FURY is not going away

[grider18 0]

Heard through the grapevine that Keith and Scott along with a few others are buying it back from CROCS. Good news as I have been impressed with their stuff.

[lampliter87 8]

Confirmation JR?

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

And while I've heard the same thing, the fact remains is that they are done right now. I wish them the best.

[grider18 0]

Heard it right from Scott today. Doesn't sound like the system CROCS set up to distribute the gear worked or is working well so this can only be a good thing for FURY if they can get the business they need to make this work.

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Answer me this then - spent all that time marketing Croslite - what happens now? Do they pay Crocs to license the name/material? Might be more money than where Fury stands in the marketplace right now.

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

They dumped a bunch of $$ into promo and research on their new payback line. Might as well give it a shot.

[Rustpot 1]

Crocs are available in all of the sports chains (Dunham's, Dick's, SA, probably more), I always wondered why the small amount of hockey gear didn't include some Fury to help brand exposure.

[hockey1933 0]

I can't really find anything about this on the internet, but I think the Fury site is down. Can anyone confirm or add to this info?

www.furysport.com does not work!

[lampliter87 8]

No it does not work as JR has previously pointed out.

[hockey1933 0]

Are there any articles regarding this online?

I have been unable to find anything other than the Modsquad Post.

[lampliter87 8]

Seeing that it's not exactly a huge brand I wouldn't expect too much press. I mean, Nike selling Bauer wasn't exactly a CNBC headline and they are one of the top manufacturers.

[automorph 0]

i picked up so much closeout fury stuff lately i feel like a vulture....best of luck to them

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Seeing that it's not exactly a huge brand I wouldn't expect too much press. I mean, Nike selling Bauer wasn't exactly a CNBC headline and they are one of the top manufacturers.

It was a headline on CNN.

[lampliter87 8]

I missed that then.

[epstud74 24]

I noticed that Fury had some upper end shin guards for sale and a few sticks, but other than that..I havent seen a whole lot of Fury hockey gear. I did pick up a couple Fury bags at HockeyGiant for $19.99..Pretty good deal I think.. Got a black one for hockey and a bright orange one for hunting trips...$20 is a steal for such a quality bag.

[Chadd 916]

Heard it right from Scott today. Doesn't sound like the system CROCS set up to distribute the gear worked or is working well so this can only be a good thing for FURY if they can get the business they need to make this work.

The problem is simply that people don't buy it. We had a lot of their stuff when we opened and it was almost impossible to move it. I like a lot of their gear, but it just doesn't sell no matter how hard you try.

[VakarLajos 5]

Heard it right from Scott today. Doesn't sound like the system CROCS set up to distribute the gear worked or is working well so this can only be a good thing for FURY if they can get the business they need to make this work.

The problem is simply that people don't buy it. We had a lot of their stuff when we opened and it was almost impossible to move it. I like a lot of their gear, but it just doesn't sell no matter how hard you try.

I've had a similar experience. A lot of people don't view Crocs in the highest regard to begin with so once they find out that it's the same material as Crocs they get turned off. Plus, with the shin-pads you need to wear under-armor because the Cros-Lite rips the hair off your legs so it almost defeats the purpose of having it be anti-microbial.

Their sticks had a boxy feel to them as well. Not great sellers at all.

[Chadd 916]

Heard it right from Scott today. Doesn't sound like the system CROCS set up to distribute the gear worked or is working well so this can only be a good thing for FURY if they can get the business they need to make this work.

The problem is simply that people don't buy it. We had a lot of their stuff when we opened and it was almost impossible to move it. I like a lot of their gear, but it just doesn't sell no matter how hard you try.

I've had a similar experience. A lot of people don't view Crocs in the highest regard to begin with so once they find out that it's the same material as Crocs they get turned off. Plus, with the shin-pads you need to wear under-armor because the Cros-Lite rips the hair off your legs so it almost defeats the purpose of having it be anti-microbial.

Their sticks had a boxy feel to them as well. Not great sellers at all.

I actually like the croslite idea for shins and elbows and I'd love to find a deal on a pair of each. I think the gloves feel strange at best. The pants and original gloves were pretty good and the feel of the original blades was nice as well. Most people just aren't willing to give a new name much of a chance.

[Jason Harris 31]

Most people just aren't willing to give a new name much of a chance.

Hence, the name and picture change.....

[Patrick67 1]

On the topic of Fury...

Can see hockeygiant sells the new Payback for only a 100bucks. But I've never heard of any of the listed curves, and searching through fury threads and the katalog none of the hockeygiant curves are listed anywhere...

http://www.hockeygiant.com/frypaybkstksr.html

Does anybody know which curves are what?

[mxihockey 0]

I think those are names of Minnesota high schools.

[santiclaws 0]

I just picked up a pair of their 2007 model pants. Very nice.

[budro727 0]

I think those are names of Minnesota high schools.

Yea. All names of Minneapolis/St. Paul suburb schools.