Jukka Ropponen Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Just adding some pics of new GP gear here. Blue/Navy set is Sr pro set and sports gold set is 29+1 int pro set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 GoaliePro bags have been received very well. We are currently offering "monster" size standard goalie bags 44 x 24 x 24. This bag is guaranteed to hold all your gear. Full pro construction for tough use. Sorry, no wheeled versions. Black/red/white and Black/white usually shipping from stock. Custom orders also possible for goalie , player and coaches bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 New hybrid model pads and some custom gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 What has been the most popular style of pads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 On 01/09/2017 at 8:51 PM, TheGoalNet said: What has been the most popular style of pads? +90% of the pads we have sold are hybrid style. Not much demand for the butterfly style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 9/4/2017 at 2:48 AM, Jukka Ropponen said: +90% of the pads we have sold are hybrid style. Not much demand for the butterfly style Interesting! I never would have guessed that. As a goalie instructor, do you recommend the hybrid pad or do you think it's the "Carey Price" effect and everyone wants knee rolls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostender Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 9/4/2017 at 0:48 AM, Jukka Ropponen said: +90% of the pads we have sold are hybrid style. Not much demand for the butterfly style How exactly are you defining "hybrid" vs "butterfly" - is it solely visual (per TGN - appearance of knee rolls) ? Number and type of breaks? Stiffness of pad?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 We have 2 pad models. The other one is the butterfly, which is mores tiff and straight flat face pad. The more popular version is the hybrid model that looks more traditional, but has our new elastic strapping system instead of leather straps. I personally like the hybrid model that we can customize to meet any goalies needs. The plain flat face pad is more of a fashion thing for a lot of goalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estogoalie Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Hei Jukka, aren't you involved with Brian's? If yes, doesn't it present a conflict of interests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 8:42 PM, estogoalie said: Hei Jukka, aren't you involved with Brian's? If yes, doesn't it present a conflict of interests? Not at all. Brian's is a premium brand with premium pricing. We have a good number of pro customers in Brian's gear. Due to the pricing of Brian's we have to sell all Brian's gear directly, but our own brand is created to be sold via resellers. We also deal with McKenney as our 3rd brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 For this season we have made a lot of improvements to our gear and also introduced a totally new catch glove GP 40. Pads are much lighter and thinner now (new foams), sidewall has been reduced to 1/3 from original thickness. Strapping system is now more functional, toestraps been replaced by new bungee cord straps, knee stacks are more adjustable, outer knee flap is removable etc... Catch glove GP 40 is more for goalies that play hands out in front to control the puck. With this model we were really focused on max mobility and angling the glove optimally for puck control. Here's some pics of the new gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 9/16/2017 at 3:01 PM, Jukka Ropponen said: Not at all. Brian's is a premium brand with premium pricing. We have a good number of pro customers in Brian's gear. Due to the pricing of Brian's we have to sell all Brian's gear directly, but our own brand is created to be sold via resellers. We also deal with McKenney as our 3rd brand. This season we have introduced dealer program also for Brian's and especially Optik line has been popular amongst the dealers. No conflict with our own line, just more option we can offer for the dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Jukka, can you throw in some pics of the chest pad? Will it be revised for the new rules? Can you PM me the prices please? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max27 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Love the all blue set Jukka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 We are finally launching our first full composite GP-o goalie stick. Shipping start in 2-3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 Next week we will launch something totally new in goalie accessory line. Something we have been desigbing & testing with NHL guys and other pro's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukka Ropponen Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 We just got the first larger production batch of these gloves in and will start shipping them right after xmas. The design is based on the pro goalies needs. I met with Juuse Saros last year when they were playing at Vegas and we started to talk about the gear and looked at his padded inner glove, which was baseball catchers model. Juuse told me that it protects well and he uses it at practices when needed, but had some issues with too much padding, padding not in right spots, tightening his catch glove with it, not getting the hand deep enough / to the right position etc. Since then we have toyed with different designs and gotten a lot of good feedback from Juuse and other pro customers. What we are starting to ship now is the first padded inner glove that is not just a modification, rather than piece of gear truly designed for ice hockey goalies. I am sure BlueSports will get these to stores in North America soon also. European shipments will start right after xmas. 1357999342_20201222GoaliePropaddedinnerglove.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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