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What a disaster. What you DON'T see in this video is the countless times there were 2-on-1s that DIDN'T result in saves or goals. I'd definitely had enough by the end. I don't think I've ever got changed and out the door so fast in all the time I've been playing goal. I think it's time to take a break from pickups.

These aren't what I have but all Brian's are pretty similar: http://goalie.totalhockey.com/support.aspx?pg_id=7004

Won 3-2. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Couldn't seem to hang on to anything, directly leading to their second goal. Not a great night at all from me. Luckily the team bailed me out and we hung on.

I like my leg channel as tight as possible. But I also wear Brian's... lol

Noooooo don't use duct tape! You can buy pad wrap in strips that are much cheaper than a full sheet. Since you're only doing a bit, it's probably the way to go!

Awesome! You just need some black pad wrap on that blocker! ;) And yea... the thigh boards are kind of a dead tech these days. Pretty pointless. What knee pads do you wear?

On one hand it's really disappointing to be told you're not getting the job. On the other, it makes me happy to know they must be getting somebody REALLY amazing.

Looking forward to seeing them! Make sure you pose in them "awkward Scott darling" style!

Ugh, not a great night for me. I seemed to be off my angles and fighting the puck all night long. Where last week it felt like everything was a save to the belly, last night was scrambly as all hell. I was barely busy at all, yet let in a ton of goals. It felt like every shot went in. Oh well, better luck next week! Oh, and we were going old school San Diego with retro Gulls jerseys this week!

I think you need a new pair of socks before you need a new pair of skates ;) lol

Hmm, lace locks on VH would be fantastic, as most of the eyelets barely need to be tight at all, but the top 3 need to be pretty tight. For me, at least.

Not much looks worse on a company than making up stuff about your competitor because you feel threatened.

I've been using the HAL straps for some time now. Far better than the Brian's straps.

Bauer NME3 mask and Brian's collar both sold on GGSU.

Pickup this past tuesday was probably the best I've ever played. Sadly, my GoPro battery was dead after 5 minutes. Really kicking myself for not charging it :( Moving on to last night... Pretty happy with this game. Despite going down 2-0 early on two crap goals, the team stormed back and we ended up winning 6-3. Very happy with my play except for those first two goals, and then my blunder playing the puck in the 3rd period nearly leading to a goal.

If it was a skill level thing, sure (I know I definitely give out a lot of suggestions for things I know I myself am not able to execute on), but in this case it definitely sounds like more of an issue with his level of effort.

"Do as I say, not as I do."

Absolutely! I even went fairly neutral on a custom set just because you never know. I only put red in sections that would be easy to pad wrap; the rest are black and white. I kind of wish I'd gone all out on colours but oh well. Probably smarter to go neutral.

Awesome!! Make sure you post photos when you get them! What colours did you get?

Brian's will be far better made than pretty much anything at the same price point, even at the beginner or senior level. Build quality is amazing. They also have smart straps, so the strapping is all elastic, which means you can wear the pad tight to your leg and still have complete range of motion (for both you and the actual pad rotation). Modern goalies strap their leather straps super loose so that the pad can rotate for the butterfly. With Brian's you can strap them tight and still get the same effect. The toe tie is also elastic so you can wear that tight to your toe as well and it stretches in the butterfly (saving your ankles from strain) and also snaps the pads right back into place when you get up. I would HIGHLY recommend them. They just might take some getting used to for anyone used to leather strapping. I was lucky that I started with them so I didn't have to adjust. My new pads should be arriving late April and I might sell my old ones (Brian's S-Series) 33+1 if you're interested. I'm still undecided if I'm going to sell them or just keep them as a backup.

A slightly used set of Brian's senior pads (subzero 6.0 or GNetik 5.0) would be ideal in that price range! What size do you wear? Edit: $599 CAD! https://www.thegoaliecrease.com/display_product.asp?product_id=3660

I had one of the best pickup games I've ever had on Tuesday. Unfortunately, my camera battery was dead so I didn't get any footage. Really sucks. No goals in the first hour, and only a couple the entire time. Made a ton of saves, and was very busy, unlike last week. I'm really kicking myself for not charging my gopro :( I also learned how protective my maltese collar is, unfortunately. I'm 100% sure it saved me a trip to the hospital, that's for sure. It was a shot in close, going up high. Normally I'd have my chin tucked on anything close like that, but since the shot was high I kind of lifted my entire body up hoping to get it in the chest instead of in the face, and it ended up just going in between. Oops. Would have been better off taking it off the mask, but oh well.

That blows, big time. Sorry to hear :(

Got my first ever D5 shutout last night! Final was 8-0, though that score is misleading. Their goalie was hurt and couldn't go down. He actually made some really impressive old school stand-up staves! I wasn't super busy (they didn't get their first shot on goal until late in the 1st period), but things got scrambly for me as the game went on. Barely any positionally sound saves. However managed to keep the puck out for the entire game, and that's all that matters!

I was a catcher too, actually. I wonder if it's a coincidence or if that's common among goalies. Something about wearing more gear than the rest of the team, and enjoying fast moving objects flying toward them!