Chenner29

41 minutes ago, Chester said:

Great looking set. But, that Kenesky logo on the trapper cuff drives me CRAZY.  IMO its upside down. If you hold finger ups, its the wrong way. If you do "T" up its opposite of the left pad leg.  Youve got 3 fonts facing left (blocker, right pad, catch) and only 1 right (left pad).  Symmetry man. (Im twitching...............)

See a couple posts above yours 

maybe it’s the look I’m going for? 

Orange jerseys, gold and blue pads, upside down logos 

5 minutes ago, seagoal said:

Wow @Chenner29 congrats man, that set looks so good.

Is that a custom graphic or one of their stock ones? Regardless, I really like it.

What jerseys do you guys wear?

The white stitching on the blue is a minor detail but makes everything pop.

Thanks!

Graphic is semi-custom. It’s what McElhinney had when he demoed a set last summer in Toronto. Rob at CustomGoalieOutlet has two “stock” graphics that are exclusive to him.  Hopefully that makes sense. 

I’m on two teams. One wears the blue Edmonton jerseys, and the other is a Philly orange. Yes, it looks as bad as you are thinking..lol 

edit: before anyone asks, no I’m not an LA Rams fan. I realized the colors were the same when the game was on a couple weeks ago

Hot off the factory floor...and on their way to me...

26 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Those prices 

Was just gonna say the same.

I think that's right around retail shop employee cost now for offshore gear. LOL

Pretty sure Fusion was the company that was contracted to do Jerry Wright's 960/961s. 

Pretty old design, but still good. 

Not sure about the skin on the 2S.  

What you can try is taking a small thin sheet of jenpro/padskinz and sliding it inside the cut. Apply Shoe Goo on top of the jenpro, then tape the cut shut to help everything dry in place.

7 hours ago, thebigm said:

It's a really slimmed down version the arm looks like the arm off a vapor with the curve  put on a 2s chest for added protection.

For vaughn pro units in the arms they add an extra layer of foam to deaden the blow of shots but i think that they wear down pretty quickly.

I'd like to see what manufacturers are doing with the arms moving forward, as that seems the biggest point of complaint for goalies in the league.

Part of me wonders why players can't get a reduction in shinpads as well - if anyone has seen new ones, they are pretty damn beefy.

I'm also wondering if the stitched down portion of the arm is the culprit, I've highlighted that zone in blue.

It seems like this is a dead zone for padding, and am wondering if manufacturers could cushion that point on the inside.

To tack on to @BadAngle41‘s post about hip issues and blade height...

Many of us after Midget/Junior typically settle into a sedentary lifestyle with school or work. Talk to any health professional and they will agree on one thing - sitting for long periods of time is awful for your joints, in particular your hip mobility. 

Combine that with increasing social/family/other obligations and you have a compounding issue with body maintenance for IMO one of the most demanding positions in sports.  If anything, my stretching routine is sporadic when it should be daily, given the amount of flexibility I’ve lost due to small injuries, wear and tear, and general use. 

The guys coming up these days have access to much more specialized training than I did 20 years ago. I remember one of the first “training camps” I did for Junior, the first “goalie conditioning drill” was to do high speed lunges with my gear on goal line to goal line (if you played around the mid to late 90s you know what I’m talking about). You never see this kind of work anymore being done with goalies because it’s a sure fire way to blow out a hip, knee, or groin.

@SaveByRichter35

@BadAngle41

@TheGoalNet

and yours truly. Thanks for the kind words! 

1 hour ago, dstew29 said:

Couldn’t find a specific thread on goalie steel profiling so here it is I guess.

First, let me say I’ve never had my blades profiled, but the more I read up on it the more intrigued I get.

I’ll get right into it. The big questions I have are:

1. What are the two are three best (in theory at least) profiles for goalie steel? I’ve seen a few references to profiles called SAM, WIN, Zuperior V, Detroit 2, Single Radius (25-30 ft), etc.

