The "Nike Hockey in the 90s" Thread!

[KryptOng 9]

i'm assuming those Nike Air Exalt Hockey Skates on hockeyworld to be pretty low end? can anyone confirm this?

[duch 0]

Am I the only one that liked the look of the Nike Quest 1 helmet? Thought it had some very inovative features on it as well. I had one for quite a while but ended up giving it to my son because he needed a helmet and I had my Nike/Bauer 5000 as well at that time.

[Invert 13]

Picked these up at the local Goodwill store for $2.99, couldn't pass them up. They are in great shape too...

[shotty 7]

amazing. you could throw some LS2s with fusion runners on there for that price.

[17D1998 1]

almost bought that quest helmet a few years ago. the design was way out there lol.

My friend used to call it the 'flying squirrel helmet'

[Chappie 0]

Picked these up at the local Goodwill store for $2.99, couldn't pass them up. They are in great shape too...

What size invert? Love those skates, wish I could find that deal. If they are 7.5 I'll make you an offer. ;)

[Invert 13]

What size invert? Love those skates, wish I could find that deal. If they are 7.5 I'll make you an offer. ;)

You might be one happy camper then...

[Harv 86]

Have this poster hanging on my wall..

All the jerseys have the NHL 2000 patch on them so the poster is over 10 years old and still chugging.

[Chappie 0]

You might be one happy camper then...

PM me if you're interested in selling, and what price. :D

[MilleniumFalcon 5]

i´m sure everybody remember that zoom airs

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii225/b...hoto/7532_1.jpg

looked cool, but i didn´t like the gloves and skates, never fit me.

tjey wehe heavy like mammoth's shit!

[Chappie 0]

You get used to the weight after a while.

[xrickyb86x 1]

Man this is bringing me back. I started playing around the mid 90's and I think the Nike hockey gear stuff was the first hockey trend I ever witnessed. Everyone had to have a piece of Nike equipment. Then I remember everyone going after Eagle gloves and Synergy OPS. What would the current hockey trend be? hmm. Maybe just pro stock gear? The internet has made it easier to come by.

[shotty 7]

probably warrior franchise gloves, one95 or XXXX stick, one95 or X:60 skates.

when i was in youth hockey, if you didnt have a bauer 4500, you were an outcast. the 4500 with an itech rbe III cage was THE setup. i remember the tormenting that went on in the dressing rooms before and after games, it was f'in harsh. i only got beaked a few times but there were kids on my team that were roasted from the moment they walked into the room 'til the moment they walked out after the game. i just wanted to fit in in the room and stand out on the ice, and i was a nice guy, so i didnt bully anyone. i'm thankful for that because i'd probably have a lot of guilt now. because of that i was almost always the captain or alternate even though i may not have possessed the best skills on the team. every summer during try outs, i would almost always get into a fight with the bullies that i would eventually play with because i despised them so much, yet knew that i was going to be playng with them and this would be my only chance to release my anger toward them.

its funny because looking at pics of those nike skates, and other gear from that era, i think hockey gear was the first thing i was actually passionate about, and then it started to trickle into my every day life... now i'm extremely particular about everything.

it probably hasn't changed, but knowing what goes on in there from my youth makes me that much more willing to provide the kind of gear my son wants... i understand that the gear doesnt make the player, but if it makes it that much easier for him to have a good time playing, then its a small price to pay.

sorry for the digression, but like people has said, those skates, and pretty much nike hockey as a whole, single handedly put an element of fashion into the game, which changed it for a generation of impressionable kids and it has carried on into today.

[Scotty 8]

Picked these up at the local Goodwill store for $2.99, couldn't pass them up. They are in great shape too...

I have those as well. For cheap skates, they're wonderful. And everyone always asks about them when you skate.

[TBLfan 25]

Man this is bringing me back. I started playing around the mid 90's and I think the Nike hockey gear stuff was the first hockey trend I ever witnessed. Everyone had to have a piece of Nike equipment. Then I remember everyone going after Eagle gloves and Synergy OPS. What would the current hockey trend be? hmm. Maybe just pro stock gear? The internet has made it easier to come by.

Pro stock for sure but as I see it:

Helmet: Bauer 4500-5500

Cage: 480

Shoulders: Jofa or something old

Elbows: Jofa

Gloves: Warrior Franchise, Bauer 4-rolls

Sticks: Bauer one95, Warrior or older composites(OG Synergy, CNT/05 stealths, XXXlite)

Pants: Tackla, Warrior

Shins: Jofa

Skates: Bauer TO or older Bauer skates like Vapor XXX, 8090, Vapor 10.

BTW, one of the two pieces of Nike gear I have... the pants in that Nike poster that Lecavalier is wearing.

[Kanya 3]

I think I now have about 8 or 9 pairs of the differing variations of white Zooms, recently put a mag chassis on one pair - pics of them all are in this thread and the Custom conversions thread. Kinda running out of room now, as I also have all the black variations.

Even after rocking converted one95s for roller and an ice pair, and other high end gear in recent years, these Nike skates remain my fave design of all time personally.

[RichardsIsTheMan 0]

Those white skates were something else haha. And then they came out with the Nike Quest line.

[Chappie 0]

I hated the quest line. Nothing like the original Nike airs.

[MilleniumFalcon 5]

In Russia Nike was extremely polular in 90s because of this

[mack 44]

Plus the skates made legs stronger because they felt like concrete.

[TBLfan 25]

Plus the skates made legs stronger because they felt like concrete.

Not really, concrete is waay lighter.

[violent21 0]

The Nike equipment did alot for the younger guys in hockey...It brought an attraction to the game, and for the benders in HS hockey or whatever, even if you sucked, you were still looked at as a cool guy for having the top of the line bad ass equipment that everyone wanted...Hell they still make white skates today and Nike started it. I dont rock anything like that as my ice equipment, although I do have a complete set of stuff for inline hockey - partly because I dont really take it anywhere near as seriously as I do ice, and inline is all about being flashy with the equipment, so I say "hey, ill be flashy with a throwback style" so I have my ALL white zoom air with white wheels and a polished chassis, black with red Ignite 1 gloves, white Nike 4000 or whatever helmet and a few different nike shafts. I also have a pair of ALL black something or other zoom air skates set up for outside roller

durty

[cemetery 14]

Had to dig this up to show off my Play It Again find, anyone know if these can be baked? Also which model exactly are they? Just wore em around the house for a bit and have a hot spot on the outside of each foot, was curious if they could be heat molded.

[Tikkanen 1]

Had to dig this up to show off my Play It Again find, anyone know if these can be baked? Also which model exactly are they? Just wore em around the house for a bit and have a hot spot on the outside of each foot, was curious if they could be heat molded.

How much did you pay for them?

[cemetery 14]

How much did you pay for them?

$40