WAGS goalie admin team

On 4/7/2019 at 9:01 AM, Vogilny#25 said:

Lundqvist in VE8 

Nice... I read a review by a gear website that said the V9 was "protective" , just "expensive"...https://goaliecoaches.com/chest-protectors/

On 11/9/2018 at 4:45 PM, Chenner29 said:

One thing I want to point out is that these pro used chest and arm units generally go a full season, sometimes two, before replacement.

Given the caliber and volume of shots they take, amount of sweat, and general use and abuse from being shoved in a bag for several hours at a time on road trips...you are bound to get a broken down unit at the end of its lifecycle.

There is one Kenesky Craig Anderson pro return unit in the hands of a member, it was linked in the post above mine.

And while we are on the subject of these new, slimmed down units being "dangerous," here is a Bauer prototype that showed up on my Facebook feed.

Those arm floaters are appalling!

Most interesting hybrid, the arms pretty much became the arms of the 1X Vapor, which people say were protective but not mobile enough and hard to break in and looks coupled with a torso similar to the older Supremes. Totally different look in the 2X units, but some have found those to not be protective enough as also the case with the EFlex, go figure...

On 11/1/2017 at 12:07 AM, Chenner29 said:

Here's a couple contributions to the thread.

Jonathan Bernier Pro Return "Premier" - I think this was from his days in Los Angeles.

I've also attached images of a "re-issue" retail P1 chest pad. I would say he wears something close to a stock Large based on the number of rows in the chest.

• Retail version is marked Medium and you can see 5 rows of horizontal blocks (not counting the rounded sternum blocks).

Biggest differences you'll see:

• X-Pulse style arm floaters (segmented and scalloped outside)
• X-pulse style backplate
• Completely different harness
• Arm padding goes completely down to the wrist velcro (most stock models have minimal to no padding in this area)
• Note: the gray rib protection and waxed red skate lace at the elbows are things I added myself.  I find the waxed skate lace tends to hold tension longer than the cord.
• Note2: You'll also see some stitching I did at the forearm.  I added an elastic band underneath with a lot of tension to get a better "cinched down" feeling at my wrists.
• Note3: Bernier has long arms.  I'm 5'11 and he's listed at 6'.  I chopped off a couple inches in the arms and it's still a little too long.

On 11/1/2017 at 12:07 AM, Chenner29 said:

Here's a couple contributions to the thread.

Jonathan Bernier Pro Return "Premier" - I think this was from his days in Los Angeles.

I've also attached images of a "re-issue" retail P1 chest pad. I would say he wears something close to a stock Large based on the number of rows in the chest.

• Retail version is marked Medium and you can see 5 rows of horizontal blocks (not counting the rounded sternum blocks).

Biggest differences you'll see:

• X-Pulse style arm floaters (segmented and scalloped outside)
• X-pulse style backplate
• Completely different harness
• Arm padding goes completely down to the wrist velcro (most stock models have minimal to no padding in this area)
• Note: the gray rib protection and waxed red skate lace at the elbows are things I added myself.  I find the waxed skate lace tends to hold tension longer than the cord.
• Note2: You'll also see some stitching I did at the forearm.  I added an elastic band underneath with a lot of tension to get a better "cinched down" feeling at my wrists.
• Note3: Bernier has long arms.  I'm 5'11 and he's listed at 6'.  I chopped off a couple inches in the arms and it's still a little too long.

This looks kind of like the pre-Premier AB units by CCM as well. Since, thegoaliecrease.com use to mix and match the arms a bit more on their custom or "thegoaliecrease spec" units, perhaps something similar was done with the arms as well and these are either arms from a different (sized) unit or it has to also do with arms from the donor unit where longer to begin with. For example, I had no problem getting another R9000 slightly used for a backup, but likewise the arms of the XL one are too long for my liking, but the Large I bought new fits closer to perfect. The torso of both the XL and L on the stock units are the same, it's just longer arms in XL sized ones and the Large owners can also remove the belly extensions like with the R6000 model. 

I am also curious whether you still work at Sportsmask after the acquisition.