seagoal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) I'd love to see a graph of inbound custom orders over the year, split into categories for pro, juniors, college, and grunts like us. Then, knowing volume of orders for each company, we could more accurately judge their efficiency. Of course, we would have to have data on staff numbers and output capabilities. Short of having that, on a cursory level, business is booming at Vaughn and I imagine CCM and Bauer, too. Over the summer , my retailer told me Bauer completely stopped taking custom orders for a while. Inversely, everyone says how great it is to be able to get Warrior or Brian's so quick. But, a quick peak at the NHL or CHL...... The story tells itself. Edited September 25, 2018 by seagoal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, seagoal said: I'd love to see a graph of inbound custom orders over the year, split into categories for pro, juniors, college, and grunts like us. Then, knowing volume of orders for each company, we could more accurately judge their efficiency. Of course, we would have to have data on staff numbers and output capabilities. Short of having that, on a cursory level, business is booming at Vaughn and I imagine CCM and Bauer, too. Over the summer , my retailer told me Bauer completely stopped taking custom orders for a while. Inversely, everyone says how great it is to be able to get Warrior or Brian's so quick. But, a quick peak at the NHL or CHL...... The story tells itself. Though it seems that Vaughn’s stranglehold is loosening in the NHL. Bauer really saw growth over the last couple of years, despite the durability being suspect for awhile. But they brought out game changing tech! Unfortunately- unless we were being given a prospectus to invest in each of these companies, we will never be privy to that info; after all- if all of that were broken down and numbers were made public, at least one company could possibly look not so good. I will say this: most likely, a company makes LOTS more money catering to the schlub like us over the pros. I am certain that the pros pay a LOT less for gear if not given away as endorsement (not to mention endorsement money). There is pride and exposure in being on full display in the NHL, for certain! Warrior is doing just fine without the NHL, it appears. Edited September 25, 2018 by bunnyman666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said: Though it seems that Vaughn’s stranglehold is loosening in the NHL. ................ Warrior is doing just fine without the NHL, it appears. Still, based on visible pieces of gear, Vaughn is far, far ahead. If their lead was huge to begin with, losing a few here and there is nothing. ............. I grant you Warrior is more innovative and sexier looking and game chsnging, but based on visible pieces of gear in visible leagues, that just doesn't add up. Based on what are they doing just fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, seagoal said: Still, based on visible pieces of gear, Vaughn is far, far ahead. If their lead was huge to begin with, losing a few here and there is nothing. ............. I grant you Warrior is more innovative and sexier looking and game chsnging, but based on visible pieces of gear in visible leagues, that just doesn't add up. Based on what are they doing just fine? They own the goal stick market in the NHL, for one. If not ourright own, they are close to it. They do appear on pros in other pro leagues. And the Warrior goalie gear seems to sell very well to schlubs like us. I have not seen a fire sale of Warrior gear since the Messiah stuff. They will eventually pony up the $$$ for gear in the NHL in the next few years. If they are in trouble, I have not heard of it, unlike Bauer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Ah, yes. Sticks. Fair point. And good catch. I currently own two CR1s, ha. Almost all all-Vaughn goalies in the NHL use Warrior sticks, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, seagoal said: Ah, yes. Sticks. Fair point. And good catch. I currently own two CR1s, ha. Almost all all-Vaughn goalies in the NHL use Warrior sticks, it seems. I may have hallucinated this, so I will not be offended if I am found to be dead wrong on this; the Finnish factory (formerly Montreal) makes both Warrior AND Vaughn pro sticks? Again- I may have thought this whilst on major pain killers... Clarification from a person who has the facts in black and white would be VERY welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Wow, beautiful set and great use of color zones on these. From Vaughn Twitter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobiesnax Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Just now, seagoal said: Wow, beautiful set and great use of color zones on these. From Vaughn Twitter would be nicer if they were all black and on my hands right now 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Ha, yeah. I think I'm more excited about your gloves than I've ever been for anyone other then myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, seagoal said: Ha, yeah. I think I'm more excited about your gloves than I've ever been for anyone other then myself. See, this is the true #GloveGate @TheGoalNet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 @Doobiesnax What are you using now? Are they trashed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobiesnax Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 17 minutes ago, seagoal said: @Doobiesnax What are you using now? Are they trashed? The mitts in my pic. CCM Retroflex.... not trashed, just not new VE8 Pro Carbons that match my new Black Warrior G4 Pros ordered on the same day (recieved after only 7 weeks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I hope those Warrior pads you have came with a cigar and some scotch. Those things are sick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobiesnax Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, seagoal said: I hope those Warrior pads you have came with a cigar and some scotch. Those things are sick. Well Doobies and scotch Thanks Bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, bunnyman666 said: They own the goal stick market in the NHL, for one. If not ourright own, they are close to it. They do appear on pros in other pro leagues. And the Warrior goalie gear seems to sell very well to schlubs like us. I have not seen a fire sale of Warrior gear since the Messiah stuff. They will eventually pony up the $$$ for gear in the NHL in the next few years. If they are in trouble, I have not heard of it, unlike Bauer. I might think of getting a warrior CR1 if they f*ckin had it in full right!! Yes it’s coming out in 2019, I better be impressed as I currently have a BPM150 Edited September 25, 2018 by southpawtendy48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Just now, southpawtendy48 said: I might think of getting a warrior CR1 if they f*ckin had it in full right!! Yes it’s comig out in 2019, I better be impressed as I currently have a BPM150 Otherwise you would curse Jeremiah Warrior on social media?!? J/K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said: Otherwise you would curse Jeremiah Warrior on social media?!? J/K yes!! also because I’m eager to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, southpawtendy48 said: yes!! also because I’m eager to try it out! Heard that!!!! Still- Jeremiah Warrior needs to be put on notice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwarnar Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Vaughn informally announcing the SLR 2 line... First seen on GoalieGearNerds Insta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Perfect logo for our upcoming Seattle team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobiesnax Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 14 hours ago, cwarnar said: Vaughn informally announcing the SLR 2 line... First seen on GoalieGearNerds Insta I'm relentless.... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanG Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 13 hours ago, Doobiesnax said: I'm relentless.... Radio silence from Vaughn? If so, that's a real bad look... Makes me think twice about buying their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 2:44 PM, coopaloop1234 said: See, this is the true #GloveGate @TheGoalNet So true! Vaughn invented #GloveGate ... CCM just road coat tails for a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 @TheGoalNet What are you guys referring to with Glovegate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobiesnax Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 9 hours ago, TitanG said: Radio silence from Vaughn? If so, that's a real bad look... Makes me think twice about buying their stuff. They reached out to me on Instagram after this one First thing they asked was what i ordered and if there was embroidered names..... then suggested that the store might have lost them (which i know is not the case), then they confirmed that they will be done on the 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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