"Road Rollers"
Dave Kehrer
I was curious about the latest fad in skates, namely the ones with the wheels
inline to replace blades- In other words, I was wondering if any of you out
there have Ultra-Lite (tm), Bauer RoadRollers (tm), or Zetra Rollerblade (r)
brand of these type of skates. Do they (1) Reasonably simulate ice skating?
and (2) Hold-up well after lots of use?
I'm trying to find out if they'd be worth buying... Thanks muchly.
David Kehrer
Peter J. Kester
# I was curious about the latest fad in skates, namely the ones with the wheels
# inline to replace blades- In other words, I was wondering if any of you out
# there have Ultra-Lite (tm), Bauer RoadRollers (tm), or Zetra Rollerblade (r)
# brand of these type of skates. Do they (1) Reasonably simulate ice skating?
# and (2) Hold-up well after lots of use?
I received a pair for Christmas (I don't recall the brand name) but
have only been able to get out skating a few times. They do a
fairly good job of simulating ice skating if you can find a relatively
flat surface to skate on (such as an outdoor basketball court).
Stopping is completely different (can't snow anyone :-) -- usually I stop
by just turning.
The "blades" can be a little tight at first, but after a few uses will
glide smoothly. IMHO, they are worth the investment if you can't get
to a real ice rink.
Pete
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Mike Godfrey
terribly popular in these parts, but they exist.
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R. Scott V. Paterson
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PATRICK ADAMS NORRIS SMYTHE
TM W L T PT TM W L T PT TM W L T PT TM W L T PT
NYR 27 25 11 65 xBOS 37 21 5 79 CHI 34 23 4 72 EDM 31 21 12 74
PIT 29 28 5 63 xBUF 35 23 6 76 STL 30 24 8 68 CAL 30 20 13 73
NYI 28 28 6 62 xMON 33 23 7 73 TOR 32 28 3 67 WIN 29 25 8 66
PHI 25 30 8 58 HAR 28 27 7 63 MIN 26 34 3 55 LA 27 29 6 60
NJ 25 28 7 57 QUE 10 45 6 26 DET 22 31 9 53 VAN 18 36 10 46
WAS 26 31 4 56
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Hartford (28-27-7) 1 2 0 - 3
Buffalo (35-23-6) 1 5 1 - 7
Ruuttu deflected a shot past Sidorkiewicz with eight seconds remaining in the
first period to tie the Whalers. Buffalo exploded in the second period with
five goals as the early season style of Sabres play returned to the Aud.
Whalers: Francis (24), Kastelic (6), Young (17)
Sabres: Ruuttu (11), Housley (17), Turgeon (30), Mogilny (11), Turgeon (31),
Ruuttu (12), Hartman (10)
Power Plays: Whalers 1/6, Sabres 2/10
Shots on Goal: Whalers 7-9-9, Sabres 11-19-5
Whalers-Sidorkiewicz (13-15-5) 35-28
Sabres-Puppa (24-14-5) 25-22
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NY Rangers (27-25-11) 2 0 4 - 6
Washington (26-31-4) 1 2 0 - 3
The Rangers held off Washington by scoring four goals in the final period.
The Rangers continue to hold the top spot in the Patrick division.
Rangers: Ogrodnick (35), Leetch (11), Patrick (11), Wilson (8), Turcotte (21)
Ogrodnick (36)
Capitols: Hunter (18), Leach (16), Ridley (24)
Power Plays: Rangers 2/7, Captiols 1/6
Shots on Goal: Rangers 5-9-9, Capitols 15-8-10
Rangers-Richter (8-3-3) 33-30
Capitols-Hrivnak (5-4-0) 22-17
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Toronto (32-28-3) 2 1 3 - 6
Edmonton (31-21-12) 1 4 0 - 5
Damphousse had a hatrick which included the tie and game winning goals.
