O'Connor's Corner Hinton

11/07/2026

Good morning Hinton, beyond retail we are offering skate profiling and sharpening from Prosharp.

Profiling services from the AS2001 machine and sharpening from the AS1001.

I only tried a profile for the first time last year after skating for basically my whole life. I would strongly suggest trying one out if you are playing any type of hockey. Everyone can benefit from a stronger feeling of connection to ice. You can always return to “stock” profiling as well. We will perform the revert if needed back for free that’s how much I believe in it.

There is many types of profiles out there. So come down, let’s talk about you and your skating and stride type, skate type and let’s figure out your profile/hollow.

08/07/2026

Surprise pro stock! Early season door crashers.

CCM, Bauer and Pro Blackouts. $145 each while they last.

55, 65 (P29 and P28) Intermediate and 75-95 (P92, P88, P28, P77) Senior Low and High kick.

01/07/2026

25/06/2026

Woo! Our sign is now up outside!

Something about it a sign that makes it much more official.

Located inside vicious cycle, Hinton’s home for hockey and ringette equipment, official PROSHARP skate sharpening and blade profiling.

Brands like Bauer, CCM, PURE ringette and more!

More sports to come next spring! Baseball, soccer ETC!

25/06/2026

Hinton! Howies Hockey accessories are in store now!

Skate guards, Stick wax, cloth and wax laces, guards and my personal favourite - stretchy grip tape!

Come down to vicious cycle and find us in the corner!

Keep your eyes peeled for more brands hitting the shelves soon!

19/06/2026

We have the new Bauer Supreme skate! F40, F30 and F20.

My preferred fit for a skate, focusing on locking the lower foot for a powerful skate stride while still being a quick moving skate.

Come check them out! Stellar looking, stellar fitting.

19/06/2026

Our first sticks have landed! And they’re not hockey sticks.

We picked up (literally from their office) yesterday some high performance ringette sticks and they look and feel great.

Youth, intermediate and senior sticks available in 18k carbon, the same you’ll find in high end hockey sticks featuring a very familiar low kick feeling also found in said sticks.

PURE ringette is based out of Edmonton. Proud to be able to partner with local companies!

12/06/2026

One of the most exciting parts of this journey for me is being a girl dad and watching that side of the sports world explode.

It’s important to me to support girls in sport. We have the Bauer Fly-W and Fly-G gear in stock with more girls and women’s gear on the way as well.

Come try it on and help me understand your needs.

11/06/2026

WOW. Thank you all for the support and comments!

While my family and I figure out our schedule a bit more - you can reach me anytime on any of our contact channels.

Stand by for a post on hours.