r/icehockey

Hi all,

Looking for a new helmet for beer league. Any recommendations on buying a new Bauer Reakt 70 vs a lightly used Bauer Reakt 90?

Both have valid Hecc years.

Thanks!

I’m curious how everyone got into this sport. For me, it was seeing a live game for the first time, the sound of the skates on the ice and the puck hitting the boards is so different in person than on TV.

​Was it a specific player that did it for you? A family tradition? Or did you just stumble onto a crazy playoff game one night and never looked back? I feel like hockey fans are some of the most loyal in sports, and I'd love to hear your stories.

Hi! I’m a high-level inline hockey player and I’ve had severe sole, toe, and heel pain for almost 2 years. It started only while skating, but progressed to daily burning pain, numbness, tingling, and pain even at rest.

For 2 years I was treated for plantar fasciitis with no improvement. A new orthopedist recently said it likely isn’t plantar fasciitis and suspected neuropathy, so I was referred to neurology. I had an MRI with contrast and ultrasound for this neurologist and was prescribed Pregabalin 150 mg/day, amitriptyline (Anapsique 12.5 mg), and Thioctaid 1 a day.

I haven’t been able to train or skate for 3–5 months because of the pain. The MRI showed no obvious nerve compression or major nerve branch damage, but also no clear cause for the neuropathic pain, just a slight irritation in the tibial nerve region.

My neurologist now suspects a possible rare genetic neuropathic disease (can’t tell which one and don’t have information bout my family, I’m adopted), and mentioned that if medications help, I may return to training, but a biopsy could also be needed to identify the cause.

Today Sunday 10th may I’ve reached 1 week on this medications doses, feeling a little improvement but still not feeling ready to skate and play.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Especially skaters/hockey players with neuropathy-like foot pain? Did medications help enough to return to sport?

I have never liked sports, but I recently read “Fake Skating” by Lynn Painter, which made want to get into ice hockey (I have wanted to like a sport for a while, but this really pushed it) But how do I do that? How do I know which team I like? How do I know which players to root for? Or which teams are rivals (I think that’s how that works…?) not to mention that I don’t know the rules of the game. I went to one hockey game as a child (my father got free tickets from work) but I don’t remember it, other than I really wanted a puck, and the goalie had waved at me (we were front row right behind the goalie) so any advice on how to get into hockey? And how to know which team I like? And also, do I have to only like one team? Or can I like and support multiple teams? I know this is a lot of questions, and I apologize for that. I also can’t ask any people I know, because none of my family members are into sports. Any advice is helpful!