Besides, we couldn't afford fancy equipment like cups. But we still had to stop the puck first and worry about the pain later. We made do.

The Sears catalogue was for shin pads first on accounta you GOTTA be able to skate, right, eh? But not everyone got the Sears. We had to share, and sometimes, there weren't enough pages to cover everyone or everyting. Not to mention that the ladies underwear section of the catalogue never saw a hockey game. Did see a few.... nevermind.