2010 Easton Catalogue

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

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Sticks - S19 was a standalone release in Q4 2009, and now it has a family behind it. The S15, S13, S7 and S3 round out the Stealth family, all with elliptical tapers and Kevlar-wrapped shafts spare S3.

SyNergy line remains unchanged except tweaked SE2 and SE1.

The ST is a standalone SyNergy stick as it has a different profile and blade than the SEs. Also coming in an 115 flex for the big boys.

S19 is the new Z-Bubble and ST is still the Ultra Lite.

P10 Chara is a new curve, a lie 5 1/2" mid curve with a round toe.

Skates - SyNergy got the remodel job this year - what they have done is made a hybrid skate - moldable foam in the quarters, however, composite along the eyerows and around the uppers. The EQ5 is carbon, EQ4 has the same foam in the quarters, however glass on top. Running change on EQ3 - it will come with RB2 instead of the molded Bladz holder pictured.

Stealth line remains unchanged.

Helmets - The big story for Easton this year is the S19 Z-Shock - which is an one-piece helmet. Due to this process, there aren't any gaps in protection like what you would see in a standard adjustable helmet. And the weight is ridiculous. The helmet comes in 5 sizes and while some sizes may overlap, it is secured by an adjustment system (think mesh hat) that locks onto your occipital bone. The rest of the helmets carry over except for the S13, which falls between the S9 and S17. Rear adjustment like on S17 however, no dial.

Gloves - SyNergy line has been changed for 2010. The EQ5 features an adjustable length cuff, triple segmented fingers (pointer/middle/ring), seamless palm on index and pinky fingers, and a half PU leather/half nylon package. Stealth line includes the S19 gloves released in Q4 2009 and the other Stealth gloves are unchanged.

Protective - On the pant side, new offerings on the Stealth side. The S19 pant is designed to flex with the skater - with the belly pad and spine pad having full range of motion. The belt is a 2-way system that sits on the hips and criss-crosses in the middle to lock the pant down. Hip pads are segmented and made with lightweight materials. The S13 has a toned-down shell as well as losing the segmented pads. The shoulder pads have segmented padding as well as low-profile shoulder caps and segmented bicep protectors. The elbow pads have an x-strap system made of neoprene for comfort as well as molded forearm and bicep inserts. It is also vented along the bottom of the elbow pad. The S19 shin pads have a molded hard calf wrap and a flared thigh pad which is made not to interfere with the top of the pant.

[crookedwookie 0]

Awesome JR, thanks!

So it looks like the S19 *will* eventually be coming out in the Heatley curve? Excellent news.

Do you know how the Chara curve differs from the Heatley? On paper in the catalog they look exactly the same. Is it just round toe/square toe or is there more to it?

Edited December 18, 2009 by crookedwookie

[number21 3]

So the EQ5s are the Easton mystery gloves. They look better as prostocks, IMO, less busy. I do like the look of the EQ5 skate, though I know it's nothing new tech wise. If I were in the market for skates I would try that line on.

All the new products look okay nothing too mind blowing, except for the feather light helmet.

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

the EQ5 is new tech. It will be interesting to see how it is received. Easton seems to inch every year in the skate category. If only they would ditch the holder...

Heatley is square toe. Chara is round.

[th6252 25]

i never realized the s19 comes in a 75 flex...intriguing.

also, what's the news with the bio-dry socks? possible competition for edge socks, or just a cheesy copy?

[K9 Unit 1]

the EQ5 is new tech. It will be interesting to see how it is received. Easton seems to inch every year in the skate category. If only they would ditch the holder...

Heatley is square toe. Chara is round.

it looks like it has a longer blade too? i think but to me thats a waste of a curve now

Edited December 18, 2009 by K9 Unit

[cptjeff 0]

Few thoughts as I browse through:

Tapered wood blade should be nice, comes in their typical SE16 blade patterns. Always nice to have more options for wood blades.

S13 helmet seems aimed at the 5500 market.

Belt system on the S19 pant looks promising.

Graphics package on the shins is much better. The white kneecaps and colored fronts of recent shin lines were rather ugly, not that it matters. Love my ST16s anyway.

[HattrickSwayze 3]

Why does it seem like the kidney protection on the Easton pants is so low? Looks like it hardly covers above the hips. My Tackla's come up to the bottom of my rib cage. Maybe it's just the pictures.

The S19 shoulders look nice, looks like they're using low profile caps on it like the ST-series. JR, do you know what the target price for the EQ5 glove is? Those caught my eye. I was hoping there'd be a glove with a similar graphics package as the pro gloves like Cammalleri uses.

[lukejameslarson 5]

has anybody heard what the msrp/actual sale price of the EQ5 skates will be?

[flyboy34 0]

The S17 is still considered their flagship skate. I believe the EQ5 will be priced a touch under the S17.

[furlanitalia 1]

The EQ5 is carbon, EQ4 has the same foam in the quarters, however glass on top.

What do you mean by this?

Everything in the catalogue looks good. Really like the look of the EQ5 glove.

[cptjeff 0]

The EQ5 is carbon, EQ4 has the same foam in the quarters, however glass on top.

