Recs for Older Blocker

[DK00]

Hi all, I'm a relatively new goalie who's picked up goaltending in grad school. I've been using the ancient gear our club has but want to build out my own set for when I play after graduation. I'm hoping to find an older blocker that's a good combination of quality and value and was wondering what models you guys would suggest. I know a lot of things are personal preference, but I also know that sometimes there's one or two models from each year that most people loved. Any help you guys can be greatly appreciated. HUGE bonus points if you have a for sale link along with the rec (though that's above and beyond). Thanks all!

[Lucky Pucker]

Hey @DK00!

Welcome to the site! I just started a few years ago myself, so maybe my experience aligns a bit with yours.

When I started, I picked up Vaughn Velocity 5 gloves, and loved them immediately. So for my money, can’t go wrong with used Vaughn

[dreadlocked1]

I would definitely get the sideline swap app and start looking at that daily.  Deals pop up on even new gear that is worth taking advantage of.  For instance I got a Warrior GT2 senior glove set for $250.00 brand new.  That's the cost of the catcher alone on goaliemonkey.  Brands are all very personal preference.  I used the Simmons 995 and 998 series gloves for years (loved them) and just moved to Warrior gloves about 6 months ago.  

[bildeer]

Like @Lucky Pucker, I also use a V5 blocker. I got it lightly used in the summer of 2013 and used it through middle school, high school, travel an some college hockey, and all it needs is a repalm (I still use it to this day!). For $175, I think that's pretty good.

[indykrap]

Still got mine for sale!

It's all white (the red is pad wrap) so you can match it to your set fairly easily with pad wrap!

 

[DK00]

Thanks all! I ended up buying a Bauer 1s and 2s of the swap and I'm gonna see which one I like better. Matt from Hockey Reviews was the most passionate person I could find about blockers so I went with his recs haha.