2014-2015 Gear Sightings

[Chadd 916]

You all know how this game is played by now.

[flip12 714]

I just missed the cut off on last year's thread so I moved that last post over here.

Some cool things from LA Kings' skates up on eBay:

I had been wondering what the specs on Gaborik's steel might be: mega-glide, 1 1/2" 15-30. Is 15-30 a CAG profile?

Also, while the Tacks in MacKinnon's Instagram show a retail style Attack Frame, Dustin Brown's do not.

A nice up close look at Toffoli's pro-special, X90-style Nexus. I love the look of these more than anything Bauer's put out since the one90 and 95.

[A2rhino 62]

A nice up close look at Toffoli's pro-special, X90-style Nexus. I love the look of these more than anything Bauer's put out since the one90 and 95.

I agree, these look great. Once again proving less is more. IMHO....

I remeber seeing Valtteri Filppulas all black and a touch of silver TotalOne NXG skates thinking the same thing.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k254/a2rhino/valsskates_zpseea89a3b.png

[Quintin 16]

Interesting after-market runner on the LS Edge. Perhaps a pro-only option?

[flip12 714]

I agree, these look great. Once again proving less is more. IMHO....

I remeber seeing Valtteri Filppulas all black and a touch of silver TotalOne NXG skates thinking the same thing.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k254/a2rhino/valsskates_zpseea89a3b.png

Those look pretty nice, but what I loved about the 90/95 shells is they imputed (in the Steve Jobsian sense) the idea of the skate in its sublimated graphics--a topographical mesh to custom wrap one's particular foot. After that they just started putting n'importe quoi on there, and there's already way too much of that in hockey equipment design for my taste. Then again, it's precisely that which can and does sway sales these days, so it makes sense going for it.

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

Interesting after-market runner on the LS Edge. Perhaps a pro-only option?

That's LS2

[SirJW 207]

All of the LA Kings are on Tuuk LS Edge, even if they are in other makes accept Regehr (Cobra). I know this because I sit down low behind the Kings defend twice goal. As most can imagine I look for these things.

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

The runner is still LS2.

Edge steel comes in LS2/LS3/LS Fusion.

[decoy 164]

Sam Bennett signs contract with Easton Hockey. Link. Aaron Ekblad joins Bauer Hockey. Link.

[SirJW 207]

New Ducks Jersey's

http://www.icethetics.co/blog/2014/6/27/anaheim-ducks-unveil-new-home-and-road-jerseys

[dsjunior1388 81]

Tyler Bertuzzi in some 11ks, CCM branded. Nothing new having CCM on the cuff of a Reebok glove, but the CCM is on the thumb now too, which seems to show that some of the Reebok products are being rolled over to CCM.

[AIREAYE 248]

Doug, are the Red Wings the only ones to do this?

[A2rhino 62]

No I saw a pair of LA Kings gloves like this as well.

[leftwinger37 43]

Doug, are the Red Wings the only ones to do this?

No I saw a pair of LA Kings gloves like this as well.

Hawks, too. Saad was wearing CCM branded Reebok 9000s this season.

[dsjunior1388 81]

Not often you get the opportunity to post a gear sighting from 1999. http://www.icethetics.co/blog/2014/7/3/the-blue-jackets-jersey-that-never-was

Hilariously bad concept jersey that was considered for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

[Amiroo39 121]

Not often you get the opportunity to post a gear sighting from 1999. http://www.icethetics.co/blog/2014/7/3/the-blue-jackets-jersey-that-never-was

Hilariously bad concept jersey that was considered for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Don't remember tie up jerseys being a thing back then.

[althoma1 574]

Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. I like it. It's much better than some jerseys that have actually been released (the Buffalo thirds come to mind as well as the old 80s Canucks jerseys).

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

Don't remember tie up jerseys being a thing back then.

NYR and TOR had them at the time.

[Stewie 721]

I want to say my memory is that they started using them right around then too, I thought it was pretty cool

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

Bingo.

It looked "right" on NYR and TOR. Now everyone does it for the sake of having them and they are played out.

You did have the square neck on the World ASG jerseys (I'd like to say 2002 in FL)

[chippa13 1844]

I think the laces should be reserved for those teams that have actual history, say maybe limited to the original 12.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

The Leafs made sense, since those jerseys were 1958 throwbacks, which had laces. I can't speak for the NYR as I don't know their uniform history.

I agree with Chippa though on current usage.

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

Rangers went back to the uniforms that they wore in 1951 in 1998 (solid white bottom with slightly off-set red stripe). They updated the whites to that same time period (less spacing in the stripes) the following year, and carry that look to this day.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

Rangers went back to the uniforms that they wore in 1951 in 1998 (solid white bottom with slightly off-set red stripe). They updated the whites to that same time period (less spacing in the stripes) the following year, and carry that look to this day.

I'd like to see the Rangers go to their 3rd jerseys (Winter Classic?), they are bloody gorgeous. Much nicer colors.

[Harv 86]

Nike Swift used some ''square'' necks..