Nik Stain pro for Hockey

[Hash Slinging Slasher]

I honestly don’t get it. He skates fast and has a rad back smith, but is he really pro material? And are you guys actually hyped about it?

to answer your questions: realistically, probably not. and yes, actually really hyped.

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

[Bread Harrity]

how many Slap "One in a Million" contestants have turned pro?

forrest, tom k, mango, john fitzgerald, & nik stain

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how many Slap "One in a Million" contestants have turned pro?

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forrest, tom k, mango, john fitzgerald, & nik stain

Kevin Coakley, Jake Donnely, Tom Asta, Randy Ploesser

[Frank]

I honestly don’t get it. He skates fast and has a rad back smith, but is he really pro material? And are you guys actually hyped about it?

yeah, he is. his footage dumps have more variety and harder tricks than his real parts. they aren't filmed as good. the skate jawn clips for example. also everyone talks about his weird but stylish kickflips even though the dude can do anything switch as well, but his 917 part (even though i love them) make it seem he can only do 5 basic tricks that he does extremely well. i blame editing.

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how many Slap "One in a Million" contestants have turned pro?

Mango turned himself pro, does that really count?

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

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Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

Yeah because Caleb, Donovan, AA, Ben, Kevin don't skate on a frequent basis at all.


Left John out because he's been injured.

[anon]

how many Slap "One in a Million" contestants have turned pro?

is matt militano not pro?

[ice nine]

what would matt militano do if he were here right now?😈

[CurbyPuckit]

what would matt militano do if he were here right now?😈

What would Brian Boitano do ?

[Lenny the Fatface]

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

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Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

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Yeah because Caleb, Donovan, AA, Ben, Kevin don't skate on a frequent basis at all.


Left John out because he's been injured.

I never understood the whole FA/Hockey dudes don’t skate stereotype.

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good for him. lesson learned for ao: inaction is a slow death

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he would have left even if ao turned him pro

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perhaps.

he stuck around for what.. four years though? aside from two (admittedly one great, one good) videos, that brand did next to nothing else and poor Vincent and Nik languished. there was so much time and resources to really get something going and instead nothing

lucky for them they're still young enough and are getting the proper shot now

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Nik is what, 30 years old? Very old to be turning pro by today's standard. Hockey did it right though by turning him pro right away as opposed to waiting. That's a great first board.


Hockey IV should be great.

I didn't realize he was so old. I usually don't like old skaters but for him it makes me like him more

still stoked

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good for him. lesson learned for ao: inaction is a slow death

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he would have left even if ao turned him pro

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perhaps.

he stuck around for what.. four years though? aside from two (admittedly one great, one good) videos, that brand did next to nothing else and poor Vincent and Nik languished. there was so much time and resources to really get something going and instead nothing

lucky for them they're still young enough and are getting the proper shot now

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Nik is what, 30 years old? Very old to be turning pro by today's standard. Hockey did it right though by turning him pro right away as opposed to waiting. That's a great first board.


Hockey IV should be great.

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I didn't realize he was so old. I usually don't like old skaters but for him it makes me like him more

still stoked

30 is old? You must be about 12.

[heckler]

The overton window has shifted over the past decade, but 30 years old is still pretty old to be receiving your first pro model.

It’s so strange whenever people try to claim that Nik’s not “pro” material. He really is a one-of-a-kind talent and his footage makes people want to go skate. I don’t see the need to overcomplicate things beyond that.

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He needs to iron his clothes. Not very professional.

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

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Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

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Yeah because Caleb, Donovan, AA, Ben, Kevin don't skate on a frequent basis at all.


Left John out because he's been injured.

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I never understood the whole FA/Hockey dudes don’t skate stereotype.

Four of the names listed beforehand have all said in recent interviews they get over skateboarding and then don’t skate frequently. Jobs, surfing, depression, have all been some of the reasons they’ve given for time off.
No shame. I take time off too. I just don’t get paid to skate.

Caleb is sick though, that dude rips on the regular.

Also, full disclosure, I rip on lazy teams frequently, such as wknd, frog, etc.

[Lowcalcium]

what would matt militano do if he were here right now?😈

Not Ollieing high enough and getting kicked off again 

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Wah yuh seh mek I tink him quit fi be a pro hockey playa, lek Nik Stain pon da Flyers or pon New York Rangers

[Mickey Knox]

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I honestly don’t get it. He skates fast and has a rad back smith, but is he really pro material? And are you guys actually hyped about it?

