RichMan

Please delete Got me some GT2s.

I'm looking for a link to an old 1930s-50s outdoor goalie practice from Europe that circulated a lot a year or 2 ago on the web. It's not Tretiak but some Polish guy or something. Any leads?

Bought new, used a dozen times. 35+1, amazing shape, puck Mark's and a little wear on inside boot seam (see in pics). All straps included except toe ties. Comes with never used 9000 knee pads. Asking 400$ CAD. E-transfer accepted. I'm in the Gatineau/Ottawa area. DM me if interested.

I didn't get pro, not there yet financially. For pro Warrior gear I would go full custom colours and make the catcher a single T.

Just bit the bullet, got me these: Getting slow and tired in the legs. That's ageing for you

I know. It's hard to find consistency in twigs anymore.

Brian's making a huge reemergence this season?

Here is an example of paddle length discrepancy between brands and within same brands. All the sticks pictured are listed as 25. The first 2 sticks are from JRZ, same model, just different color. The 3rd pic is a Warrior VR2. There seems to be a 1/2 inch difference between both the JRZ sticks and a full inch difference with the Warrior stick. This seems to follow the same issues we face with leg pad length from one brand to another. I wish there was an established standard to avoid said discrepancy when ordering/buying sticks.

How/where did you score the pants?

This rang something to me. Lefevre was using the space/machinery/staff that CCM had to offer. I don't think True had planned properly for the transfer and maybe overestimated the Lefevre following. On another note, how much control on things does Lefevre really have? After all True is the main investor and they surely have a large say in what happens or not.

Clear lexan thigh boards. Never got used to the idea.

True, it felt odd but good all at once. I didn't have issues catching which pleased me.

As some of you might be aware, I had an issue with my JRZ stick I received for Father's Day. While making arrangements for a replacement, I inquired about their demo gear program. My one piece of gear that is a non negotiable "make-it-or-break-it" decision is the catcher. I can fiddle around with mostly any other piece but a glove HAS to fit right off the bat or you're just going to have a horrible time with it. And so, ten days ago, I received (for a minor shipping to and from fee) the glove you see below. Now the only recent and present gloves I can compare it to are the JRZ Budaj pro-spec Prime/Reactor 9000 (now sold) and my currant regularly used Warrior SR GT. The glove I received is NHL spec and game ready palm with a 60 degree angle. It is fairly light, not as much as my GT but much lighter than the Budaj pro-return which was pro-palm (I had difficulty closing it). Focusing on the palm, I never really had an issue with my Warrior SR level glove, maybe 2-3 stingers in the past 3 years, but the Fusion's game-ready palm version is more significant. I've never tried a pro version GT glove so I can't really make much of a comparison between a pro GT and the Fusion glove. I managed to use it for 2 games. It might not seem like much but given the glove was already broken in, it made for a quicker analysis. The glove felt nice on my hand, not too big but not impossible to get into like some other big name brands I've tried. Most of my gloves over the years have pretty much been like 75 breaks. This one felt good. They say a 60 break is like a baseball glove feel. It's not so much true. The only glove that really resembled that was the D&R S4D. So opening/closing the glove wasn't too much a drastic change for me. (Side note, I also have used a Brian's Altra? in the past, this might relate or not, you be the guess). The Fusion felt well balanced and very well put together. The strapping (forgot to take pics) looks and felt similar to my Warrior with an added over the wrist padded strap which I never used as the over the finger portion was more than enough to keep the glove on my hand just like my Warrior. The block on the backhand has a Warrior feel but their own design and is not a nuisance and very well thought out, especially for RVH positions or backdoor efforts. There is plenty of wrist mobility, never got in the way of my c/a arm. The basket seems soooo huge when looked at online but in reality, it's just right without exaggerating, no bigger than my Warrior GT which suits me perfectly as I prefer a shallow to mid deep basket. The skate lace is a plus as most of you will agree. The T bridge is thick and strong, much more solid than my GT, real pro level. This next pic might have you puzzled. Straight to the point, the block is indented?, concave? dimpled? First time I ever see this and I'm guessing it's to help with puck deflections. Can't vouch for its effectiveness but it has no negative impact on its usability. Another nice personal touch of theirs. Closure is as best as one can expect I guess. I don't have gorilla grip hands and I really didn't get any pop outs. Thankfully it was broken in. Seal on the ice was good as well. I didn't get to do much puck handling so that part will be absent. Now, the big question: would I buy it? Between my Warrior GT (the GT2 felt better in the store) and the Fusion, I would not totally sleep on it. A solid 8/10. I wish I could get my hands on a Mckenney XPG1 and a Factory MAD to add to the comparison but Mckenney doesn't have a demo program. And don't forget that JRZ is custom made in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. I'm sure I missed a few things so maybe other users can chime in and if anyone else has questions, I will try my best to answer.

SOLD!

This is my c/a below. If you blow up the pic of the CKA goalie, you can see a triangle pattern beside the C kinda like on my unit but it seems placed lower and smaller. Can't think of any other model that would ID it.

Got news of it too. Unfortunate.

It hasn't happened to me as I haven't had the chance to play in a set yet, but we all remember this happening to guys wearing Bauer pads last year and since we haven't seen Warrior pads in the show since Roloson, one (myself) can kinda speculate, whether I'm wrong or not, but your testimony seems to argue against that possibility.

I just hope the catcher has a set angle like the GT line. I'd also love to see the knee strap/buckle from the knee lock added to the calf portion as a safety to prevent the velcro to come undone during scrambling or run-ins. @Kirk3190, when will we get the launch info and gear details?

Bet he didn't know you were hiding in his basement

We all know that in beer league you're on your own, rarely will a teammate help with anything unless on ice injury and even then. My bag is already more than I want to carry at my 6'2 frame L/XL gear. Carrying extra gear doesn't sound inviting to me. I don't even bring a spare stick cause getting through the doors is hell enough as is. We should start a revolution and make beer league equipment managers a real thing

CCM/Lefebvre has always run bigger from the Koho days.

@Kirk3190 in reference to the graphs, if I am a 20.5, either of the 34"+ or 35"+ would fit me? Looking at the pics, I'd figure you more a 20" on the dot. Am I wrong?

Drop the MIC!!

@Drew37 Be warned that they only have 2 sizes cowlings. From 6 to 8.5 and then 9 to 12, which means that when I bought the GX3s in a size 9, I was surprised to see the boot in what looked like a size 12 cowling. It looked and felt like I was wearing skis. They did this to cut down on production costs. Now you being in the bigger sizes, that might have little effect but should be considered. I returned the GX3s and a year later got me some GX2s with the intention of transferring the boots in Graf or Bauer cowlings of the appropriate size but it became too complicated for my taste and the boot itself wasn't as comfortable as the GX3 even though it was a pro model. Make sure you can return them if you do take a shot at them.

Stop ducking your head when pucks come at you