2. Having never tried anything but stock steel, how would one decide on which profile is best?

3. What’s the typical stock goalie steel profile for the big brands?

4. What’s the best method to check my current steel profile/radius?

I’ve read that No Icing Sports in NH has a mail order profiling program which is cool and potentially solves the “who” and “how”, but doesn’t solve the what or why questions which come first.

First of all, like glove breaks and stick patterns, there is no single “best profile.”  It depends on what you want and how you play. 

Personally I am on a 27/30’ dual radius with aggressive forward pitch. I wanted a profile to put me on the balls of my feet and a shorter front radius for easy pivots and agility. I use a longer 30’ back radius for stability on my backside recoveries (or pushes while down). 

Some goalies like flat, some old models came with 120’.  Most these days run between 30’ and 50’. 

There honestly is no real good way for you to evaluate the radius on your steel. You could have a 34’ on your left skate and a 26’ on your right. Who knows.

My suggestion is to go on NoIcingSports.com, read everything and get a customer form to fill out. Bob makes it super easy and gives you a free re-do if you don’t like the first profile. 

On 11/9/2018 at 3:06 PM, Troppa said:

I'm very curious if anyone has any hands on experience with the Kenesky units that seem to be floating around the NHL now-I think there is at least 5 of them in pretty regular play now, and the pro's seem to like them-I'm very curious as to why. I posted a picture a few months ago of the Vaughn unit that Steve Mason was using-I now own that unit, along with about five other pro return units from various players (Mason, Mrazek, Cam Ward) and frankly, the arm protection on all of those is suspect at best, and these are all a few years old. The Mason units aren't ones I could try for myself-he's a giant, I'm 5'11, but I was able to play in the Mrazek unit, and got hit with a typical beer league slapshot in the arm, and that thing hurt, much more than getting hit in my LT 98 does right now. Essentially, with all the players complaining about how their arm pieces are dangerous, I don't know how much more the NHL could have reduced the current units compared to what I've seen from the above 3 players and their old units that I have sitting in my basement. I used that Mrazek unit once, and wouldn't use it again because the arms were just too weak for me to feel safe against a bunch of beer league hacks. If their stuff got cut beyond that, then they have every reason to complain, and should be scared.  

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!

35 minutes ago, RichMan said:

What model is that? 

It says clearly on the heartguard... Bauer Pro. “Ultra” designation was a beef up package through specified retailers 

1 hour ago, Goalieinneed said:

I’m looking for new foams for my helmet. I don’t have the cash to shell out for a new shell entirely. I was looking at Maltese but it seems so expensive does anyone else have any alternatives?

45 minutes ago, Punisher Goalie said:

I picked up an “ECO” foam chin sling from goalieparts.com and I’m very happy with it. I believe they sell full padding sets, too.

The ECO Foam is at the same price point as the Maltese and most other repad kits on the market. 

IMO the ECO pieces are better designed (look at the forehead and backplate pieces).  It’s softer and lighter. 

2 hours ago, MangoRhinehart said:

Here is my whole kit.

Pads/Gloves: Warrior G3

Mask: Wall W8

Neckguard: Original Maltese combo (11 years old)

Skates: CCM 50K pro return

Pants: Montreal (McKenney 850GPT) soon to be replaced by Jets pro returns

Kneepads: 1st gen PAW

Cup: Simmons Matrix aircup

Chest: Brown 2400ca Russian spec

Nice!

Thinking about it, that collar has been around for longer than Warrior has been making goalie gear!

2 hours ago, bunnyman666 said:

I am back to cowlings. Will not go back to cowling-free unless I hate my feet and want them broken! Cowling free skates suck, just say no to cowling-free , and I think the skate companies DO NOT CARE ABOUT OUR WELFARE!!!! They want us with broken feet so they can sell custom skates!!!!

Honestly dude, I skated with a bunch of Jr, NCAA, and NHL guys a couple weeks ago.  Took a bomb off the toe from Matt Nieto, didn't feel a thing.

