seagoal Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Good read https://www.nhl.com/news/unmasked-evolving-skates-give-goalies-edge/c-304203896?tid=278388320 Quote VANCOUVER -- Mike McKenna has been stopping pucks long enough to have played in pads stuffed with deer hair, so the Philadelphia Flyers goalie and admitted gear geek is well-qualified to rank the importance of equipment innovation. Which made it interesting to hear McKenna identify a recent trend regarding goalie skates as the most important change since the invention of pads that rotate as the goalie drops and sit flat on the ice when he is in the butterfly position. Those pads have evolved steadily ever since, with new materials and designs dropping the weight to near 4 pounds each, improving how fast they slide on the ice and even creating faster, longer rebounds that buy goalies more time to recover. Despite all that, McKenna cited the removal of the cowling, a piece of hard white plastic that wrapped around a goalie skate for extra impact protection, as the biggest evolution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircanuck Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Interesting insight, definitely a good read on the evolution of skates and manufacturers stepping outside of the box. Now do masks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanG Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 23 hours ago, seagoal said: Good read https://www.nhl.com/news/unmasked-evolving-skates-give-goalies-edge/c-304203896?tid=278388320 McKenna was also in this week's InGoal Magazine podcast and it was really interesting -- would recommend the podcast to anyone on this site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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