September 26, 2007

Electric skates to hit the hockey rink! : Therma Blade uses battery-powered electricity to heat skate blades and lessen the friction between blade and ice surface. While it sounds slightly quirky, they have Wayne Gretzky on board as an endorser.

read story | posted by smithers to Hockey at 10:11 AM CDT (5 comments total)

The layer of water between a skate blade and the ice is, and always has been, what makes the skate glide, of course. I'm just not sure I would buy the fact that the small increase in water volume created by a heated blade would increase performance, as this product suggests. But then again, I didn't spend 5 million researching that position.

In the interest of self-preservation, I guess I'll just go along with whatever NHLPA Council (!!) Stu Grimson says!

Comment icon posted by tahoemoj at 1:46 PM CDT on September 26

Lame ass idea, whatever happened to the Canadian game of ice hockey? Before they Americanized the game....

Comment icon posted by Marko2020 at 5:38 PM CDT on September 26

Looks from the link like a Canadian company made this product and that it's first release is in Canada. Perhaps you were joking Marko?

Comment icon posted by DudeDykstra at 7:02 PM CDT on September 26

If you wear these and stand in the same place too long, do you leave divots or melt through the ice?

Brings new meaning to "Keep your feet moving."

Comment icon posted by SummersEve at 8:54 PM CDT on September 26

Stupid Canadians and their Americanized hockey...next thing you know they're gonna let the Lightning, Hurricanes and Ducks win the cup.

Comment icon posted by tahoemoj at 12:09 AM CDT on September 27

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