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Everything I saw looks like SMU Jofa branded Tacks stuff, kind of a bummer. If they'd just re-release the old stuff without the fancy new tech it would be amazing... give me some 9144 Pro or 7K elbow pads and some 7K shins and I'd be psyched.

Feels like they are missing out on printing-bags-of-money type product by not selling a 235 Helmet. But, to avoid lawsuits would it probably have to come with a bunch of giant warnings that say “not intended for use as a protective helmet. Display purposes only.” or something like that. Still, give the kids* what they want. *old men

7K style shins are hard to beat. I have a pair of 3195s that are holding up great after 12+ years of regular use. They could use new liners, but the meat and bones of the pads are in great shape.

IMO, the question is if you want it done right? Send them off to a proper professional to have them done right and chalk up the added cost as having learned a lesson

Yeah, The shins even have the CCM logo molded into the pad. SMH... Man some old 6070/ 7k shins and some 8066 elbow pads would be insane!

From what I know, P90T (Benn) and P90TM are slightly different, P90T has a higher lie.

Another glove find, NEW unused Torspo gloves. Very nice gloves, low cuff.

Same as the old Tacklas, as far as I can tell. I'm 6'1 and somewhere between 32"-34" inch waist, and the large fits me well

It's mostly a formality to keep the trademarks, same story as why Bauer chucks something with the Easton logo out there every now and then :/

I haven’t used the Warrior retail version, but I have used the pro stock P90T, which is probably the closest to pro Benn that’s out there. For what it’s worth, here’s my experience having used most of the available variations. The pro Benn, which is my favourite, has the highest lie and the deepest, most sudden, deep kink at the very toe. It’s basically a true P92 that’s been modified at the end, which actually makes it slightly shorter than a standard P92. The CCM pro version of p90t is very close to the same thing, but the kink is a bit less aggressive. The retail CCM and Bauer P90TM play quite a bit differently than a pro Benn. The lie is significantly lower and the curve runs more through the blade, with only the slightest break right at the toe. I actually find switching from a Benn to a retail P92, or even a P28, easier than going from a Benn to a P90TM. The TRUE version (TC6 / P90T) is also kind of its own thing, which I personally find very difficult to use. It has a narrower heel and a rounder toe, almost like a P91. The kink is a bit more pronounced than the P90TM, but not dramatically so. Even PRO’s Benn version isn’t really a true Bauer Benn. It’s based on the pro CCM version, which has a slightly softer kink. For me, it’s either Bauer Benn or something entirely different. Lately I’ve been using PRO’s Thompson. I find it plays somewhat similarly to Benn but it’s much longer and taller, with the most aggressive toe break of all of them. I’ve tried most of the popular toe patterns over the years and I’ve found the Thompson is the best and most fun for puckhandling. The downside is that because I’m about a foot shorter than Thompson, I find it harder and slower to lift my heel and load a shot properly because of the angles of a very long blade without forgiving pocket. All of this should probably be prefaced with the fact that I’m extremely picky about curves and have likely lost my mind at some point, which may be messing with this entire analysis.

I don't know about Warrior, but Bauer's P90TM is exactly the same as CCM's P90TM, I have both (different retail CCM sticks and Bauer Nexus League marked as P90TM), and they are identical. Sherwood's PP90MX is the same lie but has a slightly different curve on a toe.

As others have touched on already, my takeaway is this is nothing new. Jofa never really went away either. The name was retired, but its influence is everywhere. Almost everything on the market today is a direct descendent of Jofa or a clear rip off of it. The weird stuff Bauer has is different, and Sher-Wood has their own things or rip offs of Warrior's retired patterns. Jofa is still king. Always has been.

I've tried a bunch of different profiles while testing different blades and always came back to the Quad. Ellipse felt like it was far too rounded especially on the heel. I tried the Tydan specific profile as well (Stamkos one I can't remember the name) and quickly went back the Quad. Having the longer heel feels so much better for me.

I used to be skating on ellipse zero but changed to Quad Zero like two years ago. I find the transition from Ellipse to Quad was easy. The biggest difference to me was the increased glide and the stability in backwards skating. the ellipse is very good for someone with fast feet and fast direction changes while i would say a quad is better fore someone with longer strides.

Paid influencers impressed by a product they’re given. Color me shocked! Shocked I say! I am curious in the Warrior skates but that wouldn’t prevent me from buying any of the solid options on the market currently. Especially if the warriors are still 9+ months out before they go on sale

Graf still makes skates, so you can try and get something similar to the G35. Any store that sells Vaughn goalie equipment should be able to order you in Grafs. I would try and contact them and see what options are available for you.

Balance has nothing to do with gym time and strength. I'll take a nicely balanced 400 gram stick over a super blade light 360 gram stick any day.

You should only change one variable at a time. If you're trying a new profile you should keep the same sharpening you had prior and then adjust from there if needed. And vice versa. Profiles can change how edges feel for sure. Also there's always going to be a transition period when you go to and from inlines.

Let's see a pic of the current state of these, because DIY gear mods are great

I haven’t been active much lately with recovery from a broken knee, and lack of ice times. I was the same, blowing good money after bad on shoulders that didn’t fit right. Before I got hurt, stopped wearing my shoulders, a pair of older Supreme TotalOnes, and started wearing a padded shirt that I made. Which was fine, until some plug who I play with and can’t aim took a shot during warm ups and bounced it off my shoulder. I put my TOnes on, and remembered how bulky they were. I went back to the grind stone ,and saw an archived post here and then it dawned on me: I had always assumed removing the caps meant the whole piece, and never considered removing the hard shells from the foam. Fast forward, a couple hours of seam ripping, and getting some donor material from a pair of older X800 SMU shoulders (mostly for the Velcro and an extra foam pad), and here’s what I have. I restrung the shells with some 10lb test fishing line and glued some Velcro on the back side for when I need the hard shells, which is rarely. The black vapor foam is if I need extra padding without needing the shells. Otherwise, just rocking the TOne foam with the bicep guards.

RIP 😧