Mission "Boss" Gloves

[trevor13478 1]

anyone else seen these, i just caught em on hockeymonkey, they have a whole series: boss, lieutenant, assasin, soldier. just wondering if anybody knew the scoop, i haven't seen or heard anything about these...

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/h...y_1977_43913835

http://www.hockeymonkey.com/mission-hockey-gloves1.html

[davis 0]

Hmmmm....fascinating. I haven't seen/heard anything either. What's the deal with these?

[chippa13 1844]

It is known as following suit with another company's marketing ploy.

[Aussie Joe 0]

Typical fugly ass Mission stuff. Looks like a tanky motor bike glove for ladies, circa 1992.

Also its been discussed for a while in the Roller Hockey section...

2008 Mission Product.

[SR27 0]

Look like Warrior gloves to me

[TBLfan 25]

My first thought when I saw them was a mix between the wickeds and the heliums. Havent seen them in person though.

Not sure if I still feel the same way after looking at that first pic.

[ScottMan 0]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the plasticky look. :(

I am, however, a fan of the plasticky white look on my Boss skates though. ;)

[trevor13478 1]

Typical fugly ass Mission stuff. Looks like a tanky motor bike glove for ladies, circa 1992.

i agree, they look like crap, i wish mission woulda just continued the M- series of gloves, those were some of the nicest looking gloves on the market. I'm content with my NBH 4-rolls for now though :D .

[LkptTiger 1]

They don't look any better in person, either.

[tro 4]

The Black and Red ones look like Spawns hands

http://www.zaldiva.com/images/ACTION%20FIG...photo_04_dp.jpg

, awful, I would say more a roller glove,

[Aussie Joe 0]

I think the roller stuff still should up hold some sort of tradition to do with Ice. Stuff like this from Mission just cheapens the "roller look" of flashy jerseys and gloves that look not much better than red hulk hands.

[Zac911 317]

for those that do not like the look try this- put the thing on your hand BEOFRE you judge it. in typical Mission fashion you really have to close your eyes and open your mind. i was not a fan of the Roller Gloves this year either-- then i put them on- whole different story. for those that are wishing the M1 gloves are were still around.... you will forget all about them when you try the Fuel130 glove on. or you can keep paying $250 for MIAs-- your money...your call-- just dont call Mission flashy when you have your pimped out customs on. i had a really low opinion of the One90 glove UNTIL i tried it on and played with it.

[ashtonhutch05 0]

no one called them flashy, we're calling them gay and ugly.

[sc37 0]

I personally don't think they look too bad at all...well at least the higher end ones. The lower end models do seem a bit cheap. Maybe it's the lack of embossing on them...

And to touch upon the mention of the Fuels...I personally thought the Fuel gloves would be stupid but they've grown on me. The cuff doesn't bother me that much at all, and I've tried them on. I love the fit, I'm thinking they'll be my next pair of gloves I buy.

[ScottMan 0]

no one called them flashy, we're calling them gay and ugly.

Hahahahaha...that's going in my sig.

[LkptTiger 1]

for those that do not like the look try this- put the thing on your hand BEOFRE you judge it.

I've worn them: not impressed...at all.

[Zac911 317]

for those that do not like the look try this- put the thing on your hand BEOFRE you judge it.

I've worn them: not impressed...at all.

fair enough.... you have the luxury of doing that where you are at. i thought they were similar to the Warrior gloves like the other guy mentioned before, but i thought the comfort of the BOSS was pretty good. i showed that to alot of customers and they liked the fit as well. with the Roller product i think we have a little more room to try things that are not traditional. you cant make everybody happy- with the Ice line and the Roller line you can go two different directions ie: Supreme vs Vapor.

[kovalchuk71 212]

I liked the Boss. If we had it in all black, I would have bought them. Very comfortable with a tight fit in the hand, but loose in the cuff.

[mew1838 0]

Nice fit but it's more of a roller glove.

[Viking 1]

What's the difference between a roller hockey glove and an actual hockey glove (other than the fact that a roller hockey glove is neon green and has a giant Mission logo on it)?

[halfmoonyote 0]

Whatever became of simplicity?

You can't buy anything anymore without some futuristic design or a circus of graphics and/or colors. Hats, t-shirts, jackets, hoodies...whatever.

Mission's best glove was the M1 - fully functional design, clean lines, traditional fit. These new gloves look like some futuristic Spiderman hands.

Mission is still one of my favorite companies though. If I was forced to, I'd still wear these over the ridiculous Warrior offerings.

[Zac911 317]

Nice fit but it's more of a roller glove.

what makes it more of a roller glove? as the other poster mentioned-- other than the color? Justin builds the gloves to Ice Spec. funny how Mission builds a funky glove they are gay and ugly, but when Bauer or CCM ahem... Nike or RBK does it and you guys all forget about it or dont talk about it. every mfg has made some mistakes, but it makes me laugh how soon some of you forget the ones from certain companies. while i prefer a four roll style of glove and all the mfgs have that style the designers are all trying different things.

[halfmoonyote 0]

funny how Mission builds a funky glove they are gay and ugly, but when Bauer or CCM ahem... Nike or RBK does it and you guys all forget about it or dont talk about it.

+1

No truer words have ever been spoken.

Good post.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

This is the ice forum - that's why you're getting this reaction.

[Zac911 317]

This is the ice forum - that's why you're getting this reaction.

true enough, but why does someone bring up the discussion over here? especially considering that it is talked about in the Roller forum- maybe try SEARCHING first? ignorance or just trying to start crap?