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I'm all for it, if anything we need more variety in the mid to high performance levels, not saying they need to build a pro level skate but something most beer leaguers could really enjoy. The 701 looks interesting and the 501 in white looks gorgeous. Now will they do a blue holder like the old ICM's Gretzky rocked? Maybe this opens the door for some other classic brands to come back... looking at you Micron, I would so rock some new modern Mega Air 90's.

That sounds perfect for you, then. At least its worth a shot. At worst, you're out some cash. At best, they solve all your issues. Honestly I wouldn't bother wasting your time with reviews and feedback on Superfeet. We all know they are great IF they work for you. The only negative feedback you're going to find are from people they didn't work out for, which is irrelevant.

The 701 looks to be a serious skate with some interesting specs like a clarino liner and some version of coated or treat black steel. At that price point, if I were looking I would try a pair. From what I could find, it's one guy not a major corporation. He owns the Daoust name and is trying to bring it back and be true to their heritage. I think the industry needs this. No clue if he'll be successful or not but it's nice to have options.

I assume any good review is a paid spam post from the company, and the negative review is someone whining that their $400 stick broke in 31 days, or their $115 stick is heavy and sucks. The general public is (I am trying to find a polite way to say idiots)…. something. I don’t trust any equipment reviews from Reddit for the same reason. People with no background or knowledge holding forth like experts. Read/watch reviews from hockeyreviews.ca , and discuss equipment on here. This is literally far and away the best hockey equipment discussion place on the Internet. There’s no reason to read what some Karen who has never played hockey has to say about her 13 year old’s stick.

-CCM Ultra Tacks (incredibly smooth and consistent mid-kick) -Bauer Nexus 1000 (personally what I think is the last good Bauer stick made) and agreed about weight. I think sticks are getting way too light. I personally don't like playing with a sub 400g stick; the feel just is off.

I get where you're coming from. That said every single stick on their website had just a bunch of reviews complaining about the stick breaking. The volume of those reviews was tied to the popularity of the stick, not the durability. It was impossible to decipher any value from the reviews. I think you have to go look in other areas to learn about real durability issues.

In no particular order my top 5..... CCM Ultra Tacks - my first truly great stick, silky smooth release. True Project X - still to this day my best shooter CCM Trigger 4 Pro - remarkable consistent CCM Jetspeed FT4 Pro - best weight, balance and feel CCM Jetspeed FT5 Pro - my current twig since 2023 (this and the FT 4 Pro), on my 3rd and 4th (with one more left to go) a fantastic all-around stick with one caveat, I like 'em better uncut. Everything above were cut down a couple inches. Honourable mentions - CCM Jetspeed FT2, CCM Trigger 3D, CCM Super Tacks 2.0 Biggest disappointment - CCM Trigger 2 PMT, CCM Trigger ASY, True A-Series 6.0 The one that got away - CCM Jetspeed 6 Pro (broke within 30 day warranty, returned but didn't replace as could no longer get my specs)

I personally don't think these reviews matter as people are going to buy it anyway due to some idiot influencer on YouTube who thinks EVERY new stick is the best or a Pro is using a stick with the latest graphics. I only know of one guy who does long term true reviews on YT and pays for most all of his own sticks because the big boys wont send him product due to crapping on their stuff at one point or another. Either way, parents are going to give in, buy the stick their kid wants and let him or her beat it to hell and do things with it that its not made to do because they want to be their kids friend and not their parent. Those of us on here, well, that's a great part of why we're all here. Simply to help and spread the word, good or bad. I can say that I have learned a lot from many of you over the years on this site.

The 34 is very straight through the heel. Angle and lighting of the pic makes it look more like the 92 but it doesn’t play like the 92.

I'm not the best to ask when it comes to lie. I used to be stuck on Easton 5 lie blades, basically Modano retail, Warrior Smyth, and Sher-Wood Coffey, but I hardly notice lie changes now. It took a little while to adjust to catching passes away from the body with P28, but I had no issues adjusting to the high lie on the Kane Pro when I had one.

I have the PRO 34 in the old 3rd line. Never liked the curve and it’s collecting dust at the moment but I might give it another chance on a new sport court rink that just reopened near me. Heel is flat with a curve at the toe and the blade shape is similar to the P28. attached is a picture (left to right)of the PRO34, P92 and PRO28

One of my teammates ordered one and regretted it. He's usually a P92 or P28 guy. He's got P28 and P28M from Pro now, and really likes them. I toyed around with it after he decided to shop it around to anyone who might take it off his hands. I thought it was alright. It was a little hard to get a great sense of because it was the super round shaft shape, which isn't as much my thing. I liked the straighter portion on the heel of the blade, but the toe shape wasn't really great for me. That might have changed if I tweaked the balance a bit.

Recent second hand pickups, dirt cheap. Barely used late-Easton Pro 4-rolls: Royal Blue 4500 bucket with Nike Bauer brandind, good condition. Gotta ensure that I don't have to switch to a different helmet ever!

Superfeet are great if they solve a specific problem for you. They very much change the way the skate fits so that may be good, or it may be bad. You can see the supports in the back and the entire underside is rigid. I do think they have models without that, but the skate-specific models look like this.

Good to see Daoust and Warrior entering the market.. I hope they make a dent. That said, still no word from ,my current employer (HM) on whether or not we will get them in store. If HM and PH don't get them they wont make it.

Personally, I've never read/used the reviews on any of the sites like Pure Hockey, Hockey Monkey, Ice Warehouse, etc. I'll watch new gear breakdown videos some of them put out but if I want reviews I'll use google and read them on sites like MSH, S2K, or Reddit because, let's face it, the ones who are capable of giving a meaningful review aren't posting on the store websites, they're posting on sites like this one (and Reddit is a mixed bag, you have to weed through a lot of nonsense but sometimes you get some decent reviews).

This was an early xmas gift for myself. I picked up these gloves almost 2 years ago for around $20, the palms had some holes, loops were cut, and the gussets were disintegrating. I sent them to ITR hockey so he could work some magic, had him put some airknit gussets and AX Suede palms with a Kovy overlay, they feel awesome now. Untitled by Jon Schusteritsch, on Flickr Untitled by Jon Schusteritsch, on Flickr

prostockhockeysticks.com offers the P46. they call it the P4466. @stick9 is correct... that was my curve for years! I have moved to a P90TM. Honestly, there is nothing truly equivalent.

I've used almost all of them and IMO, the Bauer Vapor 1X is the best knee pad on the market (thanks to @Hills for the recommendation). Passau stays up the best, is the most stable, and is pretty protective, but they're huge and heavy and have very little padding in the landing area. With the Maltese insert to fix that they are even heavier and bulkier. Warriors have the most padding in the landing area and are pretty light. But all that padding is soft and leads to instability in the butterfly and the protection isn't great, especially in the "SR" version that comes with the pads. Plus, I found them impossible to keep from sliding down without both taping and wearing socks over. Maltese KTPs were pretty much terrible in every way, except possibly the comfort in landing. I'm not a fan of the design of Brian's knees (which are similar to the Supremes). They're too rigid and enclosed around the knee. The 1X's are the lightest (thanks to the Aerolite foam and Curv knee plate) and probably the second most protective behind the Passau (again thanks Curv). They stay up on their own pretty well but come with a garter that really holds them up without noticing it. They're pretty cushioned and comfortable while also being stable in the butterfly (inbewteen the Passau and Warrios on both those spectrums). And they aren't bulky or restrictive feeling at all.