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Episode Synopsis
On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with skate sharpening guru, Keegan McMindes. Keegan teaches Greg everything to know about skate steel, profiling, sharpening, and so much more.A few areas on this episode we discuss:- What goes into a quality skate sharpening- Skate hollow, profile, zones, radius, etc.- Pressure along the steel when sharpening and maintaining the bevels- Using different grits on the cutting stones for different types of performance- Different types of steel- Proper blade storage + common reason for blades craking in half- Skating zones (Acceleration, agility, speed, and stability zone)- How goal skates differ from player skates - Altering the pitches of steel- How the holder affects the steel and what's within the holderFind Keegan at KeegsEdges.comSign up for the #1 Hockey IQ Newsletter:Newsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.ComWebsite HockeysArsenal.comTwitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg + @Daniel_Dukart for Dan)Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our websiteInstagram @HockeysArsenalYouTube @HockeysArsenalFacebook @HockeysArsenal
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