On 8/30/2018 at 12:14 PM, RichMan said:

"WARRIO"

Mario on a rampage

Just snagged an OTNY CC with ECO foam.

Working with painter on design now...

Something interesting on this set.
Look at the pattern in the crease on both gloves...
I have never noticed this on Vaughn gloves before.

I wonder what it could be!

On 8/11/2018 at 9:18 PM, Big2 said:

Dude - hook up with the Maltese group purchase and do it yourself, unless you have two left arms it's not that hard to do. All you need is a bit of patience I would start by putting your helmet on and checking to see if you have any loose spaces and figure out the thickness of foam required to make sure the mask is snug all over. 

If I'm not mistaken Bauer doesn't make their padding available - which is a pitty the foam on their latest 961 looks amazing. 

Good luck with this issue !

Changing/altering a factory install of padding in a mask or helmet voids HECC warranty.

53 minutes ago, creasecollector said:

Would you go back to a Warrior bag or you're not sure yet? I've heard good things about the Passau backpack bag. Shame to hear about the durability issues you're experiencing. I'm only 25, but i've had horrible back issue in the past, so I'm not sure if a backpack goalie bag is good for me, otherwise I would consider it. 

Probably going with the Warrior wheeled I posted above for my next bag. Unless the True has a crazy amount of room that I can use to carry my pads in )I currently just carry my pads over my shoulder. For those that carry their pads in their bag, does your pads warp or lose it's shape after awhile in the bag. Might be a silly question, but that's one issue I'm thinking about if I have to stuff my pads into a tight fitting bag.

Pacific Rink told me they're doing a goalie bag this year.

If it's anything like their player bag, I'm sold

https://www.pacificrink.com/collections/bags/products/player-bag?variant=23544651782

On 8/7/2018 at 12:42 AM, ULTIMA said:

Based on price, ridiculous wait times and Mike Vaughn's recent goofy comments I read in that online article,  I have been more then reluctant to proceed with my order......but the Ventus pad just speaks to me. So I put the order in. Shame I couldn't get the Velocity 8 Pro Carbon XP glove with a custom graphic so went with an Epic 8880. So I hope to have my stuff in before the next Olympics and have a good review.

These look great.
I like how you took elements of the Habs logo without putting the entire logo on one piece outright.  Very subtle!

On 8/4/2018 at 7:15 PM, creasecollector said:

Does anyone have experience with the True SR Pro Goalie bag? It looks like good quality. Though I don't think it has ventilation or pockets inside for tape, etc.

My old wheeled 2011 Warrior Messiah bag is falling apart. The wheels are folding outwards and there is a pretty big hole in the bag, so I'll need an upgrade. 

Also looking at the Warrior Covert SR Wheeled Goalie bag if I want to stick with the wheels:

I’ve seen the True bag up close and it is very similar to the Warrior bags. I wouldn’t be surprised if True and Warrior contracted the work out to the same company (I’d suspect JRZ). 

I liked the Warrior bag over the True as it had vents. My main complaint was that it doesn’t have enough pockets for all my knick knacks (tape, stones, steel). 

I moved on to a Passau backpack bag, but will be probably shedding it soon.  It seems like every month something on it breaks and I’m stitching it back together. 

Just now, SaveByRichter35 said:

Not sure yet.  I'm kinda low on cash so might just end up going with a wrap from SkinFX.  He's not very good with returning messages though.

I really think mask wraps are gonna be the future.

Faster, better detail, cheaper.

If I end up getting another mask, that's what I'm gonna do.

1 hour ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Yea I spoke to him about it already.  Thanks.  With that said, I got an email from Michel today saying my mask is finished and will be shipped out shortly!

Getting it painted?

17 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said:

Is it on their website?  Let me go look.

No, website is undergoing renovation.  It's still got the old stuff on there.

Here's a snip off their Facebook.

Things that stand out to me:
Thinner core pad, triangular side roll
Downward angled knee block (I'll probably go without this)
Mag-loc straps (I'll go without this as well)
Custom graphic along the calf wrap
Two tone logos