Ovechkin Skates

[Fletch 219]

Dammit...I just posted about this in the NHL forum. Didn't know it was being discussed over here! :D

[RadioGaGa 162]

I don't know whether the tint is differnet, but doesn't he normally wear an Itech ProWave (or something Equivilant)?

That looks awfully straight cut....

[D3nZ 0]

I can officially say it was mirrored, they gave a closeup of him yesterday during the warmups and it wasn't a black tinted visor. It wasn't a full not see thru mirror like Fleury wore about 5 or 6 All Star games back, it was kinda of a sunglasses mirror that depends on how you look at it, it may be see thru and sometimes you see the eyes, depends on how the light hits the lens.

[pat19 0]

yeah i saw too, i'm pretty sure it was mirrored and its an oakley

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Once again, if it were mirrored, you couldn't see the helmet through the visor as you can where the screws are.

[hapamatt122 0]

so is this the Oakley straight cut? I thought he used to have the Itech Pro Wave before.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

He is a CCM endorsee. That is why he switched to an Oakley visor, as CCM distributes Oakley.

[Dougie8 0]

I love the look of those mirrored visors

[Kubs 0]

Ya except they are illegal in the NHL which i think is some what retaded

[tokes 0]

so is this the Oakley straight cut? I thought he used to have the Itech Pro Wave before.

He used an HS22 Pro Wave clear visor for about a half a dozen games in the NHL before switching over to the Oakley.

[truSteh 0]

Ya except they are illegal in the NHL which i think is some what retaded

If it's illegal, than explain to me why the heck Ovechkin has been using it for de whole season.. jeez <_<

[ShaneyB 0]

Ya except they are illegal in the NHL which i think is some what retaded

If it's illegal, than explain to me why the heck Ovechkin has been using it for de whole season.. jeez <_<

he hasnt....hes been using a tinted or smoked visor not mirror

[ShaneyB 0]

he only wore a mirrored in the juniors

[truSteh 0]

oh ok.. looks all mirrored to me :P

[Fredrik 0]

He is a CCM endorsee. That is why he switched to an Oakley visor, as CCM distributes Oakley.

[Guest Muck]

Not sure if this applies to hockey, but in the NFL you are able to wear one (despite the rules) with a doctor's "note." I don't understand why they'd be illegal in the NHL, though. In the NFL they are popularly outlawed due to the inability to see the player's eyes in a serious injury situation (namely neck). The hockey helmet obviously isn't constructed like a football helmet which is difficult to get on/off for medical personnel.

Didn't see anything in the rulebook:

http://www.nhl.com/rules/rule22.html

http://www.nhl.com/rules/rule23.html

http://www.nhl.com/rules/rule24.html

[hapamatt122 0]

CIF (us highschool football ruling body) also banned the mirrored visor for the same reason, officials need to see a players eyes after big hits.. but muck is correct in that hockey helmets are totally easy to take off.

[mnitishin 0]

What's the best visor to get for hockey? I also heard that something happened with his skates and he had to use those holders.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

I stand corrected. He is wearing a mirrored Oakley tonight. However that picture, if it wee mirrored, you shouldn't see through it. At least you couldn't do that with the Itech one.

[Hidious 0]

So is there any restrictions about it in the NHL or not? If he's wearing it, it's probly legal? Anyway, Ovechkin is gonna change the NHL :P

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

I'll try to find out more about this but Oakley did not offer a mirrored version. My guess that him wearing it coincided with the whole CCM conference in MTL.

[Hidious 0]

CCM Conference in MTL?? Do you have a link or topic about this, i really didn't hear about it. What was it about? Equipment?

[Langenbrunner15 0]

It was nickname conest CCM was hosting March 1st throught March 30th. But I am not 100% sure on that..

[truSteh 0]

Yeah he announced the winner of that nickname contest, the winner got a set of vector 10.0 gear (winning nick: Alexander the Gr8) and they also showed the new Vector gear if I recall correctly.

[Langenbrunner15 0]

And they get to meet him face to face..they ahd the gayest nicknames as the top 5 ..