JR Boucicaut

Warrior's catalogue will be covered in sections; this helps support their marketing deadlines. As each product category is released, we will update the catalogue along with it. Gloves - The QREdge line is new for 2018. We'll be starting from the cuff on down. The Axyflex cuff was received very well, but it has been tweaked slightly with the QREdge. The center plate of the cuff has been flipped - on the QRL, the small edge pointed upward towards the binding. On the QREdge, the broad edge is up on the binding, and the small edge is by the cuff roll. The first plate (starting from the back edge of the glove) is also smaller. By doing this, you're getting more protection/coverage on the QREdge on the front side of the glove. The cuff roll is shorter on the bottom edge of the QREdge where it meets the back roll, but the Axyflex tab in between them is larger. Going from there, the glove is noticeably more square and thus, more lower profile than the QRL. From the thumb to the backrolls, there are less segments, yet, has the same amount of coverage. The perforated PU on that portion also has been confined to the small accent pieces on the QREdge, and SmartPalm material has been added alongside the edge of the thumb/index finger. The back roll is now 3 segments, as opposed to 6 on the QRL. The edges are much squarer as well, and the binding between the end of the bankroll and the fingers is now one piece as well. The fingers are unchanged. Still getting a SmartPalm, however, the back pad is now segmented vertically. Stretch gussets instead of mesh, and a new overlay, which is named Gatorskin. It has a texture that runs from the back pad straight through the other side of the palm. The silicone grip print that was on the QRL is now eliminated. Phantom has been replaced by Exo Protect, which is their latest iteration of foam protection, Liner is still Wartech FNC with Polygiene. $199 USD. The QREPro glove also features the tweaked cuff and the updated squaring. Nash palm. $139 USD. QRE3 features SmartPalm as well as Exo Protect and a full array of colors at $129 USD. Alpha gloves are unchanged for 2018. Pants/girdles - The QREdge pant continues on the tapered fit of the QRL pant, albeit with a few tweaks. The spine pad is reworked to have more coverage - on the QRL, the gaps between the kidney pad and the spine pad are pretty open; this fixes it. Also new is a zippered gusset which drops the pant down 1". Coming in at $179 USD in 4 colors. Also new is the QRE Pro girdle. Covert cut on the kidney protection, and more importantly, better segmentation on the rear of the kidney/spine pad compared to the Dynasty. The pad placement on the front is the same as the Dynasty, however, in the seat of the girdle, the padding cuts are different.

Vegas Golden Knights (P1) vs. San Jose Sharks (P3) Thursday, April 26, 10pm: Sharks @ Golden Knights | NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVA Sports Saturday, April 28, 8pm: Sharks @ Golden Knights | NBC, CBC, SN, TVA Sports Monday, April 30, 10pm: Golden Knights @ Sharks | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Wednesday, May 2, 10pm: Golden Knights @ Sharks | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports *Friday, May 4, 10pm: Sharks @ Golden Knights | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports *Sunday, May 6, TBD: Golden Knights @ Sharks | TBD *Tuesday, May 8, TBD: Sharks @ Golden Knights | TBD

Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Winnipeg Jets (C2) Friday, April 27, 8pm: Jets @ Predators | NBCSN, CBC, SN360, TVA Sports Sunday, April 29, 7pm: Jets @ Predators | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Tuesday, May 1, 8pm: Predators @ Jets | CNBC, CBC, TVA Sports Thursday, May 3, 9:30pm: Predators @ Jets | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports *Saturday, May 5, TBD: Jets @ Predators | TBD *Monday, May 7, TBD: Predators @ Jets | TBD *Thursday, May 10, TBD: Jets @ Predators | TBD

Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (M2) Thursday, April 26, 7pm: Penguins @ Capitals | NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVA Sports Sunday, April 29, 3pm: Penguins @ Capitals | NBC, CBC, TVA Sports Tuesday, May 1, 7:30pm: Capitals @ Penguins | NBCSN, SN, TVA Sports 2 Thursday, May 3, 7pm: Capitals @ Penguins | NBCSN, SN, TVA Sports *Saturday, May 5, TBD: Penguins @ Capitals | TBD *Monday, May 7, TBD: Capitals @ Penguins | TBD *Wednesday, May 9, TBD: Penguins @ Capitals | TBD

Tampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. Boston Bruins (A2) Saturday, April 28, 3pm: Bruins @ Lightning | NBC, SN, TVA Sports Monday, April 30, 7pm: Bruins @ Lightning | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Wednesday, May 2, 7pm: Lightning @ Bruins | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Friday, May 4, 7pm: Lightning @ Bruins | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports *Sunday, May 6, TBD: Bruins @ Lightning | TBD *Tuesday, May 8, TBD: Lightning @ Bruins | TBD *Thursday, May 10, TBD: Bruins @ Lightning | TBD

CCM's scan accounts for the whole foot and halfway up the shin, not just the bottom of the foot. Not sure where you figured it was just the bottom of the foot. Kick it down then re-tighten.

