Here’s a great idea to use in connection with your SportzGemz.

Hockey Sudz were created by some sports dads in Tsawwassen, BC. The families behind Hockey Sudz all play hockey and were being suffocated by the smell of the hockey equipment. They formed a company called Sports Solutions Hockey Soap, with its sole product Hockey Sudz, an antibacterial, biodegradable, hypo-allergenic and environmentally sound cleaner geared specifically to cleaning hockey equipment. Each container sells for $9.95 and is good for eight to 10 washes.

On November 18th, The Vancouver Sun published an article about Hockey Sudz.

Hockey equipment can be washed and washing machines that are front loaders are gentler on the equipment than the traditional tubs. Almost all the equipment can go into a washing machine. Remove the plastic parts, prior to putting the equipment into the washer and don’t put the wet equipment in the drier. The heat from the drier can burn and cause the equipment to become misshapen.

Most of us can’t wash equipment after each ice time and you can’t wash hockey gloves or skates. Between washings, use your SportzGemz to absorb the smell and to speed up up the drying time. By inserting the smaller pouches directly inside gloves and skates, your gloves and skates will be dry in about 4 hours.

I purchased SportzGemz on a dare a year ago.  My teammates didn’t want to sit beside me in the dressing room, my ringette equipment smelt so bad.

The SportzGemz are still working great and there is NO SMELL in my equipment.  I’m thrilled and so is the rest of my team.

Amanda, TORL ringette

SportzGemz and SportzGem5 will be available February 6th and 7th at the Richmond Ice Sports Centre.  We have been invited back by the tournament coordinators.

Team pricing is avialable, please contact me at 604-671-1031.  Preorders will receive a special bonus.

Welcome to all the teams playing this weekend in Langley, BC at the Spirit of Winter Ringette Tournament.

Hopefully the snow will hold off as Vancouver in the snow is not pretty and the traveling teams will be able to get into town.

The kids will play a minimum of 4 games this weekend, at least 2 games a day. In between games, it’s difficult to dry the equipment and if you’re staying in a hotel, the room usually smells horrible!

To help out, we have a team special on SportzGemz5 this weekend. Purchase 10 or more at $29.95!. When SportzGemz are used between games, the skates and gloves will dry out. Also, the smell in the car from the ringette equipment won’t be as bad!

Download the flier!

Ringette is the fastest game on ice. It is similar to hockey in that the players wear full equipment, including skates and score by putting the ring in the next. Ringette is a passing game, where the ring must be passed over each blue line. Also, a 30 second shot clock ensures that a shot on goal must happen every 30 seconds, or the other team receives possession of the ring.

As with most kids, skates and other equipment needs to be replaced each season.

Last week, we replaced our daughter’s skates, shoulder pads and shin pads.

The consignment store was amazed. The equipment was obviously used, but there wasn’t any smell.

Another great statement about how well SportzGemz work.

I have an 11 year old ringette player and a 14 year old hockey player, and just can’t tell you the difference in the smell of their equipment and my vehicle since we have been using the SportzGemz.  The hockey player’s gloves were the biggest offender and after just a short while they don’t quite smell like roses, but oh so much better.  Have also used both the Diva Diamonds (before we got the SportzGemz) in my husband and son’s shoes, and again have not once walked into my mudroom from outside and wondered what had gone bad in the fridge(ha-ha).  I am going to get a couple more sets to use around the house.  Thanks for such a great product that really has made a difference without having to spray a bunch of aerosol sprays that only ever covered the smell for a short while not eliminated the odour.  

Brenda M, Gramma’s Attic Home Parties, St Albert, AB

The best thing about SportzGemz is how quickly they dry skates!  In a tournament situation, where you play 2 or 3 times a day, it’s an awful feeling to stick your feet in wet skates.  SportzGemz dry my skates in 3 – 4 hours!  Thanks SportzGemz.

Julia, BC Reign, National Ringette League