RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) I know that similar databases were done with chest protectors and their has been gear tracking stuff but the knee pad is still a mystery. Knee pads rarely show up on Pro Stock or pro return sites. I decided to start a new thread dedicated to knee pads being used in the NHL, maybe as a way to confirm what at retail is deemed “NHL worthy.” I don’t think any company has really nailed down that design. Honestly the closet would be that the old Koho 590, similar to chest protector you can kind see the evolution of that design and that it still exists under the CCM 1.9 design. One thing of note doing initial dives into this was the amount of seemingly “stock” retail knee pads. Do we truly know if they’re beefed up or not? No we don’t. But we seem to have moved away from EQ modified or custom made knee pads. Older members of the board will remember the Swiss modified Grey Koho/RbK/Reebok knee pads. I do have a theory that most guys are in models closer to retail because that’s all they’ve ever known. A majority of the NHL goalies never played through thigh boards or knee pads attached to pants and maybe didn’t have the search for something they were comfortable in. Edited May 8, 2023 by RedX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) Vaughn V9 with garter Freddy Anderson Edited May 8, 2023 by RedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) CCM KP Pro. Carter Hart Devon Levi Stuart Skinner Juuse Saros Jonas Korpisalo Edited May 8, 2023 by RedX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) Bauer Pro: Joey Daccord Logan Thompson Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Edited May 9, 2023 by RedX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Bauer Elite Cam Talbot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Vaughn SLR Joe Woll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCarGuy Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Bobrovsky with a pair of mystery knee pads Pretty sure I heard vasilevskiy was in bauer elites as well. Used to be in 1x knee pads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chenner29 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Ooh fun Vasi circa 2020: Bauer 1X Colin Delia circa 2019: PAW? IIRC Fleury has some mangled, super basic nylon and foam OG Bauer Reactors kinda like this. Couldn't find any high quality images on Getty though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Darcy Kuemper in VE8s, which he has worn for several years now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 45 minutes ago, ThatCarGuy said: Bobrovsky with a pair of mystery knee pads Pretty sure I heard vasilevskiy was in bauer elites as well. Used to be in 1x knee pads. Damn, these are monstrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chenner29 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, ThatCarGuy said: Bobrovsky with a pair of mystery knee pads Pretty sure I heard vasilevskiy was in bauer elites as well. Used to be in 1x knee pads. Dude these probably weigh as much as he does 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 29 minutes ago, Chenner29 said: Ooh fun Vasi circa 2020: Bauer 1X Colin Delia circa 2019: PAW? IIRC Fleury has some mangled, super basic nylon and foam OG Bauer Reactors kinda like this. Couldn't find any high quality images on Getty though Fleury certainly was (is?) using this Reactor style which i screen grabbed a from a catalog from 1997. I’m not sure if he ever had them rebuilt, but I have seen plastic added to the thighs of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chenner29 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 McElhinney wore Passau He also made two vids about this absolute unit of a franken-knee https://www.instagram.com/p/CeghopyD_HA/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Chenner29 said: McElhinney wore Passau He also made two vids about this absolute unit of a franken-knee https://www.instagram.com/p/CeghopyD_HA/ I’ve seen that video too. The flatness of the landing is such an interesting concept that makes sense for stability. His logic was a basis of my theory on the rise of seemingly “retail” knee pads. A lot of the under 30 goalies never had that experience of thigh boards or when the NHL removed the attached Giggy knees (which is still a sore spot to me). A lot of current crop of goalies would have used stock knee pads their whole career and just stuck with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 29 minutes ago, RedX said: His logic was a basis of my theory on the rise of seemingly “retail” knee pads. A lot of the under 30 goalies never had that experience of thigh boards or when the NHL removed the attached Giggy knees (which is still a sore spot to me). Thigh boards were always awful. I enjoyed the attached thigh wraps that came with some pads (V4/V5), but transitioning from those to separate knee pads was generally a jump up in protection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chile57 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Quoted for truth - dude needs to eat a sandwich. And then another. 3 hours ago, Chenner29 said: Dude these probably weigh as much as he does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Vaughn V7 Casey Desmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) Demko with what I believe are CCM Premier 2. There’s a chance they are the NHL Legal CCM thigh and knee as he use to use the Brain’s version of those. Edited May 8, 2023 by RedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Bauer Supreme 2018/ 1S/ Jordan Binnington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey37 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Chenner29 said: Colin Delia circa 2019: PAW? Delia is PAW. From what Sara says he wears a standard version, no beef up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 I've had the privilege of wearing the following over the years (all models used at one time by a pro during their career as well): - Cooper GK1 (they were a cream coloured vynil) - D&R GK (they were white plastic with a brownish leather hinge between the thigh and the knee, they kind of looked like the prehistoric Koho) - John Brown - Luongo custom knee setup (I think Sara at PAW had her hands involved in those. They could be attached to your pants) - Bauer Vapor 1X - Brian's Optik - Warrior (currently wearing the senior version only. The pros are CONSIDERABLY too much beefier) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mik Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 John Gibson - looks it works for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mik Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) Former NHL goalies in "Swiss carbon" - Hiller, Giguere. Edited May 9, 2023 by mik 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedX Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 Reebok Pro Connor Hellebuyck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 18 hours ago, mik said: John Gibson - looks it works for him. With the Grant Fuhr tribute save 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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