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On 12/11/2023 at 3:57 PM, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

 

My partner is on stick 9 or 10 this season. All Catalysts. Things are made of paper.

Make that 10 or 11 lmao

1 hour ago, DL42 said:

the heel on the Price is more rocker rounded vs wedge making the lie feel lower.price pattern u can go longer then the warrior bc of that.

 

the twist is more flat on the bottom of the blade.

The lie is physically different. I own both its not the heel

Twist is definitely not flatter on the bottom of the blade that's why I switched away from it

3 hours ago, Novasteel31 said:

Looking at the curves, I know the blade pattern difference compared to CCM and over brands but is there much of a difference between the wedge and the twist. Looking at them they don't seem to be drastically different from inter-web pictures lol.

 

I'm currently a CCM Crawford user which if I am correct is closer to the twist.

Wedge and twist are very different. The bottom of the blade is much rounder on twist and the blade has more curve. They're pretty similar in how much they open but I've always struggled to deflect pucks until I switched to a wedge curve. 

You're correct Crawford is similar if not the same as a Warrior twist. Price is the same as warrior wedge

32 minutes ago, Hockey37 said:

I went from CCMs and tried a Warrior, but the lie seemed way different and couldn't get used to the Warrior.  Just something to be aware of. 

There's definitely something different between the EF5 Price curve and V3 Wedge curve. I've never been able to put my finger on it but the lie might be the answer

17 hours ago, Chenner29 said:

Those jerseys are fking sick.  The little embellishment at the bottom of the numbers...I'm a sucker for that type of attention to detail

Here's my favorite set of the khl all star series. Made by Mark Hockey and uses printed jenpro and patches all sewn together. Imo the printed graphic across the whole sliding surface and backhand of the gloves are giving bauer a run for its money

On 10/6/2023 at 2:43 AM, FlossDiligently said:

I recently picked up a Lefevre 12.1 blocker on clearance and noticed something odd when it arrived. The photos I've seen for the 12.1 look like this:

But when it arrived, my blocker looked more like the 12.2/PX3 design

12.2 for comparison

It kind of looks like they'd moved to the new design before the True acquisition, and just rolled it out for the end of the 12.1 run. Did people know about this? Did I just get a mutant Lefevre branded 12.2?

This is the difference between the 605 and 595 blockers. 605 had the binding on the sidewall (like Eflex 4) and 595 didn't (like premier 2)

5 minutes ago, Hockey34 said:

I saw that he’s just slowly moving more and more to Bauer next will probably be a Bauer blocker 

That would be sweet to see. They make really good stuff. I may give it one last try but likely rolling with warrior

Wedgewood appears to have switched to a HL2 stick. Not too surprised since some friends of the team said he had gone through 3 of his custom layup true sticks in one practice more than once

34 minutes ago, DL42 said:

no 27.5 warrior is not 26 ccm in all cases.

if u change the shoulder paddle pattern it will be diff on where u hold it 

AND

if the blade is flat vs rocker or semi rocker the connection to the ice and how where it is position is diff.

which also ties into the lie to an extent of the rocker shape.

 

so no dont make an assumption.

 

its as dumb as people asking what skate sharpness they have when they have all diff skill levels and diff ice temp and rockers profile on their blades.

 

of stupid people saying i need +1" thigh vs +2"thighrise on 2 diff brands and models at the retail level,  and diff years.

This only applies when measuring from the toe of the blade to the shoulders. When measured heel to shoulder, no matter the pattern, they're almost always the same with minor manufacturing inconsistencies

3 hours ago, Scythe said:

Didn't know you had a plane but I'm glad to see it get action

18 minutes ago, Novasteel31 said:

Fair enough so to stick with a stick that has a more traditional feel go with the V series. 

Sizing wise if I am in a 26" CCM now I would have to jump up to the 27.5 in warrior to match is that correct?

Yup and yup

Jeremy Smith with a pretty nice looking G7 set with 7.0 glove and 7.1 blocker. Not sure why he's still using slide plates but hey he's in the KHL All Star games and I'm not so guess it's working

The M line is warrior's "innovation" line with unique paddle geometry creating a low, whippy, kick point and next year will have the m2i asymmetric shaft design too. 

The V line is warrior's more traditional line with normal paddle and shaft geometry and a mid kick point. 

Finally a team my sticks match

40 minutes ago, RichMan said:

Maybe state the amount of times you hit the ice a week since?

Edit made. But just so you don't have to go back to that post:

Since the last update I've joined a team in Illinois and been on the ice 5 days a week for 2hr practices. In Sweden I was averaging 3 days a week with an hour long practice.