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yeah, he is. his footage dumps have more variety and harder tricks than his real parts. they aren't filmed as good. the skate jawn clips for example. also everyone talks about his weird but stylish kickflips even though the dude can do anything switch as well, but his 917 part (even though i love them) make it seem he can only do 5 basic tricks that he does extremely well. i blame editing.

He does those basic tricks going hill bomb speed though! Love this guy. But really it’s disappointing how low the standards are production wise for these elite cool guy companies. Where is the full part? If you go pro for a company like this you should put out a part. Not a shared part like the 917 video or some cell phone clips like the skate jawn thing. Give us what we want nik! Tell Kevin Bradley to do the same if you see him.

[Lou Strux]

The overton window has shifted over the past decade, but 30 years old is still pretty old to be receiving your first pro model.

It’s so strange whenever people try to claim that Nik’s not “pro” material. He really is a one-of-a-kind talent and his footage makes people want to go skate. I don’t see the need to overcomplicate things beyond that.

Hopefully, he inspires one to buy his sponsors product too. After all, selling stuff is what those companies do, yeah?

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good for him. lesson learned for ao: inaction is a slow death

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he would have left even if ao turned him pro

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perhaps.

he stuck around for what.. four years though? aside from two (admittedly one great, one good) videos, that brand did next to nothing else and poor Vincent and Nik languished. there was so much time and resources to really get something going and instead nothing

lucky for them they're still young enough and are getting the proper shot now

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Nik is what, 30 years old? Very old to be turning pro by today's standard. Hockey did it right though by turning him pro right away as opposed to waiting. That's a great first board.


Hockey IV should be great.

Id say thats old for the standards a few years ago. Al Davis turned pro near 30 and there are quite a few people killing it near or over 30. So get with the times old man.

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I honestly don’t get it. He skates fast and has a rad back smith, but is he really pro material? And are you guys actually hyped about it?

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yeah, he is. his footage dumps have more variety and harder tricks than his real parts. they aren't filmed as good. the skate jawn clips for example. also everyone talks about his weird but stylish kickflips even though the dude can do anything switch as well, but his 917 part (even though i love them) make it seem he can only do 5 basic tricks that he does extremely well. i blame editing.

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He does those basic tricks going hill bomb speed though! Love this guy. But really it’s disappointing how low the standards are production wise for these elite cool guy companies. Where is the full part? If you go pro for a company like this you should put out a part. Not a shared part like the 917 video or some cell phone clips like the skate jawn thing. Give us what we want nik! Tell Kevin Bradley to do the same if you see him.

Sure Nik may not have th emost technical bag of tricks but the dude goes hella fast, has good style and does a fucking excellent job of linking the tricks together in his lines (one of, if not the best quality of his) I'm guessing hes one of the dudes that if you saw him skate in person you would totally get why he is pro,  but it's harder for footage to translate that.
I'm guessing AVE and Dill who might know a thing or 2 about skating clearly have seen the man skate in person and not only added him to Hockey but gave him a pro board as well. 

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

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Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

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Yeah because Caleb, Donovan, AA, Ben, Kevin don't skate on a frequent basis at all.


Left John out because he's been injured.

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I never understood the whole FA/Hockey dudes don’t skate stereotype.

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Four of the names listed beforehand have all said in recent interviews they get over skateboarding and then don’t skate frequently. Jobs, surfing, depression, have all been some of the reasons they’ve given for time off.
No shame. I take time off too. I just don’t get paid to skate.

Caleb is sick though, that dude rips on the regular.

Also, full disclosure, I rip on lazy teams frequently, such as wknd, frog, etc.

Yeah but most pros get burnt on skateboarding at one point, Ishod might literally be the one dude that hasn't. General consensus in interviews is that the high end shit can get so stressful you have to step away for a sanity check.

I just don't understand how as a unit that team gets that label when they are average to above average on content output. Like they aren't Polar/Palace proficient, but they aren't Habitat either.


Edit: Also 30 is the new 26, so he's not that old lol.

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Fred Gall

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what would matt militano do if he were here right now?😈

smoke too much weed and be awkward for an hour

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The overton window has shifted over the past decade, but 30 years old is still pretty old to be receiving your first pro model.

I'm 31 and plan to turn pro by 45. Am by 40. Wish me luck.

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

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Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

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Yeah because Caleb, Donovan, AA, Ben, Kevin don't skate on a frequent basis at all.


Left John out because he's been injured.

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I never understood the whole FA/Hockey dudes don’t skate stereotype.

[close]

Four of the names listed beforehand have all said in recent interviews they get over skateboarding and then don’t skate frequently. Jobs, surfing, depression, have all been some of the reasons they’ve given for time off.
No shame. I take time off too. I just don’t get paid to skate.