Maple Leafs: Marois (28), Damphousse (20), Osbourne (20), Hannan (4),
Damphousse (21), Damphousse (22)
Oilers: Klima (20), Klima (21), Lowe (7), Anderson (25), Simpson (23)
Power Plays: Maple Leafs 3/6, Oilers 2/8
Shots on Goal: Maple Leafs 16-8-8, Oilers 11-16-11
Maple Leafs-Bester (17-11-0) 38-33
Oilers-Reddick (4-3-2) 32-26
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-rsvp
R. Scott V. Paterson
NHL HOCKEY RESULTS FOR 2/24/90
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PATRICK ADAMS NORRIS SMYTHE
TM W L T PT TM W L T PT TM W L T PT TM W L T PT
NYR 27 25 11 65 xBOS 38 21 5 81 CHI 34 24 4 72 EDM 31 20 12 74
PIT 29 29 5 63 xBUF 35 23 6 76 STL 31 24 8 70 CAL 30 20 13 73
NYI 28 28 7 63 xMON 34 23 7 75 TOR 31 28 3 65 WIN 30 25 8 67
NJ 26 29 7 59 xHAR 28 28 7 63 MIN 26 35 3 55 LA 27 29 6 60
PHI 25 30 8 58 QUE 10 46 6 26 DET 22 31 10 54 VAN 18 36 10 46
WAS 26 31 4 56
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Boston (38-21-5) 1 2 0 - 3
Minnesota (26-35-3) 0 2 0 - 2
Both teams played a strong game with few penalties. The North Stars pressed
hard in the third period but the Bruins used excellent forechecking to hold
on to a one goal lead while shutting down the Minnesota offense in the last
two minutes of play.
Bruins: Hawgood, Galley (8), Janney (14)
North Stars: N. Broten (19), Bellows (39)
Power Plays: Bruins 0/4, North Stars 0/2
Shots on Goal: Bruins 37, North Stars 27
Bruins-Moog 27-25
North Stars-Casey 37-34
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Winnipeg (30-25-8) 1 1 1 - 3
Hartford (28-28-7) 0 1 0 - 1
The Whalers clinched the final playoff spot in the Adams division even though
they lost to the Jets. Quebec lost against the St. Louis which provided
Hartford with the last spot.
Jets: Paslawski (18), Smail (24), Kumpel (7)
Whalers: Francis (25)
Power Plays: Jets 1/7, Whalers 1/8
Shots on Goal: Jets 6-10-4, Whalers 7-11-11
Jets-Essensa (14-7-4) 29-28
Whalers-Liut (13-12-1) 20-17
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Chicago (34-24-4) 0 0 2 - 2
New Jersey (26-29-7) 2 1 0 - 3
Chris Terreri held off a surging Blackhawks offense to help the Devils
to their second win in thirteen games.
Blackhawks: Graham (18), T. Murray (19)
Devils: Brooke (7), Turgeon (28), Shanahan (22)
Power Plays: Blackhawks 0/4, Devils 0/2
Shots on Goal: Blackhawks 7-23-18, Devils 10-4-3
Blackhawks-Cloutier (19-10-1) 17-14
Devils-Terreri (8-10-1) 48-46
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Detroit (22-31-10) 2 1 0 0 - 3
Islanders (28-28-7) 0 2 1 0 - 3
Steve Yzerman hit the fifty goal mark as the two teams skated to a tie.
Red Wings: McKay (1), Yzerman (50), Barr (6)
New York: Volek (14), Wood (20), Nylund (1)
Power Plays: Red Wings 1/3, New York 2/4
Shots on Goal: Red Wings 11-8-6-5, New York 15-18-13-2
Red Wings-Cheveldae (4-4-5) 48-45
New York-Healy (12-14-4) 30-27
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St Louis (31-24-8) 3 2 1 - 6
Quebec (10-46-6) 0 1 0 - 1
Ailing Quebec made it impossible to gain a playoff berth with this loss to
St. Louis. Brett Hull scored his league leading 58th goal which ties his
father's best season.
Blues: Wilson (2), Tuttle (10), Lowry (18), Hull (58), Brind'Amour (23),
P. Cavallini (5)
Nordiques: Petit (9)
Power Plays: Blues 1/4, Nordiques 1/6
Shots on Goal: Blues 11-10-8, Nordiques 9-13-13
Blues-Riendeau (14-11-4) 35-34
Nordiques-Millen (3-14-0) 29-23
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OTHER GAMES
Pittsurgh Penguins 1 at MONTREAL CANADIENS 11
Including Montreal Goals by: Carboneau, Courtnall 2, Richer 2, McPhee
Vancouver Canucks 0 at LOS ANGELES KINGS 2 (1st period)
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Sunday's Games
Detroit at Washington 1:35
NJ at Islanders 2:05
Phila at Chicago 2:35
Winnipeg at Buffalo 7:05
St. Louis at Montreal 7:05
Edmonton at Calgary 8:00
Monday's Games
Boston at Rangers 7:35
Pittsburgh at Quebec 7:35
Toronto at Vancouver 10:30
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R. Scott V. Paterson
NHL TIDBITS 2/25/90
All the teams in the Patrick division have been in first or tied for first
this season.
Last Monday, St. Louis rookie goaltender Curtis Joseph was named NHL player
of the week for Feb 12-18. This week he's allowed 15 goals in two games,
both losses.
