can vouch for these shoulder pads, really light and they do have a minimalistic feel once on the ice. My previous Jofas felt chunky and big once I had a shirt on, but the 10k is a really nice fit!! only thing I changed is the removed the bottom padding on the front, its detachable on velcro. As a side note (an u can prob tell i aint bought kit in a while lol) but its nice to see the pads are actually designed by a hockey player, or at least with hockey players in mind, the 10k shinny also have the detachable pad on velcro at the top. JB