Player to Goalie Skate Conversion

[tamtamg 12]

To say I have duck feet would be a bit of a understatement. I bought a cheap pair of EE one75 goalie skates off ebay, they were no where close to being wide enough. There isn't a retail skate that is wide enough for me. I've been playing goalie in my old custom X60 player skates since my APX skates came in. I took a slapper off the toe in them and ouch! I was wondering if anyone has had experience putting a set of goalie cowlings on a player skate. If so, how did it go? If no one has experience with it, would anyone recommend it? Any feedback would be great!

[sharks25 9]

I've never done it, but I have seen it done. The one I saw also had the tendons guard removed, which gives the skate more of a goalies skate fit.

[Axxion89 32]

Yes, you would need to remove the tendon guard so it does not interfere with the pad strapping. Also, I would try my best to find a cowling that matches the rivets on your current skates so that few holes need to be drilled so that your skates strength remains in tact. Also, my other piece of advice would be to not lace the top eyelet or two so you can get more of that goalie skate mobility!

[greyraven8 9]

If you haven't tried on an 'E' width CCM goalie skate, I would see if they are wide enough. I've found the 'E' width CCM are wider than Bauer 'EE' (at least in the Tacks and Vector that I have).

[fatwabbit 93]

There have been a few conversions before using player skates, and adding some cowlings to them.

Did you try going with some Flexlites?

[tamtamg 12]

Custom X60 Goalie Conversion

I have freaky wide feet (these are 6.5 EEEE/B), and I didn't want to get custom goalie skates. My custom APX came in and I retired my X60s, so I figured I'd get goalie cowlings on them and use them as goalie skates. Everything worked ok, the boot was a tight squeeze width wise for the cowling.

[sharks25 9]

You never cut the tendon guards? How do they feel with the guards on?

[steelnation248 102]

Custom X60 Goalie Conversion

I have freaky wide feet (these are 6.5 EEEE/B), and I didn't want to get custom goalie skates. My custom APX came in and I retired my X60s, so I figured I'd get goalie cowlings on them and use them as goalie skates. Everything worked ok, the boot was a tight squeeze width wise for the boot.

Those look great man. Are you going to remove the tendon guard like others suggested? Just curious really.

[tamtamg 12]

Haven't skated in them yet. Going to see how they feel with them before I chop away.

[tamtamg 12]

I've skated in them a few times, the tendon guard is annoying. Any recommendations on how to remove them with out butchering the skates?

[sharks25 9]

Take then to a shoe repair person or cobbler. Or send them to peaches.

[goaliemanshark 6]

Is the RBK cowling the widest on the market?

[Law Goalie 147]

It depends what you mean.

In terms of how wide a boot you can bolt onto an RBK/CCM Customlite cowling, I'm not sure, but I can tell you that my 8D Flexlites (a pretty damn wide skate) fit with enough room to spare that they probably could have accommodated the insanely wide EE Flexlites. That would suggest it can accomodate just about anything.

If you're asking whether it has a 'high' profile in terms of how it interacts with the ice, where, say, the Bauer Vertexx (One100/80) cowling would be 'low profile,' I'd say it's probably second only to the Vertexx. It's a pretty streamlined design, and it rolls off the blade quite smoothly. That said, I have shaved down the insteps on my CCMs, Vertexx-style, and I did significantly increased the maximum angle of attack to the ice.