Gear Sightings 2011-2012 Gear Sightings

[rookie magic 0]

Not a gear sighting, but Easton just posted on their Twitter feed that 23.3% of all the sticks being used in the NHL are RS's...Wonder if that number is entirely accurate, but even if it's close, it's pretty damn impressive. When you consider the other 80% has to be comprised of S19s, EQ50s, SE16s, TotalOnes, APXs, X:60s, Widows, Dolomites, AK27's, U+ CLs, 11Ks, Ai9s and Nexons..

I have a friend who is at the John Molson Business Conference and she said that 67% players uses Bauer skates, 62% used their sticks and 60% used their gloves. I know its not a totally reliable source but looking around the league it does seem like a reasonable number. So if you combine that with the Easton RS numbers then 85.3% of the players in the NHL are using RS's or Bauer sticks and leaves 14.7% of the players using the rest.

Assuming all the players in the NHL are 23 players times 30 teams then there are 690 players. Then only about 100 players are not using an RS or a Bauer stick. So its pretty evident that Easton and Bauer dominate the market in the NHL and it probably reflects their numbers in the general public.

[Leafsrule16 5]

Apparently Mark Letestu is still wearing Nike elbows...

I still rock mine too, if you had a pair you'd understand. Could never find a pair of elbow pads i liked near as much and I've tried jofas ..

[raganblink 82]

I have a friend who is at the John Molson Business Conference and she said that 67% players uses Bauer skates, 62% used their sticks and 60% used their gloves. I know its not a totally reliable source but looking around the league it does seem like a reasonable number. So if you combine that with the Easton RS numbers then 85.3% of the players in the NHL are using RS's or Bauer sticks and leaves 14.7% of the players using the rest.

Assuming all the players in the NHL are 23 players times 30 teams then there are 690 players. Then only about 100 players are not using an RS or a Bauer stick. So its pretty evident that Easton and Bauer dominate the market in the NHL and it probably reflects their numbers in the general public.

To add to that; 74% of goalies wear their masks.

[DarkStar50 679]

^ + 1. The most comfortable and best fitting EP I have ever worn. V-14s are the best. I wish I had bought two pair.

[squat 5]

http://video.bruins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=1222&id=124996 COPY AND PASTE DONT CLICK. Go to Channel Selector and The Pure Hockey Gear selector

Brad marchand talking about his "g3 curve" and a close up of his sticks. Just for yourself if you think they are TO's or not.

redo

[HockeySavants 5]

Those are definitely One95s, the small checker weaving is evidence. Although they are probably trying to finish up all the One95 shafts until they are all using T1s.

Some of the newer broken OPS Total Ones showing up on eBay are now true T1s.

[HockeySavants 5]

Here's a shot of Chara's Warrior...using a Blade/Shaft combo apparently

P.S Did anyone else tear up when the parents' son came out as a surprise? That sure caught me off guard.

[Powerfibers 8]

Yeah, that was awesome. Actually the whole game was good for a while til the Bruins blew "us" out.

[squat 5]

What i found interesting is how it was kinda scripted. I use a TO with a ..... g3 curve. Im guessing that players not under a big contract from a company try to stay on the company line in case that door opens for a good day.

[jbss71 1]

Here's a shot of Chara's Warrior...using a Blade/Shaft combo apparently

P.S Did anyone else tear up when the parents' son came out as a surprise? That sure caught me off guard.

i say him on the bench with a Warrior stick, which i thought was odd enough, now its a shaft job too!

as soon as both parents walked out i kinda knew their son was coiming out too. :o

[trevor13478 1]

Pretty sure Chara has always used a 2 piece setup, at least for his time in Boston: AK, S15, now this warrior setup

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

Yep, he's always been in a 2-pc. No news there.

[golee334 1]

Found these on the Bay, just curious if this is a possible prototype for the new easton 85S's,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Easton-hockey-skates-STEALTH-UNRELEASED-senior-size-10-used-/170728205044?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c031aaf4

[Ralphiv#13 0]

Found these on the Bay, just curious if this is a possible prototype for the new easton 85S's,

http://www.ebay.com/...=item27c031aaf4

Those look like just s17's without any graphics etc IMO, not sure if they are or arent.

[AIREAYE 248]

But those look soooo much like the S17s If that's the case, then it's false advertising right there

[Chadd 916]

They may still have banana peels and coffee grounds on them.

[theWB 2]

Those look like just s17's without any graphics etc IMO, not sure if they are or arent.

Agreed, except that the toe cap looks way too high/tall to be an S17. Could just be the picture though.

[TeamHonda401 54]

And it has the old easton logo (same tongue as the S17)...weird coincidence

[trevor13478 1]

Easton RS glove, from PureHockey's facebook page

[5 Minute Major 1]

Not bad looking, IMO.

[trevor13478 1]

I'm not a fan of that angled cuff roll/logo thing they're doing, but other than that, better looking glove than anything stealth-line they've put out before

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

It's a very nice-fitting glove.

[aari 0]

They don't look too bad at all, got me thinking about new gloves now.

[halfmoonyote 0]

To the RS glove above...Patrick Hornqvist has been wearing them...

[number21 3]

pro-stock versions looks better. i am looking forward to checking the fit come spring.