I think they're Elite's relatively new Oval laces. If so, then I highly recommend them if you want alightly more grip than traditional wax with a larger suface area. Great laces!
Some of my pick-ups over the last month or so: New pro stock CCM 1052 pants Pro stock CCM MHP7000 pants Jofa 7500 shins that a guy had sitting in storage for 5 years New S17 elbows MLX skates Warrior DT2 3 new pro stock Reebok "Ai9's"