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A friend of mine work as an equipment manager for a club in swedish ”Hockeyettan” (3rd league from the top). The club has now choosed Warrior as the teams euipment supplier, and are now cleaning out old spare equipment.. My friend are well aware i like old Jofa/RBK shins and gave me a pair of unused first gen Jofa/rbk 6K fitlite shins, but the fitlite strap-pads are cut off from the left shin guard. The liner for the knee is still there, but no fitlite pads.. I fitted the liner from my old 7k pro shins and found the fit was ever better with the regular jofa liner than with the fitlite pads. The shin guard fit much closer to the shin with the regular liner.. But the question is, will i sacrifice protection using a old school jofa foam liner instead of the fitlite pads since the pad comes much closer to the shin? anyone herr swapped the fitlite pads for a regular liner?

Why you want the old ones when the new ones are retail and can be found everywhere? ok, now i see they are not retail in NA but retail in Europe.. Why is that? i mean, hockey is much bigger in NA, but still we get the ”new” gear much sooner??

Check out Sportverkstan.com it’s à Swedish hockey repair shop who offer sharpenings by order. They are considered as nr 1 in Sweden, and hired by most SHL teams for customization of gear. also, check out their facebook page, and send them a message if you have any questions.

Oupps! Missed on that one.. You can remove the thread since it’s allready have been discussed 🙂

New bauer prototype! whats your thoughts about this? Durability? Pros? cons?

No, the M7 is not that soft, but still lower cut which provide more ankle movement. One skate i totally forgot is Easton Ultra lite pro SBX. Stiff lower part, and a soft, low cut upper part. A really great skate if your ankles are strong enough!

It’s all personal preference! i’m a heavyweight myself (180cm/108kg/240lbs) but i still prefer skates with a more flexible/lower upper that allow a greater forward flex/ankle flex for better skating mechanichs.. People on this forum complaining about skates being to soft are just gearwhores with weak ankles who cant skate properly 😂 Mike Gartner (in his prime) would still out skate most of todays nhl players in Soft old CCM Tacks skates! my top 3 skates. 1. Graf Supra 707/G7 2. Easton Mako M7 3. Graf Supra 704

If you want to see the new ADV stick up close, with the taper etc.. Add jenni Hiirikoski from Luleå Hockey (sdhl)/Finnish national team on instagram.. She put a shorter clip out yesterday with the new supreme adv stick.

ISame pad as ccm classic 1899 shoulder pads. Go with ccm shoulder pad sizing

Old jofa design with new look. allmost all europeans use them. Available in most sports stores here in Sweden. Here there are two versions. One with jock only, and one as jock/garter belt combo.. ive used the combo version since the -90s... best/most protective jock ever.

Stable 26 socks and laces a bit looser?

And, since most european teams have sponsor logos all over the pants all players have shells..

Still quite common in europe BUT all European elite teams (KHL excluded) has an equipment sponsor/partner so they must cover their pants/girdles with a shell from the team sponsor... So you dont notice them as easy any more.

A good diet all year around is essential for performance.. I dont make any changes in my diet during gamedays or practicedays compared to days off other than pre-game supplementation.. 8hrs before practice i take 2 capsules of ”Beet Speed” (beet root powder and nitrate) and 3 grams beta alanine. Both supplements help the Blood vessels to relax which means better oxygen transportation and less lactic acid.. 30min prior practice/game i repeat the process but this time i also add ”High5 Energy Source” sport drink (fast and slow carbs with minerals).. During games/practice i drink water and between periods in games i might down a small package of energy gel with added caffeine and electrolytes..

You guys grew up skating in Bauers right? 🙂 I dont mind the forward pitch at all.. But them i grew up skating in Grafs, so.. This all remind me of when i grew up.. Most of our JR team were skating in Grafs, and only a few were skating in Bauers. Some in supremes, some in Air90's or Air70's.. What all Bauer guys had incommon, was that they were falling backwards, and had to re-profile their runners to a forward pitch..

A deeper knee bend will solve that problem..

68K not available yet, only 70K and 64K available at the moment. The 68 and 66K will be available in August when beer league season starts 😄 Lannasport.se and tinghockey.com are two online retailers.

The ribcor 70k has been out for like a month now here in Sweden.. but only at a few selected retailers (not monkey and greatskate because of their american connection)

Remove the bolts and rinse the bottom of the holder in hot water (heatgun works aswell, but be careful to not melt the plastic) , then -gloves on and pull/wiggle the runner out

Helmet: Reebok 5K Visor: Hejduk MHX Shoulder: Bauer vapor x80 Pants: Reebok 7K 2-piece pant (2010) Elbows: Bauer vapor x80 Gloves: Warrior Bonafide X Shins: Jofa 6070 pro-stock Skates: Easton Z-AIR comp (2004) Stick: Warrior Dynasty original 85flex

Yes, the league is SEL (Swedish elite league) and the Team is Luleå Hockey (my favourite team).. They are sponsored by Bauer (5 SEL teams sponsored by bauer, 7 by RBK/CCM).. Anyone who want to use a stick/skates/gloves from a different brand, has to pay for the stuff themselves..

X60 stick?

Cant wait to try on a pair of V10 shins, they look really nice. But i better start stocking up on some HT2/652/552 helmets, now when some idiot at CCM decided to ditch them

Hes from Sweden so they have less available products so they can charge more. not only that, we also have 25% tax put on.. It's a bit cheaper to order from US, but the customs does most likely put on the tax (25%) and customs fees. Then you would end up paying almost the same price as if you ordered inside Sweden..

it's kinda strange. The website i ordered them from, had them pictured with the red plastic around, but my skates had a black plastic edge around the outsole. When i first opened the box, i thought they had sent me XXX's instead of XIX's. I didn't know they were available with the black plastic.. I'm really glad i bought the vapors, they fit perfectly right out of the box. No need to bake them..