[rhema]

Talk about name brands like CCM and the make great skates, but off brands are pretty good as well.

The way I skated (not good enough to make any hockey team, any age, any level in the state of Minnesota, off brands were the only kind I ever bought. If I could skate forward and reasonably straight with them, they were good enough for me.

[cowboyway]

The way I skated (not good enough to make any hockey team, any age, any level in the state of Minnesota, off brands were the only kind I ever bought. If I could skate forward and reasonably straight with them, they were good enough for me.

A good pair of skates, sharpened professionally, could actually have made a difference.