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JR Boucicaut

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    On 7/7/2025 at 10:27 PM, EBondo said:

    Chiming in here as I’ve had some experiences with ordering custom Bauers recently that might shed some light into what’s possible.

    Customer was in a car wreck that caused his one leg to be almost permanently swollen. Knew this was going to be a tough fitting, so right off the bat I told the customer I’d like to get some additional eyes on his scan/foot. Sent the photos to Bauer and got the feedback I was looking for. Went ahead and ordered the skates and quicker than some other customs we’ve done, they arrived. Fit was absolutely perfect. Turns out they were able to almost retrofit a size 10 Fit 3 onto the midsole/outsole of a size 8 boot to give the customer the volume he needs, especially around the ankle. The results were incredible. So as far as getting a “Fit 0,” it does seem like something that could be possible however you definitely need to have an experienced fitter who can ask questions like this. Pic below for reference of the skates. His customs are next to a retail size 8 boot. IMG_4907.thumb.jpeg.ed2cc97205211776ee70db417f5a24f8.jpeg

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    Nice work!

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    On 9/12/2024 at 4:16 PM, skates73 said:

    Point taken 🙂.  It is interesting to see that even now, in the midst of NHL training camp over a year since the Powerfly's been out, that I'm still seeing so many NHL players using the LS Edge holders. 

    Do understand that in most cases, the NHL adoption rate is driven by convenience, not performance.  

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    Received news this morning that longtime MSH member Brian Miyajima ( @TBLfan) passed away on Tuesday night after dealing with a long illness. 
     

    He was a great guy and I enjoyed interacting with him on the site as well in real life. 
     

    There is a GoFundMe set up for him: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-brian-miyajima?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2kS9ZxsQtcxPDpybDuqHfCZLG09gF4ItkKwcsqnKbq1vQZEo1sE9iv3xU_aem_Wh8btLU1ZEj5izXWpul2Xg

     

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    6 hours ago, althoma1 said:

    Hi everyone,

    This is Besa, Anthony's wife. I am not sure if I am posting this in the right place but Anthony Lee Thomas, a passionate user and participant of Modsquadhockey passed away on August 28, 2024 at home from brain cancer with the love of his family. Details and info about Anthony's funeral are below.

    https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/toronto-on/anthony-thomas-11968697

    He will truly be missed.

    Kindly,

    Besa

    Thanks for posting, Besa, and thank you for letting me know this morning. We miss his positivity and his enthusiasm. 
     

    He’s in our thoughts. Thank you for sharing him with us. 

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    1 minute ago, Wrxnch- said:

    Well that wasn’t my intention, in fact I requested a code from the company for the purpose of sharing… my fellow team players have benefited from it so I thought those on here may benefit too. I won’t think about others in future. My apologies 🙂

    If the company is serious about getting more exposure, they can contact me and see if we can set up reviews; we don’t make testers pay to review product. 

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    9 hours ago, Hills said:

    I know there are people on this site that know the real reasons behind Warrior being in Mexico, I am not sure if it is more than being very quick to make custom sticks for pros. Quality wise it shouldn't matter, the Fantom was only made in China IIRC.

    NAFTA. Passed around the time Inno started. 
     

    They also can only make certain sticks in Mexico due to their manufacturing process there. The Fantom was one of the sticks that they couldn’t. 

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    On 9/17/2021 at 8:15 AM, stick9 said:

    Curious why Bauer choose to fuse the two parts. Why not make the carbon fiber part a spacer for a new lower height runner. That way the steel is replaceable after it's worn.

    Also curious as to why they haven't tried titanium. Too brittle...too hard to sharpen? There has to be more to it than just cost.

    Step tried a titanium/stainless steel hybrid similar to Fusion; was called TiSS - never made it to market.  

    On 9/17/2021 at 9:02 AM, flip12 said:

    Second paragraph, weren’t Ti runners used in the 90’s? What’s the story with those?

    TiN coating - was gold plated.  Last company to do that was Tydan.

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