Nothing to do with the scan. He said it was last year.

Martin St. Louis.

I have. Hell, I've seen an entire skate lined in lambswool.

But they're made the same way. Everyone is still building up lasts at this point. All the scan is doing is giving them more detail. Now, if it completely missed a spot on your foot, blame the scan. But if it's not enough space and you have to create a punch, or it doesn't have enough padding and you have to add a Bunga pad, that's just a part of the breaking in/tweaking process.

Yes, you still may have to. Figure skates are prime examples of this. Any measurement/casting/3d scan is static - your foot is dynamic. It can't account for irritation/movement.

The bolt is a LS2 bolt for sure. I’m sure the bolt/nut is a common part.

As you said in that post - if a customer is spending ANY money, you should meet and exceed their expectations. Even if it's a roll of tape. Which is exactly the best approach. Then why say that the monetary amount mattered on your transaction? If you treat every customer the same, regardless of money spent, it does actually becomes nothing special, because it's the norm for customer service in that store. Let's say the sales associate went balls out and gave you kick-ass CS, then the next time in there you're looking for a jock and he just points to the rack because it's a low-cost item, does that change your views on that employee or retailer? Because that happens all the time. I understand what you're saying - I really do - but you're talking about seeing it as a business owner vs someone who most likely won't be a hockey retail employee for the rest of his life. Two different views; when you're not paying them much and it's not a career path, then you get employees who just see it as such - just another customer during their 6 hour shift. There isn't anything in it for them, so you'll most likely get that bland approach.

Thanks for that. Yeah, one of them was loose enough that I could pop it off. The other one started to get looser and I said screw it and malleted it back in.

I get both sides of the argument here. One should assume that adding internal materials would make the skate stiffer and heavier. When I fit people for custom skates, I build the spec sheet after the fitting, then present it to the customer, and explain each feature and why I didn't select it. I always provide them with an if/then answer when it comes to certain features. People sometimes only see the pro to go with a feature and not the con. Those who have volume issues then want to put the thickest tongue on the skate is a good example of this - not realizing it will rob them of volume when the tongue is on there. However, not everyone has the knowledge or have run into those types of situations often enough to think that way. They see a custom order, assume the customer has done their research, and knows exactly what they want. (You typically see that with goal pad purchases.) My assumption is that the sales associate treated it as such and didn't question what he wanted. Keep in mind that now you have a lot of store managers/sales associates that are doing fitting for the first time, or 1 year or less experience with it. I never got to fit a True skate, so I'm not sure if their fit guide states that the shot blockers add weight and stiffness. But there were posts in this thread that stated as such.

Question re: those who have Step Blacksteel on their VH/True holders - I just ordered a pair for one of my customers and when I opened the package, I noticed that there was hardware on the steel - it looks like a really long Tuuk bolt. It was the first time I ever handled that steel - I've sharpened VH/Step steel before but it was always mounted onto a skate. One of them came off with ease - the other one was a struggle. I left it on and sharpened anyway. The question is geared towards the customer - is that bolt the only one he can use with that steel? Or will the VH bolts fit onto the Blacksteel?

Anaheim Ducks (P2) vs. San Jose Sharks (P3) Thursday, April 12, 10:30pm: Sharks @ Ducks | USA, SN360, TVA Sports Saturday, April 14, 10:30pm: Sharks @ Ducks | NBCSN, SN360, TVA Sports Monday, April 16, 10:30pm: Ducks @ Sharks | CNBC, SN1, TVA Sports Wednesday, April 18, 10:30pm: Ducks @ Sharks | GOLF, SN1, TVA Sports *Friday, April 20, TBD: Sharks @ Ducks | TBD *Sunday, April 22, TBD: Ducks @ Sharks | TBD *Tuesday, April 24, TBD: Sharks @ Ducks | TBD

