The Cuppa Joe Grinders

Time to air out the gear, gentlemen. The weathernetwork says Thursday is going to cloudy with sunny breaks at 19C and breezes out of the south-west at 5km/h. Perfect weather to stretch that gear out on the patio and let the stank loose. Perhaps burn of a little of that cloud cover with the fumes emanating from your jock strap.  It’s also a good time to do an equipment check. For those of you that haven’t played since April; heres a quick reminder of what to look for and how to put it on:

• Helmet (Nickason you need to buy a new one after that last encounter with the end boards)
• Facial Protection; either visor or cage.
• Mouthguard:  (buy a new one, that one is not supposed to be green)
• Neck protector (optional but looking more attractive the older I get)
• Shoulder pads
• elbow pads
• gloves
• Stick
• cup (aka The Can)
• hockey pants (or Cooper-Alls for the true veterans)
• shin guards
• socks
• Jersey
• skates (get them sharpened now, not at the rink)
• towel
• soap
• shower sandals (just ask Gord why)

The first game is this Friday, September 5th at 8:15pm voisus the Vancouver SmokeEaters.  Tim Von P is making his debut in net. Have you signed up online yet?!  Do it. Now.  Because they wont let you play without the pretty little sticker.