© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-penguinman Recent reviews written by member penguinman en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_197551558276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - After taking up the sport four years ago, I've gone from a terrible forward to a pretty decent goalie. I currently play as the starter for the Cornell University Club Roller Hockey team. As the league we play in requires a certified HECC mask, and my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197551558276 Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:26:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197551558276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_152281452164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - I was in the market for a new goalie stick, as the all ABS Hespeler was getting a little long in the tooth from roller hockey. I decided that I might as well get a really nice stick, as they weren't too much more than the usual $45 cost. I walked into... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~152281452164 Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:50:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_152281452164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_152191340164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - For some reason or another, I never quite got used to the bouncy, energetic puckhandling of composite blades. I decided to lose a few miles per hour off my shot and give myself the old fashioned puck feel of a wood stick. Enter the Supreme 4000... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~152191340164 Wed, 18 Aug 2004 01:17:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_152191340164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_152131964548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - I was in the market for a good goaliemask for roller hockey and the occassional game of ice hockey when someone at the local store suggested I try Olie masks. I looked them up and found a ridiculous deal for a mask for $90 shipped with a dangler and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~152131964548 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:14:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_152131964548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_152008822404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - When browsing for my first pair of inline skates, I saw the MEGA tag on the side of these and fondly remembered my cousin's Micron Mega skates. The shapes look extremely similar. After two seasons of roller hockey, however, I've come to the conclusion... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~152008822404 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:02:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_152008822404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_151994994308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - When deciding I was going to take up roller goalie, I knew I could go cheap in a few areas to keep costs down. For obvious reasons, my cup was not one of those areas. I purchased this cup for a rather interesting reason, actually: after reading... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~151994994308 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:27:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_151994994308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_148794805892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - I came home from hockey tonight, sweaty and stinky (I'm sure I've now turned on all those that stalk Mr. Penguin, trust me, there are many), when it struck me: I haven't written a review about the most important part of hockey! It's extremely hard to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~148794805892 Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:59:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_148794805892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_144414183044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - As a guy who plays a lot of hockey, I know firsthand how annoying it is to play posts or shoot for tops of nets because there is no goalie. At school, having no goalie at the two weekend roller hockey pickup games had become the norm, and I was really... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~144414183044 Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:40:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_144414183044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_144413134468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - As a guy who plays a lot of hockey, I know firsthand how annoying it is to play posts or shoot for tops of nets because there is no goalie. At school, having no goalie at the two weekend roller hockey pickup games had become the norm, and I was really... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~144413134468 Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:23:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_144413134468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_144365686404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - I play roller hockey at school quite a bit, and we have gone through a good number of balls and pucks in a futile attempt to get a nice, ice-like simulation. After a while, we finally realized that it just wasn't going to happen, and we should be happy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~144365686404 Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:06:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_144365686404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_144365162116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - Horrible puns in the title aside, anyone who hasn't had a lobotomy recently knows that playing hockey without a helmet is a Very Bad Thing. That said, helmet technology is all pretty much the same: hard plastic shell, and some sort of inner liner. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~144365162116 Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:55:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_144365162116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143811513988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - ...but this isn't it. This is one of the fluid filled type pucks we use in our weekend roller hockey league, as it doesn't like to bounce. That's a great, great thing, because most roller hockey balls bounce like there is no tomorrow, and the pucks... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143811513988 Thu, 17 Jun 2004 02:18:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143811513988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143806074500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - I value my hands. Not in the usual "I'm glad I have hands" sense, but in the "if one ever got injured, I'm killing myself, so I'm making damn well sure they're safe" sense. With this in mind, the HG420, an older but still good glove, fit my bill. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143806074500 Thu, 17 Jun 2004 01:09:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143806074500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143805025924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - I purchased a set of 2003 652's as my first non-used skate, since I could never come up with a good reason to spend the extra cash to buy new. However, with $200 burning a hole in my pocket and the local skate shop, Zwickers, right down the street, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143805025924 Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:57:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143805025924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143803649668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - I'll make this review as short and simple as possible: These pads are rather inexpensive, and do a pretty good job protecting from blows, so long as they stay in place. That stay in place comment is there for good reason, because due to the velcro... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143803649668 Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:41:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143803649668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143803190916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - I received these shoulder pads (along with 675 shinpads) after the blokes at Hockeymonkey.com ended up not having the cheaper Itech models in stock, so we decided to split the difference and call it a day. Long story short, I got these pads for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143803190916 Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:35:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143803190916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143406698116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - Well, as anyone who has the stones (hah!) to play rough and tumble sports will tell you, a good jock and cup is the first and last thing off your body. My ITECH jock has seen use in ice hockey, street hockey, and baseball, so it's pretty well worn in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143406698116 Sun, 13 Jun 2004 00:23:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143406698116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143405911684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author penguinman - As a guy who just picked up the game two years ago, I will admit that I am not entirely privy to all of the things the skate world has to offer. That said, what I do know is what feels good, and the answer to that is my Externo 60's. I managed to pick... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143405911684 Sat, 12 Jun 2004 23:34:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143405911684?linkin_id=8003929