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  1. I have a Protechsport and I have re-done the padding several times over the years with the same padding that it originally shipped with. This is where I got it from. https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-foam-sheets/=19aqnqb
  2. Here...found this while randomly clicking on the protechsport site. Mask Gallery If I recall, his Belfour model isn't quite like the original Harrison type that was seen earlier in this thread. Belfour's mask started as a Harrison and then he went to Warwick. I am not exactly sure why it is called the Belfour; maybe it was a mask that he tried in practice and didn't like and the name stuck. I do recall in the GSBB that Chakal had an original Protechsport that closely resembled the Belfour model that he used in Junior hockey. In the gallery, the 1990B appears to be the Martin Brodeur shape. The 1980R appears to be the Roy shape (my mask before paint is in the gallery as the white mask with the blue cage - it has since been painted and looks completely different. I'll try to post updated photos later). The 1980-90H appears to have the Belfour model in it (the blue mask and the grey/red one particularly). In that gallery, there is one that has some vintage striping and to me, that looks more like what you are after if you are going for the Harrison look. I'd ask Michel if he can share what that model is. Personally, the one minor detail that I have questioned is when people get the Roy, sometimes they get it with the Roy padding style which is a thin, tan rubatex that is all one thickness and applied to the entire forehead area with no sweatband (holes are cut in the padding all over) vs. his normal padding job which is the black EVA strips that we always see. Do people actually request for the Roy padding job or does he reserve that for people that are getting replicas? I see masks with custom paint on them and the real Roy padding. Always piqued my interest...
  3. Have used a Protechsport kevlar for the last 10 years. I love it and would do it all over again if I had to. I've owned: CCM/HM50, Eddy GT, Sportmask Ricochet, and Protechsport Kevlar. I have taken some real bombs in everything but the helmet and cage, and the Protechsport is the only one where I didn't fall backwards and land on my butt with a stunned feeling at least once. The Protechsport is noticeably thicker in the front-facing parts of the mask (chin and forehead). It is balanced and light, yet very solid. I have gone through 2 cages and only recently did I notice a new spider web crack in the clear coat. The worst part is the wait - I waited 6 months for mine. I also did the head mold and while the mask fits perfectly, the next time I order I will probably just tell him what I currently have now and have him find something comparable. I use the Roy model which is a close representation of what we all used to see on his head during a majority of his career. I think the Protechsport masks have a great look (well, the round hole options anyway - sorry jayluv54!) and the padding is the super comfortable black foam (eva?). You'll be hard pressed to find more value in a mask with the price points that Michel has. My mask is outstanding and feels as though it had been molded for me as a custom.
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