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It's been a long time since I had my Hyperlites but I think the retail and customs had the same calf setup. Whether that will hold true for H2, I don't know.

This is The Way.

Smith leg pads.... Simmons stick... he was probably a GSBB member too!

Got copies of the custom order sheets yesterday from my employer, so custom orders are likely open at your local retailers too. AFAIK, no new marketing information yet, so I've got no knowledge of any new features

Weird they call it a V9 when V10 is coming this year. Might explain why there doesn't seem to be any V9 badging on it. And it's got an Iceberg graphic on it, not V9 or V10.

Big agree on a lot of stuff here, especially the "SR used as both a price point model and size" and "Pro designation being used in gear that is not top-end". Ripe for miscommunication between retailer and consumer. Some thoughts: One nice thing that Bauer does with their gear/tags is that they put the year of release on their gear. IE: The Bauer Mach gear says something like "Bauer S22 Mach Goalie Pad". Makes it easy for people to figure out what equipment came out in what year - in this case, 2022. Would be handy if the other manufacturers did something like this so customers have a bit more information on what they are buying. Maybe retailers don't like it - they'd rather sell the Hyperlite set at full price now, rather than have an attentive customer wait four more months for Hyperlite2 and buy the H1 set on markdown. Additional color information on customizers. CCM has 5 Blue Speedskins on their customizer - Navy, Royal Blue, Light Blue, Air Force Blue, Washington Blue. True calls their blues something different - and they have less options. Which blue do the Avs use? Which gold does Vegas use - (CCM's) Pure or Antique? Vaugh only has an Antique gold. Bauer only has a Metallic gold. I wish you could hover over the color and it'd show what teams use that color. Most people who go custom have specific color schemes in mind because they want to match a certain jersey or their beer league team. Some stores - if you're lucky - will have swatches in store, but not all of them do. Use of maple leaf iconography on non-Canadian-built products. True does this on their offshore gear - there's a red maple leaf logo, but it says Designed By Lefevre next to it. CCM has a logo of a maple leaf and crossed hockey sticks on their gear too. Both are made in Vietnam. Underhanded at best, IMO.

Speak of the devil - a HPG14A Fit 1 showed up on Sideline. Pretty cheap, too! For what it's worth, the owner describes it as "Fit 1 (small / medium) 32-34” waist".

Some G6 E+ colorways just rolled into Monkey - https://www.goaliemonkey.com/warrior-goalie-leg-pads-ritual-g6-e-plus-sr.html Didn't see Black/White, though. Full right catcher/blocker still seems limited to white.

I suspect the answer is more like: Fit 3 is XL - arguably the size that most pros wear - they are big/tall/thicc bois and they need/want protection and to cover as much net as possible. Therefore, Fit 2 is L, Fit 1 is M and Fit 4 is XXL. This explains why you almost never see a Fit 1 - no one at the top-end is likely THAT skinny in the waist. There's a handful of Fit 2s out there. Never seen a Fit 4 pant, but maybe that's because no one is big enough to wear them under NHL size restrictions? My current pants are an HPG11K that are marked as a Large, and @Chenner29's Fit 2 HPG14A seems a couple inches bigger in the waist.

I read the thread title as "The Desecration and Repurposing of an Altralite" so I didn't know what to expect when I opened this thread. I cannot help being disappointed but this is cool stuff!

I had an issue with JF when I got my masked wrapped by him. The mockup looked just fine, but the final product's red color came out wrong. His excuse was: Wish he had told me that during the time we made three mockups! He also said that this is the first time someone mentioned the issue with the red... but there was a GGSU thread about this a couple weeks ago with others having the same issue with him. EDIT: My experience was three years ago, so his equipment/practices may have changed.

HPG13A is where they changed the size tags, too. HPG12As have size tags with Small, Medium, Large, etc, with a waist measurement listed in inches. 13A and 14A use the Fit #s instead. I believe quality/protection of the pants differ based on the league of the team that is ordering. I bought some 12As that were issued to the Portland Winterhawks and they were definitely less protective than my Texas Stars 11Ks. CCM charges less too - $430-450 for HPG14A/C to an NHL team, $200~ for a HPG12A to a WHL team.

If you touch it, it's like a very nice and soft nash material. I don't think there was any wear on my Ultrasonics. CCM just uses nylon and it looks and feels like a cheap pad when you pick it up. If you compare the two side by side, I think you would agree

At least the Ultrasonic looked great and had a luxurious, rich feel to it. The Mach and CCM stripes feel very cheap by comparison.

HOLIDAY25 has expired. Use HOLIDAZE20 for 20% off instead. Seems to work with the above items just like the 25% off code did. Good until December 31, 2022.

Poor guy. You can see the lacing pattern on the back of the thigh rise, which is different from the pad he has.

This. Or donating to a local rink?

Beyond going MaxRebound foam, which these have, and which come stock with off the shelf pads - no.

These are custom EF5 and not a true EF6. Lots of custom specs on this that depart from a stock EF6. No DRS system. Soft foam knee instead of recessed. Suregrip knee instead of 3D Grip. No QMSS 2 I think EF6 rolls are flatter Lacing on the backside is EF5-style instead of EF6. Presence of lacing through pad face.

Monkey is doing an "After Christmas" sale until Jan 7, 2023. It claims no coupon codes are needed. But you can combine some (maybe all?) items with HOLIDAY25 to take additional 25% off. Tested with Vaughn SLR2 Pro Carbon leg pads, showing up at $1049.98 before HOLIDAY25, which would bring it down to $787.48 USD. Also tested with Brians GNetik 4 leg pads, showing up at $1154.98 before HOLIDAY25, which would bring it down to $866.23 USD. YMMV, good hutning!

Theragun sale at Pure has been extended to 1/7/2023.

Boxing Day Sale at Passau Hockey (Facebook page link) Stock pro pack chest @ $408.30 USD. Stock Roughneck neck protector @ $102.26 USD Stock goalie bag @ $158.00 USD

Yeah, I'm not big on the boot strap. I only order it because I have the Kenesky pad carrying strap and it makes carrying the pads super easy. I will probably end up removing the boot strap itself and keeping the buckle.

Didn't realize I never posted a photo of this - here's a picture of the wear on the boot strap. This is happening to both pads. Happened to both pads within 10 skates. The red color is kind of plastic-y and I assume it is glued to the leather boot strap, but it comes off very easily.

The upcoming GSX leg pad refresh looks like they're bring a lot more value to that bottom-tier / introductory price point with Stabiliflex and a CORTech calf plate. Axis 2 had DRS at that price point, but I prefer Bauer's knee system - seems to seal sightly better than CCM's.