Allsmokenopancake 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 I only ask because I was over at the caps practice yesterday, and a lot of them were using Warrior gear. 2 of the coaches (the goalie coach and Jay Leach) were wearing Warrior Gloves. Glen Hanlon the head coach, was using the Warrior Kronik stick, as was Danius Zubrus (who normally uses Easton) and Shaone Morrissonn.There were several others who had other Warrior sticks, and a couple with gloves too.Is it common for a company, like warrior, to give gear to a team, would it be a sponsorship thing, or just a donation to see who will take it?Just curiousEdit: Also, in practice, ovechkin wears a Reebok Helmet and Reebok pants.He is however trying to get used to the Catapault stick, and used it for the entire practice, rather than the V10 that he has been using in gamesHere are my photosthe WOOOOOO thing is because Olie Kolzig and Danius Zubrus had a trash talking thing going all practice, and every time Zubie scored he would holler WOOOOOO, so the one time he shot and fell down, Olie shouted over WOOOOOO.Here are a couple of short crappy vids I shot too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnpace2 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Well, Al Iafrate was in town and he is the Warrior Rep so I'm sure that's why everyone was trying everything else.I'd think it would be pretty common to let players try that stuff as a way to lure them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saintkeat 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 hey mate your photos link doesn't work... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allsmokenopancake 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Should be working now, I had the album set to private instead of public Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 It's like a dealer handing out drugs to get you hooked. Once you're hooked, you have to pay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 What's with the RBK on Ovy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allsmokenopancake 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 What's with the RBK on Ovy?He has been wearing the RBK helmet and pants in at training all year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trevor13478 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 he probably likes the RBK stuff more but CCM requires him to wear theirs in games, they can't do shit about what he wears in practice though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allsmokenopancake 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 he probably likes the RBK stuff more but CCM requires him to wear theirs in games, they can't do shit about what he wears in practice though.Eloquently stated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim A 4 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 at least he honors the contract...unlike so many of them who take the $ and run Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doctor Hook 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Jay Leach is on the Providence Bruins, or did you mean Kris Beech? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philatangy 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Well, Al Iafrate was in town and he is the Warrior Rep so I'm sure that's why everyone was trying everything else.I'd think it would be pretty common to let players try that stuff as a way to lure them.Yeah, I remember they talked a bit about Iafrate being the Warrior rep during the hardest shot at the ASG. I have to say, I have never had a harder shot than I do with the Warrior stick. Not too suprised that they hired Iafrate to be the warrior rep. Its still hard to imagine him using anything other than a piece of lumber though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLSman 22 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Not to try to get off topic....but I skated on that ice at the new Caps practice facility (Kettler)...wow! Some of the best ice I have skated on in a while: hard and fast.They did a great job in that place. The old practice facility in Ashburn is pretty nice too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheesehead 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Not to try to get off topic....but I skated on that ice at the new Caps practice facility (Kettler)...wow! Some of the best ice I have skated on in a while: hard and fast.They did a great job in that place. The old practice facility in Ashburn is pretty nice too.dont you mean the Piney Orchard Rink? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LkptTiger 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 he probably likes the RBK stuff more but CCM requires him to wear theirs in games, they can't do shit about what he wears in practice though.Why would you practice with equipment you're not going to wear in a game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doctor Hook 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 he probably likes the RBK stuff more but CCM requires him to wear theirs in games, they can't do shit about what he wears in practice though.Why would you practice with equipment you're not going to wear in a game?I was wondering the same thing, then I realized CCM blows, so that's probably why. <---opinion! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamnLocust 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 or it could be that Ovy's gamewear are RBK pants with a CCM logo, or even a CCM shell over his RBK pants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 Well that's great, you just blew his cover, Locust. Loose lips sink ships. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnpace2 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 Jay Leach is on the Providence Bruins, or did you mean Kris Beech?Jay Leach is an assitant coach for the caps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allsmokenopancake 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 Not to try to get off topic....but I skated on that ice at the new Caps practice facility (Kettler)...wow! Some of the best ice I have skated on in a while: hard and fast.They did a great job in that place. The old practice facility in Ashburn is pretty nice too.dont you mean the Piney Orchard Rink?Training camp was split between ashburn and the verizon center this year. Last year was the final training camp at piney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 i dont know of any other times, but RBK/CCM sponsored the AHL Allsatr game tonight and every player (besides goalies) had reebok 8k helmets and either a 7k sickick or Vector 10.0 stick and 9k pumps or the new 10.0 vector skates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trevor13478 1 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 rbk is the biggest sponsor of the ahl, im pretty sure that ahl players can only get equipment for free from the ahl sponsors, not like the NHL where you can get whatever you want from whoever you want. Im not sure about the accuracy of this, i just remember my dad telling me this at a manchester monarchs game a few years ago when i noticed most of them had vectors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 yea i dont doubt it, AHL players carry their own stuff unlike pros Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trevor13478 1 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 ahl players are pros, just not in the nhl yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 yea, but i dont think that they get a pay role Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
