Ice Hockey Equipment

I bought my ice hockey equipment yesterday at a store called Total Hockey. I already had my skates, elbow pads, and knee pads. I bought a helmet, gloves, a stick, ice skate covers (for the blade), and a jersey.

I was lucky that I was a female. I got an awesome deal on some gloves. They were originally $49.99 but were marked down to $29.99. Why, you may ask? Because they're pink! They did sell some cheaper looking gloves for $29.99, but they were too small. The sales guy was calling around to some other stores to see if they had my size (the 2 stores he called did not). Then, I saw these pink ones. They were much better made - leather instead of this mesh. And, they looked much better padded. They were $20 off, and the only reason I could figure is that no man would want to buy pink gloves! And, probably there are not that many female hockey players. So, I lucked out.

My helmet was also on sale from $79.99 to $59.99. I got it in black. My stick was not on sale, but it was only $24.99, so no biggie there. I had my skate blades sharpened for $6, and got some black blade covers for $9.99. The jersey I really didn't need, but it was on sale from $19.99 to $11.99, and I figured it would be nicer to wear than my fleece jacket. Plus, wearing it 3 times a week definitely justified the $12. It's a royal blue color.

So, I'm all set and am going to sign up for the class on Tuesday. This will be my last ice skating class this week from the 1st session. From here, I'll move onto the 2nd level class (at the same time - Tuesdays at 6:45pm), and my hockey class will be on Sunday night.

I'll have to get some pictures of me in my gear on the ice. Perhaps I can get one of the people there to take some with my phone for me.