Dale becomes big Kryptonics booster

They call him “the rabbit” for his explosive skating style, but for all the jobs he performs, Peter Dale’s true cotton tale is one of outfitting himself with a successful career in the booming in-line hockey industry. Not only is he a winger for the Philadelphia-based Kryptonics Scorchers, he also played for Team USA’s in-line hockey team, the St. Louis Vipers Roller Hockey International team and served as an alternate for the 1992 Olympic Ball and Cane Hockey Team. And now Dale, the four-time MVP and four-time high scoring title holder has been named as Kryptonics new in-line hockey specialist. “Like most of today’s top in-line hockey players, I got my start as an ice hockey player,” said Dale, a 25-year-old resident of Milwaukee. “In an effort to best simulate ice hockey conditions,…

Chicago’s wheel things Chelios, J.R. in-line, community enthusiasts

You’d figure Chris Chelios might not want to even think about skating in the summertime. After all, the Chicago Blackhawks’ defenseman gets as much ice time as any National Hockey League player once the puck is dropped in the fall. Despite seeing 30 minutes-plus of work each game, Chelios loves to lace ’em up once the weather turns warm. But only part of the 1996 Norris Trophy winner’s summer skating schedule-for instance, at his hockey school-is on ice. Then for about six to eight weeks, Chelios rents a house in southern California and gets on an in-line roll. “It’s like running only without the impact,” said the Hawks’ rearguard. “I do some long distance and I do some sprints. I’ll head out along the beach in Santa Monica or Manhattan Beach and go at…

ITECH’s on a roll with new products

ITECH’s new line of pro equipment has received tremendous acceptance by a number of RHI teams sporting the new and improved products of the 1996 season. First, ITECH’s goaltender products. The Profile Pro goalie mask is the most-used mask in RHI-more than 50 per cent of the goalies are sporting this custom-fit kevlar-reinforced product. A number of the teams are also using ITECH’s entire line of pro goalie equipment-the Montreal Roadrunners’ Alain Morrisette, Empire State Cobras’ Nick Vitucci and San Diego Barracudas’ Francois Oulette to name a few. The equipment has been extremely well received by the pros and the trade. A number of RHI teams are also using ITECH’s new pro-style TH 70 hockey helmet-so are all the referees. In addition, many players are using the HG I-96 glove and GPH 9009…

CLASSIFIED