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And the GT line is dead now too?

So, any news on Warrior releasing new equipment this spring?

Any updates? Are any further E+ colors ever going to be release like originally planned (e.g. the black/white color) and full right options?

thanks guys

Haha, I actually felt the G2 was the best. The fingers seemed a little longer and the closure was the snappiest. Never had the G4, but still love the G3 and G5, which feel identical to me. But Damn, the Warrior gloves are the best, I will never switch. I may try other leg pads and blockers, etc., but ever since I've been using the G2, my glove has never been better. Vacuums sooooooooooooooooooooooo many pucks. Can someone confirm whether the G6 leg pads come with knee pads, like all the prior years. I don't see any reference to them anymore. I really need to replace my current knee pads but will wait if they come together. Thanks.

Do the G6’s no longer include knee pads?

Isn’t Pure Goalie selling certain colors right now? https://goalie.purehockey.com/product/warrior-ritual-g6-e-goalie-leg-pads-senior/itm/47090-41/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-L-ZBhB4EiwA76YzOYyTiQG963siC3XpfCcx7gZmJwEwtYF-QjTwiKaIm0l2Z3ruv1V74BoCCs8QAvD_BwE

Ugh. WTF? I've literally needed new pads since last November (probably even longer) but I strung it out thinking I'd get the new line (G6) by April. By time they get the G6's on the shelves, I'll be thinking about waiting for their 2023 line, smh. Warrior is slowly losing me. I've been wearing the original X pants from 2016 and I just ordered the X3 pants. Not only did they inexplicitly jack the price up recently of the X3 pants, but they literally look crappier quality than the X1 pants. So I opted for the Bauer Elite pants instead, which, ironically, have better quality and are cheaper. That's a first in the Warrior vs Bauer world.

Any updates on this, specifically retail senior models?

Looks like Canadian pricing hasn't been effected yet:

But a random out for the blue 25% increase with no warning is insane. And I don’t see any other company effected. I get how the X3 would not chance for years, all the more reason to keep the price the same. If they wanted to increase prices then at least relabel to “X4”. In other words, Warrior is now priced higher than Bauer. THAT is unprecedented!

WTH?! I was about to order the X3 E+ pants and last weekend they were $229 and now they are $289! These are a 2021 release, why are they going up in price?? Anyone know what this is about?

I’m a huge fan of Warrior goalie gear. Pro goalies require completelyee different gear than amateur goalies. NHL goalies have perfectly flexible hips for the widest butterflies, face 100mph shots, slide on perfectly manicured ice, require extreme durability, the NHL has strict rules limiting the adjustability of the equipment, and NHL goalies have the luxury to literally tell manufacturers exactly what they want. Not only do amateur goalies don’t have these needs , but you don’t want them. most of us can’t make perfectly horizontal butterflies. Therefore, a rock hard straight leg pad would hurt our game rather than improve. we face slower shots. Trust me that if NHL’ers faced slower shots you better believe they would wear lighter more flexible pads. We don’t get Zambonis between periods. So we need extra technology to help us keep sliding well on crappy ice. you would hate pro gear such as Chesties. The rules force them to see everything shut. No velcro. No adjustability. The pros know exactly what they want and they have dedicated tailors to sew it perfectly for them. Fortunately we’re allowed to have full adjustability so we can tweak as we please. Warrior caters to all of this, which is nothing the pros need. And you save by not having to pay for Warrior to make tons of test gear for pros for free. Basically, your paying Bauer and CCM and Vaughn more for less because someone has to pay for the pros free gear. Also, when a pro is wearing “Bauer” etc. it is likely not even remotely close to what you would buy in the stores. A pro could like certain CCM features but since they are contracted with Bauer, they either rebadge a CCM pad with “Bauer” labels or ask Bauer to make one off CCM mods which would otherwise be patent infringement if they tried to mass produce. Their masks are infamous for this. Almost all “CCM” masks are made by boutique custom mask makers and they stick a “CCM” sticker on it. So don’t be fooled buying name brand gear in stores thinking your wearing the same thing as ur favorite pro and it’s going to give you the same performance benefits.

Google is exactly how I stumbled upon that chestie link. You can't get to it navigating from their website, which tells me they have not finished the page yet, so I'm sure they are working on better quality photos and fixing the ordering link. Consider it an official leak. Are those links supposed to be the Senior-level models? The titles don't use the word "pro" and the description says "Level: Elite". However the photos still have "Mach" on the gear (I would be expecting "4S" branding instead) and they still have Pro pricing.

Official Mach chest: https://www.bauer.com/en-US/supreme-mach-chest-protector-senior-688698540512.html