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Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by pencerw »

rsync wrote: post #6

What am I looking at here ? Is there, in fact, a web-based reference copy of a mailchimp brokered mailing list ? Do all mailchimp campaigns auto-generate these pages ? I have never seen this before. I've never considered a mailing list, or mailchimp campaign, for rsync.net but for some reason those same things with a bloggy web page backing store behind it weirdly appeals to me ...

You're looking at The Prepared (theprepared.org/newsletter), a weekly newsletter about manufacturing and other stuff! It's sent via Mailchimp, which automatically creates an archive URL for every email campaign you send.

Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by prh8 »

docbrown wrote: post #7
geogra4 wrote: post #5

Wonder if hockey will either go the way of Tennis (where technology has rapidly changed how the game has been played) or baseballe - where the bats are always wood.

I don’t think they should or ever will step away from wood bats. It’s one of the few things that levels the playing field for all batters; instead letting brute force be the power behind the contact. Aluminum and corked bats would ultimately give an unfair advantage to the user as compared to a wood slugger. It’s fine in minor league and collegiate sports as they do not follow the MLB’s stricter regulations but if th…

Aluminum and corked bats also become a player safety issue in the majors. It's already a problem at all levels honestly, but the balance would be far more dangerous increasing already high major league exit velocities.

Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by dfxm12 »

geogra4 wrote: post #5

Wonder if hockey will either go the way of Tennis (where technology has rapidly changed how the game has been played) or baseballe - where the bats are always wood.

I think the rules of the game have more affect on how skaters play ice hockey than the equipment. Look at all the rule changes coming out of the lockout just to defeat the trap. The trap still would've been the problem it was if these sticks were around 15+ years ago.

Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by LeifCarrotson »

pencerw wrote: post #11
rsync wrote: post #6

What am I looking at here ? Is there, in fact, a web-based reference copy of a mailchimp brokered mailing list ? Do all mailchimp campaigns auto-generate these pages ? I have never seen this before. I've never considered a mailing list, or mailchimp campaign, for rsync.net but for some reason those same things with a bloggy web page backing store behind it weirdly appeals to me ...

You're looking at The Prepared (theprepared.org/newsletter), a weekly newsletter about manufacturing and other stuff! It's sent via Mailchimp, which automatically creates an archive URL for every email campaign you send.

I've set up MailChimp campaigns several times - traditional sales lists, transactional stuff, software update notifications - and never thought of using it as a hosted/linkable newsletter.

The "view this in your browser" link was always personalized for tracking, not semantic, IIRC. It did include the actual content of "Hello, {first name} {last name}!" tags, which obviously wouldn't work here for every unique reader.

How long does this stick around? As long as you have a MailChimp account?

I guess I assumed that the URL was unique per-user and would be deleted after 30 days, because the primary use case of Mailchimp seems to be not-quite-spam "We're having a sale!" bulk campaigns.

Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by cuddlybacon »

evo_9 wrote: post #4

It's been crazy watching the evolution of hockey sticks from wood to aluminum shafts, then to carbon-fiber. The prices have steadily skyrocketed, but it's hard to deny the incredible effects of just these material design changes. There are of course trade-offs, most notable being the tendency of these new carbon fiber sticks breaking without much warning, or apparent wear. The speed at which the shot comes off the st…

I was in youth league hockey as carbon fiber sticks went from unheard of to ubiquitous. Carbon sticks failed in a spectacular way, but wood stills would also fail. They wouldn't break in two during a slapshot, but they would generally split along the bottom of the blade. If refs noticed it, you could get a penalty.

By the time my parents caved in and bought a wood stick, I was at the point of consuming one new stick nearly every time I was on the ice. At that point, the higher upfront cost ended up being worth it.

Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by [deleted] »

pencerw wrote: post #2

>If you’ve been paying (extremely close) attention to the NHL playoffs, you may have noticed a weird-looking stick with a hole in the blade. The hole apparently allows for two different properties: stiffness above it and flexibility below. According to Bauer, this produces a slingshot effect -- almost like a smaller version of the stick’s shaft (which, as explained in this video, bends almost unbelievably to whip the…

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Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by jonathanliu »

LeifCarrotson wrote: post #14
pencerw wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're looking at The Prepared (theprepared.org/newsletter), a weekly newsletter about manufacturing and other stuff! It's sent via Mailchimp, which automatically creates an archive URL for every email campaign you send.

I've set up MailChimp campaigns several times - traditional sales lists, transactional stuff, software update notifications - and never thought of using it as a hosted/linkable newsletter. The "view this in your browser" link was always personalized for tracking, not semantic, IIRC. It did include the actual content of "Hello, {first name} {last name}!" tags, which obviously wouldn't work here for every unique reader…

A lot of people use substack now because it's easier, but I still use mailchimp for my newsletter.

I guess I just like being different.

Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by OldHand2018 »

geogra4 wrote: post #5

Wonder if hockey will either go the way of Tennis (where technology has rapidly changed how the game has been played) or baseballe - where the bats are always wood.

Let's hope that hockey doesn't go exactly the way of baseball.

If you haven't noticed, pro baseball players have mostly switched from ash to maple. Maple bats now fail more often and they fail catastrophically, with sharp fragments flying at high speed. Players and fans are getting injured far more frequently, such as a Cubs player getting impaled [1].

At least baseball is starting to catch up with hockey in terms of nets that prevent objects flying into the fan areas.

[1] https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/cubs-bizarre-injur...

> Cubs rookie Tyler Colvin remains in the hospital Sunday night after a shard of teammate Welington Castillo’s maple bat punctured his chest during Chicago’s game against the Marlins. Colvin was on third base when Castillo broke his bat on a double down the left-field line. A larger piece of Castillo’s bat hit Colvin in the chest, with a sharp edge piercing his chest wall.

> Colvin is in stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. There was minimal bleeding, but doctors were trying to prevent a collapsed lung, according to MLB.com. If Colvin had been hit or cut in the neck, his injury could have been much more severe.

Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by cperciva »

cuddlybacon wrote: post #15
evo_9 wrote: post #4

It's been crazy watching the evolution of hockey sticks from wood to aluminum shafts, then to carbon-fiber. The prices have steadily skyrocketed, but it's hard to deny the incredible effects of just these material design changes. There are of course trade-offs, most notable being the tendency of these new carbon fiber sticks breaking without much warning, or apparent wear. The speed at which the shot comes off the st…

I was in youth league hockey as carbon fiber sticks went from unheard of to ubiquitous. Carbon sticks failed in a spectacular way, but wood stills would also fail. They wouldn't break in two during a slapshot, but they would generally split along the bottom of the blade. If refs noticed it, you could get a penalty. By the time my parents caved in and bought a wood stick, I was at the point of consuming one new stick…

If refs noticed it, you could get a penalty.

I'm curious, what penalty gets called here? I wasn't aware there was a "your equipment fell apart" penalty.

Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade

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Post by dang »

rsync wrote: post #6

What am I looking at here ? Is there, in fact, a web-based reference copy of a mailchimp brokered mailing list ? Do all mailchimp campaigns auto-generate these pages ? I have never seen this before. I've never considered a mailing list, or mailchimp campaign, for rsync.net but for some reason those same things with a bloggy web page backing store behind it weirdly appeals to me ...

We've changed the URL from https://mailchi.mp/theprepared/the-prepared-4ydgzm58vl to the article that it points to, which seems to have the most information about the story.

I don't think an issue of a newsletter which contains a paragraph about one thing among lots of other things, plus promotional padding, really counts as an article about that thing for HN purposes. It seems more like an attempt to promote the newsletter than to share interesting information about hockey sticks.

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