bauer 8000 helmet

[BIG 0]

coolest helmet available now www.1800faceoff.com

[wolveshockey10 0]

Those are pretty cool. I wonder how much they cost? I might call and ask later.

[BIG 0]

149.99 can$ at my lhs helmet only

[wolveshockey10 0]

Wow, it's not as cool any more. It costs $120. Thats a litte high for a helmet.

[BIG 0]

179.99 combo with the new fm8000 cage

[Cavs019 710]

Its a damn nice helmet though, for the fit, adjustability and protection your getting, its worth that price.

[stevo 0]

Yeah, people around here don't seem to mind paying $400-$600 for skates but when it comes to protecting your head...forget about it!

[Chadd 916]

Sorry, those things are fugly.

[asdfa 0]

what's with the occipital lock? is that like widthwise adjustment? or is it just for a more secure fit

[Cavs019 710]

Im not digging the whole chevrolet logo on the side. Bauer could have have done a lot better with the design.

[Whip 0]

It looks too bulky and whats that strip along the back bottom of the helmet?

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

The Occipital Lock system locks the helmet against the back of your head (occipital bone) Sorta like what Pat LaFontaine got on his helmet which ended up on the CCM retail helmets.

The helmet adjusts length and widthwise.

I should be getting them soon - the ones in Toronto were models and not the actual helmets.

IMO, it looks liek the top of a 5000 and the front of a Cooper SK2000...

[rieth8 0]

Ugliest helmet ever made by Bauer (period)

[BIG 0]

Ugliest helmet ever made by Bauer (period)

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[Nigel 0]

It may be ugly but after hearing from players that used the helmet, it's supposed to have the best ventilation on the market.

[kosydar 0]

I'd get one if it was cheaper. I don't really care how a helmet looks. Afterall, its the one piece of equipment that you don't have to look at while you're playing.

[QandA 0]

It may be ugly but after hearing from players that used the helmet, it's supposed to have the best ventilation on the market.

Well, over here where I live, in are POS arena's and when it's really cold, I don't know if I want much ventilation. Brrrrrr...

[Chadd 916]

I'd get one if it was cheaper. I don't really care how a helmet looks. Afterall, its the one piece of equipment that you don't have to look at while you're playing.

That explains why I love my Carbster.

[joshy207 15]

Ugliest helmet ever made by Bauer (period)

WRONG..............http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20854&item=3687410549&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Tuuk, if I remember correctly, was a separate company at that time. Bauer bought Tuuk out. I think.

[Chadd 916]

It has the Canstar logo on it, so it was pre-Bauer.

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Well, pre-Bauer/Nike...

Bauer was part of the Canstar group.

[Chadd 916]

True dat

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Let's see how much I remember...

Bauer, Cooper, Tuuk, Daoust, Lange, Micron.

Old-skoolers - am I forgetting anyone?

[joshy207 15]

Let's see how much I remember...

Bauer, Cooper, Tuuk, Daoust, Lange, Micron.

Old-skoolers - am I forgetting anyone?

No, I think that covers it.

In the late 70s, Cooper bought out the original WinnWell brand, but rather than keep that name alive, they dissolved it. WinnWell's helmet became the Cooper SK2000.

The WinnWell brand was licensed to Irwin Sports (a division of Irwin Toy of Canada) along with the Cooper Baseball brand in 1989 or so, when Bauer purchased Cooper Hockey.

Irwin Sports went under in 2001, so WinnWell was dead again, but The Hockey Group recently purchased the name and are supposed to begin manufacturing their own brand of equipment under the WinnWell name.

[GekigangarIII 0]

Let's see how much I remember...

Bauer, Cooper, Tuuk, Daoust, Lange, Micron.

Old-skoolers - am I forgetting anyone?

Canstar owned the following brands:

Bauer, Cooper, Mega, Daoust, Lange, Flak, Tuuk, ICM, Gioca, Griffin and Ranger