Calgary tied its single-game team record for goals when they beat Toronto
Thursday night 12-2. The record was originally set when the team was based
in Atlanta. In that game, March 21, 1975, they beat the Vancouver Canucks 12-4.
Q: How many Nordiques does it take to change a tire?
A: One, but they'll all be there if it's a blowout.
Source: The Boston Globe
Chicao is the only team that has not lost a game it led after two periods
(26-0-2)
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[Since I don't post any news on the weekends, I thought I'd do some Tidbits]
Caleb Cohen
clinched? Also, as I had asked earlier, what is the earliest a single
team has clinched. It looks like the Patrick will be the opposite - I
think it would be 'neat' to see 4 teams up for the last two spots in the
playoffs, and it seems very possible right now. Thanks for any
responses..Caleb
Mike Godfrey
>Q: How many Nordiques does it take to change a tire?
>A: One, but they'll all be there if it's a blowout.
>Source: The Boston Globe
Did you hear that Nordique coach Michel Bergeron is now dressing only 10
players per game? The rest of the players are now able to dress themselves.
[Toronto Star, I think]
Sungsu Ahn
Scott V. Paterson) writes:
[ a whole bunch of other stuff ]
>
> Vancouver Canucks 0 at LOS ANGELES KINGS 2 (1st period)
Surprise, surprise... Final score: Canucks 6, LA 4!
Sungsu Ahn
"A smile is worth a googolplex words."
Toufic Boubez
> ...description of RollerBlades...
>Do they (1) Reasonably simulate ice skating?
stopping, etc... I find it's closer to XC ski-skating, but the basic
motions for power skating are there.
>and (2) Hold-up well after lots of use?
That'll depend on the kind of terrain, the amount of use,
etc. (generic caveats). However, they're pretty sturdy, and you can
get replacement wheels for about $15 a set. The thing to watch for
is the bearings, since they can get ruined if you skate through
puddles or grit.
>I'm trying to find out if they'd be worth buying... Thanks muchly.
I really enjoy mine, even if they're not a perfect simulation of
ice skating. It's a great workout, using the same muscles you'd
use for skating. I don't know what it's like in Rochester, but
that's the closest you'll ever get to skating or skiing (I usually
go to the park in the moring with my XC ski poles) in non-winter
sports areas of the world (New Brunswick, NJ). Buy them!
One more thing: You don't need to get the expensive brand-name
RollerBlades, since you can get a very decent pair for half the price at
Sears! Good Luck!
>David Kehrer
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Kelly Hrdina
>
>NHL TIDBITS 2/25/90
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> [some juicy tidbits removed here]
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>Q: How many Nordiques does it take to change a tire?
>A: One, but they'll all be there if it's a blowout.
>Source: The Boston Globe
Looks like someone from the Boston Globe has heard some of the Denver
Broncos' Super (?) Bowl (tm) "comments"...
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Joe Wood
We have three sets in our house. The original two sets were Bauer
RollerBlades with moulded boots. The price about two years ago was
$125 per pair. Tim, the younger, outgrew his pair with three wheels
and graduated to Joey's pair with four wheels. Joey got a new set of
Bauers also with moulded boots at $175. Around Christmas I was in the
basement of Cosby's in Forrestal Village (North of Princeton on RTE 1 in NJ)
and bought a pair of unused five to ten year old CCM Tacks in Tim's
size for $25. Then I went home and pulled the blades off the CCMs
and the boots off the three-wheel RollerBlades. Back to Cosby's where
Chris, the Manager, mounted the roller frames on the CCM boots for
$10 per boot. I replaced the wheels with some $41/set green fluorescent
ones for flash and reconditioned the bearings with a soak in carb. cleaner
(Oh for an ultrasonic cleaner!) followed by a soak and drain in 30 wt.
Total investment $86 and Tim has real leather boots as well. One
happy boy.
As for the usefulness of RollerBlades as a training mechanism. The
boots are significantly heavier than regular ice skates. Tim spends
about 2 to 3 hours per afternoon in our driveway working on his skating
and shooting (38 goals and 22 assists in 24 games). The hockey schools
recommend bringing Roller Blades for off-ice recreation.
Another tidbit. Chris (above) told me that he was at a west-coast
trade show a few weeks ago where he saw demonstrated a set of hockey
boots with detachable blades. Yes, there was also a RollerBlade
attachment. He said that the manufacturer claimed that Patty LaFontaine
had a set and used them. I doubt that he has done so in a game yet.
Joe Wood
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