Gloves made by goalie equipment companies

[CharlesC 0]

What are people's perceptions of player's gloves made by goalie equipment companies? Vaughn has made gloves in the past, Viper hockey is introducing gloves and I have seen Brians gloves. I always think of goalie equipment as being very complex and handcrafted, so I'd believe that they would have no problem making good gloves.

[Dr. Funk 6]

I've had several pairs of Vaughn gloves (albeit in the late 1990s) that were great. Top-notch construction, very protective, comfortable, mobile, and high-quality. I don't recall the precise model number, but they were very similar to those that Joe Mullen is wearing in this image.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.penguins-hockey-cards.com/players/joe_mullen_40.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.penguins-hockey-cards.com/en/my-cards/Mullen%2520Joe.html%3Fppns%3D30&usg=__kq1yyYGEc3fpqmRBS3TS_Kd_1O8=&h=1047&w=753&sz=581&hl=en&start=0&tbnid=Dg9N1MmQDiKFaM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djoe%2Bmullen%2Bpenguins%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D671%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=731&vpy=51&dur=343&hovh=191&hovw=137&tx=110&ty=103&ei=wvZiTIaHJ4K78ga-8t2WCQ&oei=wvZiTIaHJ4K78ga-8t2WCQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0

Granted, that was ages ago, but I was very happy with all aspects of the glove.

[Chadd 916]

What are people's perceptions of player's gloves made by goalie equipment companies? Vaughn has made gloves in the past, Viper hockey is introducing gloves and I have seen Brians gloves.

Vaughn owns Eagle, though I'm not particularly happy with what they've done with the product.

[CharlesC 0]

I am aware of the pre-Vaughn vs. post-Vaughn eagle argument. Has the quality of Vaughn's goal line also gone down hill in the last few years?

[Chadd 916]

I am aware of the pre-Vaughn vs. post-Vaughn eagle argument. Has the quality of Vaughn's goal line also gone down hill in the last few years?

Then you know it has nothing to do with quality and everything to do with design choices and the usual "hipness factor" thrown in? Vaughn is still the gold standard as far as most goalies are concerned.

[Harv 86]

I am aware of the pre-Vaughn vs. post-Vaughn eagle argument. Has the quality of Vaughn's goal line also gone down hill in the last few years?

For pro-model pads, not in the least.

[CharlesC 0]

Then you know it has nothing to do with quality and everything to do with design choices and the usual "hipness factor" thrown in? Vaughn is still the gold standard as far as most goalies are concerned.

I unfortunately have no first hand experience with post-Vaughn Eagle gloves so I cannot comment on any aspect of the product. I shouldn't have used the term "quality" so vaguely to phrase my question. I do realize that a company can build a product with the greatest attention to detail, and not have a product that fits in line with the customer's opinion of what the product should be.

Many customers don't enjoy having a great product changed (not necessarily negatively) by the manufacturer.

[TBLfan 25]

Man, I've been looking for those Brian's gloves for years. I don't think they were even a retail item.

[jazz4all 9]

looked so similar to my hespeler...same design too..

[CharlesC 0]

I never knew that Brians made gloves in the past. When I saw the picture I just assumed it was a new product.

[Justin Liedloff 13]

Those look almost exactly like the Hespeler Fat Cuff. My guess would be the same company ghosted for both.