Old School: Slightly matching unis, helmets and socks...mom photo
New-school: matching hat, jacket, pants and pro photographer
| Item | 1975 | 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pregame Ritual | Sit in front of the 12 inch B/W, eating a TV dinner while watching MASH | Local bar for beers, tailgate between periods then coaches house for after party | ||
| Expectations | Get kid out of the house for a few hours | Hockey year around - 4th of July off | ||
| Transportation | "He has two feet, he can walk home." | SUV loaded up with team decals, buses with Wi-Fi | ||
| Men's apparel at games | Fedora hat, wool jacket and rubber galoshes | AAA team hat, Bauer sweats and assoc. jacket | ||
| Women's apparel at games | Sorel boots and big puffy down jacket | Lululemon | ||
| Skates | CCM Tacks and tape the ankles (or Lange skates if you were a defensemen) | $600 Bauer's contoured blade 5/8 inch sharpened with spare blades kit in bag | ||
| Hockey stick | "Just use your brothers stick we got him 2 years ago" | $250 stick re-taped after every game and lotsa wax | ||
| Stick Curve | Heat in oven then stick it in a door jam and bend to your liking | Endless curve options depending on if you want to shoot hard or accurate | ||
| Skates sharpened | Once a month or the old mans rusted out file that’s hung up on a nail in the garage | Every 3 days or 3 practices (whichever comes 1st) | ||
| Pregame meal for the kid | 3 piece meal at KFC a can of grape crush | Protein shakes and gluten free pasta |
| Dryland training | Boot hockey in the alley | Treadmill 1X week and replace carpet with synthetic ice | ||
| Hockey talk | "You see the Peter the Puck last night?" | "Which private instructor do you use?" | ||
| 3 sports our kids played | Football, hockey and baseball | Association hockey, AAA hockey and anything else with the word hockey in it | ||
| Locker room | No idea where it is | Tighten skates and give instruction | ||
| Out of town tourney | Maximum radius - 1/2 of tank of gas | Canada, Switzerland...who knows | ||
| Spring Break | Load up the station wagon, drive south | Can't go, kid got invited to play in some select tournament | ||
| Social Media | Clip out boxscores put in scrapbook | Instantly message all friends and followers | ||
| Post-game | "Oh, hi son, when did you get home?" | "Shifts were too long and those refs stunk" | ||
| When it's over | Go back to TV dinners | It's Over??? |
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