to the YMCA down here in Shawnessy... but by then, I had kind of lost interest.

Originally Posted by Dion

I'm out in High River and there's none in the Home Hardware here. Crappy Tire and Wallyworld do sell a real cheap version of a floor hockey sticks. I also haven't seen any floor hockey plastic blades in my travels. Growing up we used the Cooper Superblades. Find a broken hockey stick and scew the blade on the end. Then heat the blade over an oven burner and make a wicked curve.

I can't believe that RURAL Alberta (of all places) doesn't carry them. For shame. Yeah, Cooper Superblades were the cats behind, and still are.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by TheDragon

I can't believe that RURAL Alberta (of all places) doesn't carry them. For shame. Yeah, Cooper Superblades were the cats behind, and still are.

High River has a crappy sports and rec program here. One has to go to Okotoks or Calgary for any decent programs. And it's a shame they don't sell the Superblades anymore.

[TheDragon]

Originally Posted by Dion

And it's a shame they don't sell the Superblades anymore.

Sure they do! For a toonie, no less!

http://www.hockeyworld.com/prodHome....ID=277&shop=11

[LGA]

I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for, but DOM sticks were the only brand of stick that the CSSC let us use when I played there last year. You can get them at TeamSkyline (http://www.teamskyline.com/).

They're pretty short blades (I'm roughly 6'2"-6'3") and I was hunched over while holding the stick. But it's basically got a plastic blade with a...wonky shaft? It's not wood, it's not composite, its like hard plastic or something. Anyways, hope that helps.

[JiriHrdina]

Team Skyline Sports carries a line called Dome Elite which are all plastic but still really nice to play with.

I actually prefer them to my old regular wooden stick.

[Draug]

Originally Posted by LGA

I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for, but DOM sticks were the only brand of stick that the CSSC let us use when I played there last year. You can get them at TeamSkyline (http://www.teamskyline.com/).

They're pretty short blades (I'm roughly 6'2"-6'3") and I was hunched over while holding the stick. But it's basically got a plastic blade with a...wonky shaft? It's not wood, it's not composite, its like hard plastic or something. Anyways, hope that helps.

The DOM's are the way to go. As the above poster mentioned, the DOM Elite are the way, way better option.

I'm pretty sure the shaft is some type combination of fiberglass. The shafts are as strong as wood, flex about the same, and feel great. They are short, but you can pop off the plastic end at the top and glue in a junior sized wood extension; the ones normally used for aluminum shafts. Sports Swap has them, and they were $5 last time I was there.

I believe the reason many places with wood floors dont allow wood sticks is because of the weight of the shafts. They carry a lot more momemtum into the floor; even with a plastic blade, that momentum can actually dent the floor.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Team Skyline Sports carries a line called Dome Elite which are all plastic but still really nice to play with.

I actually prefer them to my old regular wooden stick.

Come to think out if that's the stick I have and use. I agree good to play with.

[Bill Bumface]

For places that allow wood shafts Canadian Tire had great sticks. They were black and said "Lindros" (Brett? ) on them. They have a plastic blade built into the wood shaft and hold up really well. Not floppy like the blades you buy.