Expert Advice - Skates
How to Select the Correct Skate Sharpening
Ice Hockey Replacement Skate Blades
Skate blades, also known to many hockey players as runners or steel, are a very important piece of equipment that can potentially become dull or damaged at any moment. To avoid this headache and to keep you on the ice and off of the bench, a backup set of steel runners in your hockey bag is the smart move! Start shopping for a backup pair or upgrade your current blades by selecting the holder that is already on your hockey skates below.
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Having a backup pair of runners can be the difference between staying in the game or sitting on the bench. Start shopping below to ensure you always have an extra set ready to go or if you need to replace your current skate blades.
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Elite Profiling and Sharpening Services
IW offers Elite Blade Performance Technology Skate Profiling and Sharpening Services that gets you in on the ice quicker since your skates or blades can arrive sharpened and profiled! If you're unsure which sharpening hollow is right for you of if you're looking to get into performance profiling, make sure to read our articles below!
How to Have Your Skates or Blades Sharpened and Profiled
- Add the skates or runners you wish to purchase to your cart
- Select the Add button on the Elite Skate Sharpening & Profiling pop up
- Select your Elite Performance Profile [New Hockey Players: Select Stock (No Profiling)]
- Select your Sharpening Hollow [New Hockey Players: Select 1/2" for Youth or 5/8" for Adult]
- Select the Add to Cart button
- $8 - Elite Sharpening
- $58 - Elite Profiling and Sharpening
Express Mail-in Skate Sharpening and Profiling
Have your runners sharpened and profiled from the comfort of your home when you use our Mail-in Service! For just $20, you get UPS 2-Day Shipping labels that you can use to ship up to three sets of runners. Profiling and Sharpening costs per pair are the same as the chart above.
Simply call us at 1.800.366.3070 where we will take your sharpening, profiling and shipping information before we email you a pre-paid shipping label. Put your runners in a padded envelope, slap the shipping label on it and drop it off at your nearest UPS store that you can locate here. We will take care of the rest!
Simply call us at 1.800.366.3070 where we will take your sharpening, profiling and shipping information before we email you a pre-paid shipping label. Put your runners in a padded envelope, slap the shipping label on it and drop it off at your nearest UPS store that you can locate here. We will take care of the rest!
Blade Sharpening and Profiling Articles
Ice Skate Blade Care & Accessories
Need to sharpen your hockey skates on the fly? How about keeping your skates and runners maintained? We have everything you need to keep your runners sharp and holders maintained.
