I wanted to try a set of 8.25 Krux Trucks for my 8.25 board and So Hip It Hurts in Toronto came through with a special order for me. I grabbed the Creature collab truck because they looked awesome. This is a later'd post and as of now, I replaced the kingpin with a hollow downlows version and they skate amazing!
Krux's forged baseplates offer that unique shape to allow the board to not break as easily.
These trucks came with a free sheet of stickers and you can't go wrong with that. Support your local skate shops.
Creature and Krux pro skater Ryan Reyes pillaging the NHS Fun Factory.
Finally put together a complete for this upcoming spring. I've got a great feeling about this one. 8.25" Zero Skateboards Dane Burman P2 Deck
Diamond Hardware
Jessup Grip
Since spring has almost sprung here in Canada, I grabbed my new skateboard setup. Starting it off is a Zero Dane Burman pro model with the P2 construction I bought from Hammer. This is the first time I grabbed a Zero and a P2 model. I'm looking forward to gripping this one up.
Grabbed a set of 54mmRicta Speedrings to add with my trucks and deck. They contain a core around the bearing with an outer urethane designed to keep you rolling over anything and everything. Very excited to try Ricta Wheels for the first time.
Here are a few team riders putting the product to test.
I've suddenly realized this is no longer a blog and has now turned into a jersey site. Which means I have no life. But I find it therapeutic and enjoy sharing my latest pickups to whomever visits this page. Anyhow, today's entry is a Colorado Avalanche Patrick Roy jersey, someone I've finally added to the collection.
The jersey is made by Pro Player, the uniform manufacturer for the 1999-00 season, and later customized with one of my favourite goaltenders. The numbers are made of three different types of twill; flat tackle twill, glacier twill, and a specialty silver twill I still don't know the name of that feels likes soft grip tape. The letters are also made of glacier twill and applied to a mesh plate.
Born on 5 October 1965 in Quebec City, QC, Patrick Roy was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1984 NHL Draft. He played his first full year in the 1985-86 season winning the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Award as the Playoff MVP. He would win his second Stanley Cup Championship and second Conn Smythe Award in 1993. Several months into the 1995-96 season, he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche and helped a then relocated franchise win their first Stanley Cup Championship.
St. Patrick won another Stanley Cup in 2001 and earn his third Conn Smythe Award, the most for any player. Two seasons later, Patrick Roy retired from playing professional hockey and now serves as the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche after an eleven year absence from the game.
Career Highlights
1029 GP, 551 W, 2.54 GAA, 66 SO, .912 SV%
NHL All-Rookie Team [1986]
4x Stanley Cup Champion [1986, 1993, 1996, 2001]
3x Conn Smythe Award Winner [1986, 1993, 2001]
3x Vezina Trophy Winner [1989, 1990, 1992]
11x All-Star [1988, 1990-94, 1997-98, 2000-03]
No. 33 retired by Montreal Canadiens & Colorado Avalanche in his honour
"Hockey is like a religion... You're either a saint or a sinner, there's no in-between." - Patrick Roy
