Option 2: Rence Sykut is an equipment manager's dream in that he hangs onto his gear well past its shelf life. He has been wearing the same shoulder and elbow pads since before he was drafted to the SMJHL when he was playing major youth hockey in Latvia. His skates are notably scuffed and battered from taking pucks off of them and he is one of those players that does not enjoy having his skates sharpened frequently. His shin guards have velcro that has almost entirely come off and he has to apply of healthy amount of tape just to keep them on his legs. The only high maintenance equipment quirk that he has is that he likes to change his gloves frequently during the game to keep his hands dry. Due his low maintenance traits, Rence even joked in an interview that he has only spoken to the equipment manager a couple times in his three seasons in Seattle.

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