Best Pants

[A2rhino 78]

Sorry if posted already, I was wearing Franklin pants for the past 3-4 years and ripped out the bottoms last night. I hear that Tackla makes the best but with Rbk and now Bauer coming out with new pants which have you found to be the best all around for a power forward?

[Quintin 16]

CCM stuff is always a good bet.

[Michael9 57]

I have bauer 6000 pants, love em to death, you cant go wrong with those.

[Edge 0]

I'm using the new Easton ones right now, and have been using Eastons for the past couple seasons. Tried bauer, ccm, etc, but have always come back to easton.Great protection, fit, and the new stealths that are coming out have the best mobility i've used.

[lancerplayer 0]

I have the Easton Synergy 900 pants and I love them. Great protection everywhere.

[snipe-show12 0]

Im in the same situation as you A2rhino, im not in a rush to buy anything so im waiting to see the XXX lite pant. right know its between the 8k's, tacklas and the XXX lite. i have tried on tacklas and 8k's i like the fit of 8k's a little better with the girdle style but thats just my opinion. go to your LHS and try some on.

[tiki21 0]

speaking about rbk pants, is there anyway to cut off the shell that they have on their pants, and just use it as a girdle?

[stix04 0]

Tackla Air 9000, you wont be disappointed.

[jrgretzky99 1]

Tacklas have by far always held the throne. I have the 5000X pros and absolutely love them with the zippers. You can go into the locker room after a game, unzip the legs and take them off without even removing your skates. That is priceless.

[Chadd 916]

Sorry if posted already, I was wearing Franklin pants for the past 3-4 years and ripped out the bottoms last night. I hear that Tackla makes the best but with Rbk and now Bauer coming out with new pants which have you found to be the best all around for a power forward?

If you're taking a lot of hacks, slashes and crosschecks in front of the net something like a Tackla 9000 that has excellent back and kidney protection, is something you should consider.

[Chanimal 0]

I used to wear a pair of pro bauer from the canucks, but they were too big for me, but I found a pair of Vapor 8's, and they are the best I have ever used. Great protection, light, and slim fit to give you all the mobility that you want. I find the Eastons too long.

[Dupes 1]

I have a pair of pro Tackla's, and I love them :D

[warrior37 0]

i'd look at some tacklas or the new -92 series ccm pants, dont go with last years -52 series, go to your LHS and see whats up...as far as my personal preference im in some old old style ccm's great pants, and ive had tacklas too, id say that they're about equal, i tried some of this years bauer 4000s and they were a nice fit, just not much padding in the front stomach/groin area

[steve66 45]

Jofa 9500. There are a couple remaining on hockeymonkey in select sizes. Not seen them anywhere else on the net recently, but your LHS may have some hiding away some place.

[A2rhino 78]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. My local hockey shop is VERY limited to what they carry. The tacklas sound really impressive. Obviously you look to see what all the pros are wearing and Easton does seem to hang but I think I'm going to see what the new Bauer XXX are like. I'm not so worried about price seeing as to how you cant put a price on protection.

Thanks again, site is AWESOME!!!

[A2rhino 78]

Which of the CCM pants are the best of the bunch?

[warrior37 0]

id look at like the 892s

[t-bone 1]

I have tackla 9000. Great fit. I not all that happy about protection, though. I've talked to couple of other guys in the league that feel the same. Maybe it is that all three of us are older (fatter), but the padding in tacklas seems pretty weak. There is a very hard plastic shell on hips and plastic pieces in the tail, but the backing is very thin and feels like pillow stuffing. I've resorted to fitting some extra HD foam to save me the hip pointer and low back pain. My eastons were bulletproof and lite, but the mobility and fit were not nearly as good as tacklas. Check out the padding carefully, you will see what I mean.

[hyprlte 0]

i just picked up the rbk 8k pant... amazing fit and protection.

[A2rhino 78]

East West hockey has a few pair of Pro return pants. Whats the differance? Do they just have more protection like pro gloves?

[A2rhino 78]

Did it take you a while to break in your 8k's?

[warrior37 0]

East West hockey has a few pair of Pro return pants. Whats the differance? Do they just have more protection like pro gloves?

most pro stock pants are two piece http://www.tacklahockey.com/5000_pro.htm , see the diagram and they have a team logo and the nhl shield on them

[A2rhino 78]

These are what I have been looking for from Tackla. Who can I get these from on the net?

[warrior37 0]

Tackla 5000

[A2rhino 78]

Great thanks. $125.00 seems like a good price. Any thoughts?