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		<title>Review: Brian&#8217;s Zero-G Custom Goalie Equipment</title>
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Overview: Brian’s, one of the oldest custom goalie equipment manufacturers, has made its comeback with the Zero-G series. The lightweight construction and innovative features along with the handmade craftsmanship really make it one of the best pads in the industry. The pad’s top feature is its revolutionary closed cell Briotek construction, making it the lightest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s That Call: GOAL or No Goal?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about hockey calls but are embarrassed to ask. 

  Goal! Everyone knows what a goal looks like, right? Well, maybe not. At a recent tournament, I saw the puck bounce off the back of the net and pop back out of the goal. The referee didn’t call a goal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/columns/parenting/what%e2%80%99s-that-call-goal-or-no-goal/</link>
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		<title>What NOT to Yell During Hockey Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Foul!”

“Number 10 you have to pass!”
“Cram it down their throats!”
“Ref, you’re an idiot!”
 
What do all these “cheers” have in common? They’re clueless.
My best friend yells “foul!” because she knows no hockey lingo, which is fairly harmless. But another parent gives super-specific advice that is kind of insulting. A player’s uncle doesn’t understand the sportsmanship [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/columns/parenting/what-not-to-yell-during-hockey-games/</link>
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		<title>How to Treat Blisters from New Hockey Skates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As hockey parents encounter issues and ask questions, we provide answers to common concerns. What hockey player hasn&#8217;t had a blister? Here is a reader question we recently received.

Question: Any  great ideas on bad blisters from new skates?  We&#8217;re using liquid bandage and tape, and wondered  if there was another great product.
Answer: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/columns/equipment/how-to-treat-blisters-from-new-hockey-skates/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Gifts to Give a Coach: Beyond the Gift Card</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you think happened to that thoughtful gift card to the hockey store you gave the coach last year? Well, the coach already has his own hockey gear and is not likely to outgrow it anytime soon. So the coach probably spent it on stuff for her own kid. Or he spent it on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/columns/parenting/top-10-gifts-to-give-a-coach-beyond-the-gift-card/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s That Call: About Tripping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about hockey calls but are embarrassed to ask. Tripping: Watch — or play in — enough U8 games and you start to yearn for the days when the refs will call penalties. Because at some point, those little cuties go from accidentally falling and losing control of their sticks to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/columns/parenting/whats-that-call-about-tripping/</link>
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		<title>Total Hockey Review: Warrior Franchise Gloves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Overview: Warrior’s Franchise Gloves are what the pros wear.  Very similar to  other brands&#8217; “pro” gloves in comfort, weight and feel, the Franchise gloves are  designed to be game-ready right off the shelf.  Franchise is a  high-end glove consisting mostly of nylon materials, which are very popular in  the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/sponsors/total-hockey-sponsors/total-hockey-review-warrior-franchise-gloves/</link>
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		<title>5 Skate-Sharpening Secrets from a Seasoned Pro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skate sharpening — an art perfected by pros over the years or a craft any teen at the rink can do? I’d never even heard of skate sharpening when my son started playing hockey. And several years into his hockey career, all I knew was that skates needed to be sharpened after skating on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/columns/parenting/5-skate-sharpening-secrets-from-a-seasoned-pro/</link>
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		<title>Parents and Coaches: What’s That Call? About Icing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about hockey calls but are embarrassed to ask. Icing &#8211; “Ice it!” Spectators yell this all the time when the team just needs to get the puck out of there. Last year, this led my son’s PeeWee coach to give all the parents and players on the team a 12-page [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/columns/parenting/parents-and-coaches-what%e2%80%99s-that-call-about-icing/</link>
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		<title>5 Tournament Survival Secrets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unlike MLB, the NHL doesn’t play double headers. Somehow, we don’t expect these professional athletes to play two or three games in a single day. Or six to eight over a long weekend. But hockey tournaments and jamborees often involve travel, fast food between games and endless games of hockey knee hockey. Meanwhile the parents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bluejacketscare.com/columns/parenting/5-tournament-survival-secrets/</link>
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