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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 wruza »

aaronblohowiak wrote: post #47
apocalyptic0n3 wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hockey seems to be constantly evolving both its technologies and its rules. As an example of this (other than the new sticks being tested in the article), prior to the pandemic the NHL was set to introduce a new puck for the playoffs that would "will transmit data 60 times per second, including location, speed, acceleration and deceleration and distance travelled." There's similar tech ready to be rolled out for jers…

location and speed at the same time? now THAT is interesting..

Jokes aside, that must be a serious problem in a game where they hit the puck with a wooden planck.

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

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Post by takk309 »

tyingq wrote: post #39

There's a pretty strong tradition of wrapping tape around the blade that I imagine is hard to break. I wonder how much that hurts the supposed benefits.

The taping method is very player specific. For example, I like to tape from about an inch from the toe all the way back to the heel. Others, like just a few wraps near the toe. For me, a hole in the blade would have no aero benefits but for others, it could matter. The other benefits of the hole as they pertain to the blade flex would still be noticed regardless of taping style.

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

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Post by takk309 »

CoolGuySteve wrote: post #41

Puck bounce is already a weird randomization. It seems like have a hole in your blade that might hook the edge of the puck would only increase that randomness.

That is an interesting thought. Settling a puck is a skill that all players have to develop at some point. Nothing is worse than having a perfect shooting opportunity but the puck is on edge and you end up sending the puck off in some wild direction.

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

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Post by takk309 »

evo_9 wrote: post #34
burnte wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does the broken stick get off the field of play if you're not allowed to carry it off?

It's actually not quite so simply as the ref near it grabbing it. Depending on the play, and where the broken stick is at, the ref may elect to leave it be. I've seen broken sticks get 'accidentally' kicked/nudge near, or in front of the net which causes a sort of clean pass prevention '6th player'. The ref is generally reluctant to get too into the middle area of the play so a broken stick can become a sort of extra…

Intentionally moving a broken stick to block or possibly block the puck is also a penalty. It is one of the more "judgment call" type calls a ref can make.

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

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Post by dang »

pencerw wrote: post #43
dang wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps; I haven't read that closely. Obviously it's great if you're writing something better about a topic, but there needs to be a specific URL to what you've specifically written about it.

wait, just to be clear - you changed the title and URL without actually reading the thing that I linked to?

I read your newsletter. I didn't read as much of the other article.

Is it really unclear what the issue here is? The issue is that the OP was too promotional. Indeed your account history on HN has been, basically, entirely promotional. That's not really what the site is for. This is in the guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

On HN, the idea is for people to submit stories that they ran across and personally found intellectually interesting, not because they have something to promote. It's fine to post your own work occasionally, as long as it's interspersed with interesting posts from other sources. But if you only submit promotionally, it feels like you're not participating as a community member.

To be fair, the stuff you've submitted has been good, certainly not spam. But the newsletter thing was a step too far.

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

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Post by nitrogen »

apocalyptic0n3 wrote: post #38
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.

Hockey seems to be constantly evolving both its technologies and its rules. As an example of this (other than the new sticks being tested in the article), prior to the pandemic the NHL was set to introduce a new puck for the playoffs that would "will transmit data 60 times per second, including location, speed, acceleration and deceleration and distance travelled." There's similar tech ready to be rolled out for jers…

They probably chose 60Hz to match the broadcast framerate, but that doesn't seem fast enough to be accurate after fast collisions.

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

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Post by nisse72 »

apocalyptic0n3 wrote: post #38
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.

Hockey seems to be constantly evolving both its technologies and its rules. As an example of this (other than the new sticks being tested in the article), prior to the pandemic the NHL was set to introduce a new puck for the playoffs that would "will transmit data 60 times per second, including location, speed, acceleration and deceleration and distance travelled." There's similar tech ready to be rolled out for jers…

All that's lacking is augmenting the broadcast with a blue halo and a trail, and it's deja-vu all over again:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxTrax

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

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Post by anonu »

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 never understood why baseball doesn't just go all out aluminum. Make the stadiums bigger, put more players on the field, whatever...

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

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Post by BrandoElFollito »

evanspa wrote: post #22
cperciva wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I think it's just called the "broken stick" rule. Specifically, if you break your stick, you HAVE to drop it on the ice immediately and be done with it. If you even skate back to the bench holding it, you can get called for a penalty.

Isn't the stick on the ice a hazard as well?

I have seen maybe a total of 15 minutes of hokey in my life so sorry if the question is dumb, but I would expect that there is a risk to stumble upon the stick?

In volleyball, if a ball rolls within the court, the play is stopped immediately (this happens quite often when you play on several courts side by side)

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