Gear Sightings 2011-2012 Gear Sightings

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

The Dynasty was on the ice. I used it, so did Drew.

[Xodius 3]

Looks like the guy in the Easton gloves wanted it more. :P

[goaliemanshark 6]

Wow, from my own picture. My bad! Thanks JR. Any comment on the stick will come after the announcement i assume?

[Petey21 1]

Stick looks nice but what I really like in that pic is the Cooper gloves, those are awesome. I miss that brand.

[burrn 0]

You know what, I do feel that 300 bucks for a stick is a really steep price, but do you guys know how complicated it is to actually make (and mass produce at a profitable cost) a decent stick with composite materials, let alone one that "performs?"

The fact that Bauer, Easton, etc have done it at this level is really impressive.

If you could actually have had a glimpse at how these things are being made (and I would love to too), I think a lot of people here would appreciate the price they sell at right now.

(I assume Junkyard, and some others here do have a grip on the manufacturing process, no?)

It's a really big problem with composite materials; they do perform really well idealistically, however at the same time it's hard to justify the cost it consumes.

Just look at all the problems they're having (had) with the 787, F35, etc...

Not to say hockey sticks can compare to rocket science, but still, you get the point.

[Stryker 37]

I think the R&D part of the process and the design process could incur large charges, but once the design has been shipped out, there's nothing else for them to do. It's not like a car where there's preventative maintenance we as consumers have to buy, and parts and tires, etc. In essence, we're paying for the marketing and design costs of sticks, and not so much the actual physical entity that we use. There's no way that 450g of carbon weave and foam can be worth 300$. Is that right? Well, yeah to a point, companies have to make money and make up for their expenses. However, at what point is it ridiculous? I think buying last year's technology and materials for 250+ dollars is silly, they should have already made a profit off of those sticks, and the price drop should be much more from yers to years. Thats just my thoughts.

[dsjunior1388 81]

I'm curious to see how Kovalev's departure to Russia will impact the AK27 line. This is a little bit different than a curve name.

[samson35 0]

Looks like Heatley's breaking in his Minne stuff.

Some more pics including Price with new pads/gloves.

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=107940

[VakarLajos 5]

Heatley in APX skates?

[goaliemanshark 6]

Not even the APX can make Heatley a better skater....

[Quintin 16]

I wonder how long it took for him to realise his jersey's inside out...

[Petey21 1]

Not really a surprise by any means, but Victor Hedman was using an A.i 9 at practice with MoDo a couple hours ago.

[Hooah4 12]

Not even the APX can make Heatley a better skater....

Is Bauer doing custom colorways on the stripe on the APX?..looks gold on that pic. Similar to CCM w/CL.

[IniNew 53]

Is Bauer doing custom colorways on the stripe on the APX?..looks gold on that pic. Similar to CCM w/CL.

It's the normal color way from what I can see.

[Staal111218 8]

Is Bauer doing custom colorways on the stripe on the APX?..looks gold on that pic. Similar to CCM w/CL.

No

[watchgreat 4]

That would be a cool feature on customs.

[michael.yue 2]

I wonder how long it took for him to realise his jersey's inside out...

They were all wearing their jerseys inside out. There must be a reason for it.

[flyers10 57]

They were all wearing their jerseys inside out. There must be a reason for it.

Could be something to do with not allowed to be having organized team practices,etc yet. Players union rules maybe.

[cemetery 14]

Inside out jersey thing explained pretty well here. I've seen NHL'er's doing it here in LA at the Kings facility. Last summer all Frolov had was his Russian team gear and that's what he was out there in.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Bourne-Blog-Summer-hockey-etiquette-for-playing?urn=nhl-wp8816#remaining-content

[Shayno 1]

Good read cemetary.....Always heard it was "not to be showoffs" but was not sure?..TY for sharing!

[Harv 86]

Warrior helmet?...

[TeamBlue96 3]

Warrior helmet?...

Lighting makes it hard to tell....actually looks like a Mission intake helmet?

[AIREAYE 248]

Lighting makes it hard to tell....actually looks like a Mission intake helmet?

Vents are more pronounced in the Intakes, that looks like an S19

[tamtamg 12]

A better look

[chippa13 1844]

Easton helmet.