1986 Hockey Ads

[DarkStar50 679]

These ads are in the 1986 World Junior Hockey Championship program.

Still trying to sell Micron Medallics!!

CCM Tacks as they begin to sail into the sunset. That holder didn't help, either. I am shedding a tear.

5030s ruled the world!

Koho had their faithful following. A damn good stick, too!

The ultimate classic Bauer skate image of all time. Bauer should update this image.

Before there was Synergy, there was the Titan Turbo. Slightly ahead of its' time!

[furlanitalia 1]

Wow, Bauer should definitely update that image. That would be so cool.

[IceBuckeye88 0]

Although I don't skate in them anymore, I still have my old Bauer Custom Supreme 100's from 1983. Great skate with the 'flo lite gel' that molds around the ankle's!

[NorrisContender 4]

My Dad still rocks the Supreme 100's. I had to put some custom + holders on when I worked in a shop circa 1996. Thanks for sharing these pics.

[james12lucy 0]

Look at the flex in Bossy's stick. Goalies must have been terrified of his power!

[SirJW 207]

Thanks for sharing!

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

What was the deal with the Titan Turbo? This is Wayyyyyy before my time

[DarkStar50 679]

Here is your assignment for class tomorrow: read the specs of the Turbo and determine what are the similarities to current OPS. Consider that in 1986, wood and fibreglass layup(Titan 2020,3020, Koho 2210, Canadien 7001, 6001 and Sher-Wood 7000) was the primary construction setups of the 1986 hockey stick.

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

Here is your assignment for class tomorrow: read the specs of the Turbo and determine what are the similarities to current OPS. Consider that in 1986, wood and fibreglass layup(Titan 2020,3020, Koho 2210, Canadien 7001, 6001 and Sher-Wood 7000) was the primary construction setups of the 1986 hockey stick.

foam and birch core with carbon fibers for stiffness and a regular fiberglass wrap on the outside.

I guess I'm a little slow in seeing why this stick was ahead of it's time.

[lampliter87 8]

Carbon and foam are pretty much what make up modern day OPS's.

[bostonjuniorblackhawks 1]

Carbon and foam are pretty much what make up modern day OPS's.

Now I get it...............

Anyone ever use one?

[Ltrain 0]

Didn't they have a Gold and Silver model of the Turbo? I never knew what the differences were. Was it flex or was it a completely different type of design?

-L

[goaliekilr 0]

We have a framed poster of that Bauer ad that was given to us by our rep back then, the 451 is the CCM skate that put them into their second bankrupcy I believe, and forever killed CCM as the #1 skate when they dumped all the inventory to Canadian Tire at 10 cents on the dollar.

[mack 44]

In 1986 there was only one Turbo that mattered:

[Ltrain 0]

Haha! Breakin' Time to bust out the cardboard boxes!

[ponty 0]

I cant believe that people forget the God awful XL 1 and 4 by Koho.

Oval and slippery as hell and a 'true' OPS that was hollow.

I bought a pro return Titan Turbo a while back because I loved those and will post pics later. I also have the classic Titan 3020 that is new that I can post pics of a well.

Sticks had so much more character back then.

Sticks by freakin Reebok and Nike??? Koho, Titan and Canadien gone? WTF!

[Viking 1]

Good thing the use of abbreviations on equipment wasn't as common when they came up with "Turbo Innovative Technology." That sounds like a Warrior ad campaign if I've ever heard it.

[Kevin 5]

I skated in both the Ultra Tacks and Bauer 100s. In my opinion the Bauers were so much better.

[TheEdge27 2]

In 1986 there was only one Turbo that mattered:

Was there ever any gear called Ozone?

[mack 44]

Some shooter's synthetic ice. It was just cardboard and salt, tho.