You have gained your first experience with "rockering". Aside from the toe picks, the major difference between figure and hockey skates is that figure skates are much flatter, much like goalie skates. Your figure skating experience should be a major ...
It depends. I use to skate for the Du-page figure skating club and they did not allow you to wear gloves. So i am not sure if they will even let you. Make sure you find out. In my opinion i think that you should not wear them. Not because it is tacky...
I think it depends on the skater! The game: I love watching hockey - especially live! It's exciting - and it's "on the ice"! I am intrigued by the way hockey skaters skate - with the whole team dynamics. It's a contact team sport (which I am actually...