What do you mean by this?

Everything in the catalogue looks good. Really like the look of the EQ5 glove.

Glass fiber composite instead of carbon fiber. Same stuff that's on the SE10 and the 800c before that.

[Krev 86]

Yeah, like a few others the EQ5 glove really caught my eye.

It'll be interesting to see how their skates do this year. MSRP on the EQ5 is $549.99 SR/$299.99 JR - roughly.

Edited December 19, 2009 by Krev

[th6252 25]

nm

Edited December 19, 2009 by th6252

[Rustyhole 1]

question on Easton blade patterns: most everyone here... the Modano/Forsberg/Zetterberg curve is the same (P4) and most others apply, but on Eastons website (and the current catalogue), when looking at sticks/blades, the Zetterberg is shown as P12, Iginla is shown as P1 etc. just curious...

edit: for clarity

Edited December 19, 2009 by Rustyhole

[mwerth 5]

In the Zetterberg pic on the back cover, the Stanley Cup Finals sticker is on his helmet but the preseason lettering is on his back. Weird...

The EQ5 gloves do look really good, but I'm more interested in the E-Pros. Have any improvements been made (or at least attempted)?

Edited December 19, 2009 by mwerth

[layziebone_ 0]

I noticed there's no Fibre Plus blades... pretty sad about that.

[OldNSlow 3]

No Chara wood blades, unfortunately.

[Burning Bear 76]

Hmm... the S19 stick is offered in a 75 flex, but no love for us weaklings who use shaft/blade combinations? Always wanted to try out a Z-Bubble shaft as I prefer a lower kickpoint. I've heard some good things and some not-so-good things about the Z-Bubble design, but I'm curious enough to give one a shot. I could just get one of the SE16 shafts, but no one makes any tapered blades I like and finding them is like trying to find a clock in a casino.

Edited December 19, 2009 by Burning Bear

[rtwng20 0]

will def be checking out the EQ line especially the gloves. The S-19 protective looks interesting also.

[raganblink 82]

will def be checking out the EQ line especially the gloves. The S-19 protective looks interesting also.

you'll love the shin guard then, probably. wrap around lock on the back gives you alot more protection then before, and less slippage from what ive been told.

basically the new stealth protective line is a huge improvement over the previous models. easton finally is catching up in almost all areas, and still excels in sticks.

[DarkStar50 679]

In the Zetterberg pic on the back cover, the Stanley Cup Finals sticker is on his helmet but the preseason lettering is on his back. Weird...

The EQ5 gloves do look really good, but I'm more interested in the E-Pros. Have any improvements been made (or at least attempted)?

Uhm, no.

will def be checking out the EQ line especially the gloves. The S-19 protective looks interesting also.

you'll love the shin guard then, probably. wrap around lock on the back gives you alot more protection then before, and less slippage from what ive been told.

basically the new stealth protective line is a huge improvement over the previous models. easton finally is catching up in almost all areas, and still excels in sticks.

Easton OPS still have great feel but no sex appeal on the rack. I'm glad they gave the ST a new look but it really needed a new name. The S19/S17 is also a tough sell. If you had a problem with your S17 snapping, you're not as likely to buy that S19. Easton does make great OPS. I just think they need to market them in a better way. They need some new model names and some dynamite graphics that catch your eyes when stacked up against a wall of OPS in the shop. Bauer OPS are easily outselling Easton in my shop. Props to Chadd, marketing can work when it is done right.

[raganblink 82]

Okay, then it is just demographics, as easton ops (especially se16 and s19) are selling like crazy. We sold out of STs forever ago. If we sell 3 easton top-line ops sticks, we sold 2 bauertop-line ops sticks. Right now with the x60 coming out we're even with bauer/easton, but i think that is also because we've gone through 90% of our easton inventory and only got weird curves or unpopular flexes left in easton, and our bauer is mostly stocked

Anyways part of the reason i think easton sticks also sell so well is because they aren't flashy. RBK/CCM are becoming more and more flashy every year, warrior's look like graffiti, and the bauer is still pretty plain like easton but pops a little flare to make them stand out more.

As for mid-range sticks thought? Bauer is outselling easton big-time, too. Probably because the people at that price range care more about looks and asthetics rather than feel/performance.

[crookedwookie 0]

There are a couple of hinky Easton things this year with regards to their sticks.

First, I talked to my LHS and it sounds like Heatley and the new Chara curve won't be available until something like April, which blows. No love for the 5 lie.

Second, the Easton catalog lists the Zetterberg (Forsberg/Modano/etc) curve as a 5 lie, as it's always been. But I *saw* some of the new Synergy ST sticks at the store, and every single 2010 Zetterberg I saw claimed to be a 5.5 lie right on the stick.

So I don't know if they're offering Zetterberg (which I hate anyway) in multiple lies now, if they misprinted the sticks, or if the catalog is wrong, but I found it very fishy that the new model sticks seem to believe that the iconic 3/8" mid-heel curve is now a half a lie higher than it's always been.

Anyone else noticed this?

[the_game 452]

Nice, tapered wood blades, finally they brought them back.

Gonna have to stock up on some of those.