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That you should never buy skates
that are too big to grow into as this can affect skating
development?
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When drying your skates after a
session the insoles should be taken out for more effective
drying?
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Your helmet and facemask must be CSA
certified?
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If you paint your helmet or remove
the CSA sticker your helmet is no longer CSA certified?
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You should not apply stickers to the
helmet as some stickers have glue that can harm the helmet and
could effect both CSA certification and the manufacturers
warranty?
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There are specific facial protectors
for the player depending on their age, and you should ask your
sports store or refer to the Hockey Canada rulebook to determine
which is best for you?
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If you remove ear protection from
your helmet it is no longer CSA certified and therefore does not
meet Hockey Canada requirements?
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Your throat protector must be CSA
certified and cannot be altered in any way?
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As a rule of thumb your hockey stick
should reach between your chin and your mouth if you are in
street shoes?
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In a "ready stance" with the stick's
blade flat on the ice, there should be no gap between the ice
and the bottom edge of the blade? If so, try a different lie to
remove this gap.