Caleb is sick though, that dude rips on the regular.

Also, full disclosure, I rip on lazy teams frequently, such as wknd, frog, etc.

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Yeah but most pros get burnt on skateboarding at one point, Ishod might literally be the one dude that hasn't. General consensus in interviews is that the high end shit can get so stressful you have to step away for a sanity check.

I just don't understand how as a unit that team gets that label when they are average to above average on content output. Like they aren't Polar/Palace proficient, but they aren't Habitat either.


Edit: Also 30 is the new 26, so he's not that old lol.

Louie too

[Lou Strux]

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The overton window has shifted over the past decade, but 30 years old is still pretty old to be receiving your first pro model.

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I'm 31 and plan to turn pro by 45. Am by 40. Wish me luck.

You’ve GOT this!
Dream big, have “bigger” faith.

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

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Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

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Yeah because Caleb, Donovan, AA, Ben, Kevin don't skate on a frequent basis at all.


Left John out because he's been injured.

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I never understood the whole FA/Hockey dudes don’t skate stereotype.

[close]

Four of the names listed beforehand have all said in recent interviews they get over skateboarding and then don’t skate frequently. Jobs, surfing, depression, have all been some of the reasons they’ve given for time off.
No shame. I take time off too. I just don’t get paid to skate.

Caleb is sick though, that dude rips on the regular.

Also, full disclosure, I rip on lazy teams frequently, such as wknd, frog, etc.

Clutching at straws. An interview gives you a snapshot at a certain time and period, but to say they don't skate on a frequent basis is just wrong.

Wrong about WKND & Frog as well.

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

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Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

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Yeah because Caleb, Donovan, AA, Ben, Kevin don't skate on a frequent basis at all.


Left John out because he's been injured.

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I never understood the whole FA/Hockey dudes don’t skate stereotype.

[close]

Four of the names listed beforehand have all said in recent interviews they get over skateboarding and then don’t skate frequently. Jobs, surfing, depression, have all been some of the reasons they’ve given for time off.
No shame. I take time off too. I just don’t get paid to skate.

Caleb is sick though, that dude rips on the regular.

Also, full disclosure, I rip on lazy teams frequently, such as wknd, frog, etc.

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Clutching at straws. An interview gives you a snapshot at a certain time and period, but to say they don't skate on a frequent basis is just wrong.

Wrong about WKND & Frog as well.

Who do you think skates longer and more often between frog/wknd or primative/april? How would you compare the amount of time put in between Jalba and Raymond Molinar against Carlos Ribeiro and Yuto? I firmly believe that Hockey is way sicker than most of the shit out there. Yet, we gotta compare apples to apples.

Full disclosure, I don't own a damn thing from any of those five above and have no attachment. Just a question about observation from the outsider. I'm no super shredder either. Honest is as honest does.

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This dude gotta dress all goth now

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Maybe he'll be the change. He actually skates on a frequent basis so between him and Diego they might actually be able to put a video together.

[close]

Yeah because Caleb, Donovan, AA, Ben, Kevin don't skate on a frequent basis at all.


Left John out because he's been injured.

[close]

I never understood the whole FA/Hockey dudes don’t skate stereotype.

[close]

Four of the names listed beforehand have all said in recent interviews they get over skateboarding and then don’t skate frequently. Jobs, surfing, depression, have all been some of the reasons they’ve given for time off.
No shame. I take time off too. I just don’t get paid to skate.

Caleb is sick though, that dude rips on the regular.

Also, full disclosure, I rip on lazy teams frequently, such as wknd, frog, etc.

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Clutching at straws. An interview gives you a snapshot at a certain time and period, but to say they don't skate on a frequent basis is just wrong.

Wrong about WKND & Frog as well.

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Who do you think skates longer and more often between frog/wknd or primative/april? How would you compare the amount of time put in between Jalba and Raymond Molinar against Carlos Ribeiro and Yuto? I firmly believe that Hockey is way sicker than most of the shit out there. Yet, we gotta compare apples to apples.

Full disclosure, I don't own a damn thing from any of those five above and have no attachment. Just a question about observation from the outsider. I'm no super shredder either. Honest is as honest does.

Are you really trying to put Raymond Molinar and Jesse Alba up against Carlos & Yuto? Yuto & Carlos make more money than Jesse and Raymond in a year from skateboarding alone. Nobody is paying Raymond to skate, and Jesse probably gets very little. It's not comparing apples to apples at all.