3 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Never heard that from you before. 

Me either but G6 is working great

Now that we're halfway through the season I'll add some more wear pictures later today. Since the last update I've joined a team in Illinois and been on the ice 5 days a week for 2hr practices. In Sweden I was averaging 3 days a week with an hour long practice. Got a small scratch on the thigh rise and one of the eyelets on the glove thumb plate has cracked. No not the whole thumb plate, just the eyelet at the top. Warrior laces their composite plates in with the perimeter lacing to improve consistency of the closure even with the lack of palm lacing. Blocker has a few small wear spots but the palm is holding up great

10 hours ago, seagoal said:

Dustin Wolf got called up to Calgary tonight due to Markstrom's injured finger.  They wore their black uniforms and he was not wearing his matching glove that he's worn previously

Tonight

Previous

Would be cool to know why. 

As loyal as wolf is to ccm I'm betting he becomes a Brian's guy eventually. At some point ccm is going to tell him no more EF5 sets and that's when he'll switch to iconik pads and blocker with an optik glove

On 12/6/2023 at 7:32 PM, Taylor said:

Okay thank you! If this makes more sense, usually when you see a goalie play and drop in the butterfly, the five hole will mostly be sealed completely. However, when I tried on the pads, the top pieces sealed together in the butterfly, and the bottom pieces were not sealed. It would kind of look like a slim A.

My warrior pads had the same issue. I believe it's caused by manufacturers switching to smaller boxes for shipping, sometimes causing the pad shape to change

In the past I would often change equipment pretty frequently (sometimes multiple times a season). It's been a struggle to find pieces that fit me well and perform how I'd like. I would love to say I'm in my forever set now but odds are I'll still upgrade when I can so long as the new versions aren't too different from the what I'm using now

38 minutes ago, Wonder35 said:

The manufacturers need to push their products and I understand that. It''s business. But why is there such a massive and lucrative market there which encourages y'all to throw money at the latest and greatest?

For very few of us on here it's to attempt to gain a competitive edge whether that be in youth, juniors, or college hockey. For the rest of us I have no idea. 

I've really only recently found what works for me in all situations and now I'm trying to find a set that does that rather than continue modifying my own. The things I tend to wear out most are gloves and skates which is really all I'd need to replace year to year. But when a manufacturer fixes a problem I've genuinely encountered and attempted to fix (G6 lack of calf pillow and mediocre strapping) it makes me more inclined to replace my set. 

53 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Now you just to shake some sense into @Hockey34

He's next. Probably G6.1

54 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Though, if the default stiffness is the same as the G6, I'd probably go a tad softer. My Ultrasonic stiff/curve profile is about as ideal as I want for a thighrise. 

It's expected to be the same as G6. The below the knee break on my G6 set has broken in nicely and started to take a curve so I'll probably stick with a stock stiffness set for myself

53 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Though good luck getting me out of a Mach blocker. Especially with how the Shadow is shaping up. 

I thought we had an agreement how we felt about that blocker

1 hour ago, coopaloop1234 said:

That being said, despite being a traitor like TGN says, their gloves are still hands down the best out there. The entire design was THE reason I went with my RGT set in the first place and abandoned Vaughn. I've tried a myriad of gloves from other manufacturers since (CCM 2.9, Hyperlite, Mach, 2S) and they've all never done the trick. Mach was the closest and a lot of that had to do with the absence of the wrist strap.

You'll be happy to know I converted a kid who's been loyal to all bauer gloves since 1S to a G6.0

6 hours ago, ser33 said:

With all due respect, it is difficult to agree that Warrior produces innovative equipment with advanced technologies. Yes, their design is completely different from the classic design of other manufacturers, but over the past 5-7 years only Bauer has truly introduced something innovative. Or maybe I just don’t understand the meaning of the word “innovative” correctly

You are correct. Warrior hasn't really brought anything new to the table in quite some time but with the way they've been building pads since G2, everyone's only recently caught up.

G2 had an integrated knee block, pretty solid rebounds, very good sliding for the time, super soft glove off the shelf, no wrist strap, adjustable blocker finger protection, inset knee strap for extra stability, and of course the wonderful shin pillow which made the pad feel more connected

5 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

White holders are better. 

If I end up being too lazy to dye the ccms I'll agree

1 minute ago, coopaloop1234 said:

One of these days we'll bully convince him to use Warrior gear. 

Ironically I think it's a very healthy mix of everything he likes in a set