# Hockey Stuff **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 22, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-stuff/193785 "2007-11-22T16:06:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-stuff/193785/16 "2007-11-26T07:30:35Z")
> [@How to steal the soul of an FD - SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-steal-the-soul-of-an-fd-sold/24871/271): > > After playing in the WHA all of my life…I’ll clarify a bit, the first year I went out for Pitt, I was on the Stars at the time…Rizzo was coaching. Made it and withdrew due to the amount of travel time with the Stars. Next year (Rizzo’s last '96) played 3 or 4 games at the beginning, and withdrew again, then quit the Stars about two months later. I didn’t know many guys on my team at the time. This was all well before I graduated actually (took a year off). I started as a mini-mite (age 6) and played travel up till then, got tired of it. I still play for Consol @ Bethel mens league when I have time though. I knew quite a few of the Pitt regular roster though, a few from my HS, most from other PAHL teams. JEFF: Bauer sounded familiar to me…there was a Chris Bauer I did skills clinics with for a couple years. > > As for sticks, I actually have one of the TPS coated shafts…my favorite. I usually shy away from the more rounded ones, as they tend to slip more. The rubber-ish coating is pretty good, but does wear my gloves more than I’d like. I picked up a few of the Franklin carbon shafts for super cheap a couple years ago, and have been abusing them regularly. They work good, but heat cycling from changing blades weakens them. I had a bunch of buddies play on the stars in the 95-96ish season. bill swartz, dan gold, tim texter, bryan donner, tom tresnan and a few others. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-stuff/193785)._