Vegas Golden Knights (P1) vs. Los Angeles Kings (WC1) Wednesday, April 11, 10pm: Kings @ Golden Knights | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Friday, April 13, 10pm: Kings @ Golden Knights | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Sunday, April 15, 10:30pm: Golden Knights @ Kings | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Tuesday, April 17, 10:30pm: Golden Knights @ Kings | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports *Thursday, April 19, 10pm: Kings @ Golden Knights | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports *Saturday, April 21, TBD: Golden Knights @ Kings | TBD *Monday, April 23, TBD: Kings @ Golden Knights | TBD

Winnipeg Jets (C2) vs. Minnesota Wild (C3) Wednesday, April 11, 7pm: Wild @ Jets | SN, TVA Sports, CNBC Friday, April 13, 7:30pm: Wild @ Jets | SN, TVA Sports, USA Sunday, April 15, 7pm: Jets @ Wild | USA, SN, TVA Sports Tuesday, April 17, 8pm: Jets @ Wild | CNBC, SN, TVA Sports *Friday, April 20, TBD: Wild @ Jets | TBD *Sunday, April 22, TBD: Jets @ Wild | TBD *Wednesday, April 25, TBD: Wild @ Jets | TBD

Nashville Predators (C1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (WC2) Thursday, April 12, 9:30pm: Avalanche @ Predators | NBCSN, SN, TVA Sports Saturday, April 14, 3pm: Avalanche @ Predators | NBC, CNBC, SN, TVA Sports Monday, April 16, 10pm: Predators @ Avalanche | NBCSN, SN, TVA Sports Wednesday, April 18, 10pm Predators @ Avalanche | NBCSN, SN, TVA Sports *Friday, April 20, TBD: Avalanche @ Predators | TBD *Sunday, April 22, TBD: Predators @ Avalanche | TBD *Tuesday, April 24, TBD: Avalanche @ Predators | TBD

Pittsburgh Penguins (M2) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (M3) Wednesday, April 11, 7pm: Flyers @ Penguins | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Friday, April 13, 7pm: Flyers @ Penguins | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Sunday, April 15, 3pm: Penguins @ Flyers | NBC, CBC, TVA Sports Wednesday, April 18, 7pm: Penguins @ Flyers | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports *Friday, April 20, TBD: Flyers @ Penguins | TBD *Sunday, April 22, TBD: Penguins @ Flyers | TBD *Tuesday, April 24, TBD: Flyers @ Penguins | TBD

Washington Capitals (M1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (WC1) Thursday, April 12, 7:30pm: Blue Jackets @ Capitals | USA, SN360, TVA Sports Sunday, April 15, 7:30pm: Blue Jackets @ Capitals | NBCSN, SN360, TVA Sports Tuesday, April 17, 7:30pm: Capitals @ Blue Jackets | NBCSN, SN360, TVA Sports Thursday, April 19, 7:30pm: Capitals @ Blue Jackets | USA, SN, TVA Sports *Saturday, April 21, TBD: Blue Jackets @ Capitals | TBD *Monday, April 23, TBD: Capitals @ Blue Jackets | TBD *Wednesday, April 25, TBD: Blue Jackets @ Capitals | TBD

Boston Bruins (A2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A3) Thursday, April 12, 7pm: Maple Leafs @ Bruins | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports Saturday, April 14, 8pm: Maple Leafs @ Bruins | NBC, CBC, TVA Sports Monday, April 16, 7pm: Bruins @ Maple Leafs | CBC, TVA Sports, NBCSN Thursday, April 19, 7pm: Bruins @ Maple Leafs | CBC, TVA Sports, NBCSN *Saturday, April 21, TBD: Maple Leafs @ Bruins | TBD *Monday, April 23, TBD: Bruins @ Maple Leafs | TBD *Wednesday, April 25, TBD: Maple Leafs @ Bruins | TBD

Tampa Bay Lightning (A1) vs. New Jersey Devils (WC2) Thursday, April 12, 7pm: Devils @ Lightning | NHL Network, SN, TVA Sports Saturday, April 14, 3pm: Devils @ Lightning | NBC, CNBC, SN360, TVA Sports Monday, April 16, 7:30pm: Lightning @ Devils | CNBC, SN, TVA Sports Wednesday, April 18, 7:30pm: Lightning @ Devils | GOLF, SN, TVA Sports *Saturday, April 21, TBD: Devils @ Lightning | TBD *Monday, April 23, TBD: Lightning @ Devils | TBD *Wednesday, April 25, TBD: Devils @ Lightning | TBD