Textiles Intelligence Writes About Tuff-n-Lite Hockey

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TUFF-N-LITE HOCKEY HAS INTRODUCED A CUT RESISTANT SOCK FOR ICE HOCKEY
Canada-based Tuff-n-Lite Hockey, a distributor of high performance cut resistant apparel for ice hockey and ice skating, has introduced a new cut resistant sock for ice hockey called Tuff-n-Lite Hockey Skate Sock. The fabric from which the sock is made is said to be as “soft and flexible as cotton” but is “ounce for ounce up to 15 times stronger than steel”.

In addition to its cut resistant properties, the fabric features Tuff-n-Lite Cool—technology which conducts heat away from the body, and helps the wearer to stay cool and dry during hockey games. Furthermore, the sock incorporates Micro-Texpur, an eco-friendly nanotechnology based antimicrobial treatment developed by the USA-based company Micro-Texpur.

The treatment is applied to the sock by Supreme Corporation, a USA-based producer of high performance textiles and a licensee of Micro-Texpur. During the treatment process, the sock is dipped in an aqueous solution containing an antimicrobial agent which binds to the fibres from which the yarns in the sock are made. The sock is then dried, the water evaporates, and the additive remains attached to the fibres. The agent is able to eliminate the bacteria responsible for the development of odour. Also, it is capable of eliminating the fungus responsible for causing athlete’s foot, a common foot infection, and mildew.
The treatment does not contain any chemicals which are harmful to humans or the environment.
Tuff-n-Lite Hockey claims that the treatment can be washed up to 40 times without affecting its performance.

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Paramedic thanks Tuff-n-Lite Hockey!

I would like to thank David and his partners for coming up with such a brilliant idea. I have worked for over 20 years as a paramedic most of them in the Arenas taking care of hockey injuries due to lack of proper equipment used by the players. Just last month we had a 14 year old who cut the tendon on his lower leg because he felt it made him faster not to use the proper socks, wear shorter shin pads and cut the top off of his skate boot. If only he wore the socks by tuff n lite hockey then he would not have had to sit out the playoffs due to the 10 stitches he incurred that night. I showed him the socks that David gave to him and had him try them in a spring practice, boy was he impressed with the comfort, the feel and the over all protection. He will not play with out them now.

Keep protective socks and wrist guards away from velcro

When storing the skate socks/wrist guards or washing them, keep them separate from velcro. They really get stuck if they come together. If that should happen, just pull them apart. Should it look like some fibers were pulled, don't worry, it does not effect the performance of the sock...

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Bruin Player Has Wrist Cut By Skate

TORONTO — It’s rare to see officials stop play without first whistling an infraction, but the referees blew the whistle last night in what amounted to a 9-1-1 call with 10:24 remaining in the first period. Dennis Seidenberg, standing in the Boston penalty box, needed help.

“I wish the guy in the penalty box had just opened the door,’’ said Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson, noting that Seidenberg, sent to the box for boarding, was bleeding profusely from his left wrist and needed urgent medical attention. “He had a bad slice. When you see someone bleeding like that, you have to stop play.’’

Seidenberg, his wrist cut when he boarded Nikolai Kulemin, a hit that caused Kulemin’s skate blade to clip the German defenseman, was bleeding from the moment he entered the penalty box. He attempted to get the attention of the on-ice officials as he entered the box, but his pleas were ignored. Play resumed, and Seidenberg kept bleeding, and it was another 46 seconds off the clock before the officiating crew realized the wound needed care.

Seidenberg made his way to a local hospital to have the gash closed and the hand examined. According to Bruins coach Claude Julien, Seidenberg checked out OK and should be able to play tomorrow night in Washington.

“No tendon damage,’’ said Julien. “Everything seems OK. It just took a little while to check him out.’’