2016-2017 Gear Sightings

[syinx 139]

Jagr now using a True.

[chippa13 1844]

Surprising that he wasn't already given his time rocking Combat gear.

[six501 8]

That is awesome for True that Jagr is using one. I wonder what made him switch. He always seems set in his ways. 

[marka 526]

Howdy,

So in that pic Jagr has CCM helmet/pants, Warrior gloves, and a True stick.  I'm not cool enough to know what kinda skates...

Are these guys not all locked into contracts with companies?  I'd have thought most / all of the pros would be contracted to wear only CCM or Bauer or Warrior, or whatever else in exchange for $$$.

Mark

[six501 8]

3 minutes ago, marka said:

Howdy,

So in that pic Jagr has CCM helmet/pants, Warrior gloves, and a True stick.  I'm not cool enough to know what kinda skates...

Are these guys not all locked into contracts with companies?  I'd have thought most / all of the pros would be contracted to wear only CCM or Bauer or Warrior, or whatever else in exchange for $$$.

Mark

I think Jagr probably just does what he wants these years. 

[Jamarquan 201]

14 minutes ago, marka said:

Howdy,

So in that pic Jagr has CCM helmet/pants, Warrior gloves, and a True stick.  I'm not cool enough to know what kinda skates...

Are these guys not all locked into contracts with companies?  I'd have thought most / all of the pros would be contracted to wear only CCM or Bauer or Warrior, or whatever else in exchange for $$$.

Mark

Supreme TotalOne MX3's, I think.

[syinx 139]

19 minutes ago, marka said:

Howdy,

So in that pic Jagr has CCM helmet/pants, Warrior gloves, and a True stick.  I'm not cool enough to know what kinda skates...

Are these guys not all locked into contracts with companies?  I'd have thought most / all of the pros would be contracted to wear only CCM or Bauer or Warrior, or whatever else in exchange for $$$.

Mark

Not quite.  As with anything Pros can simply choose not to take an endorsement deal, or not be offered one.  Older players tend not to care much except to keep on using what they've always worn (for example, Sedins wear Bauer Vapor gloves, CCM/RBK 11K-shell helmet, Supreme skates year after year).

[chippa13 1844]

55 minutes ago, marka said:

Howdy,

So in that pic Jagr has CCM helmet/pants, Warrior gloves, and a True stick.  I'm not cool enough to know what kinda skates...

Are these guys not all locked into contracts with companies?  I'd have thought most / all of the pros would be contracted to wear only CCM or Bauer or Warrior, or whatever else in exchange for $$$.

Mark

The endorsement deals for the majority of players aren't enough to influence usage.

[BucksAway 16]

True is growing quickly in the NHL that's for sure

See more and more people with a True stick every week. A6.0 is the best balanced stick i have picked up in a long time. I imagine the new XC9 is even better, puck feel isn't the best for my personally but still much better then most sticks i have used in recent times

[hellaavangard 33]

Jags used the Supreme One90/One95 sticks heavily during their run, I feel like I've seen people describe the feel of the XCore as comparable to the One95?

 

[UCMnumber8 32]

Ovechkin is apparently gonna wear these tomorrow night during warm-ups for Russian Heritage Night, and they'll be auctioned off. All I can say is Красивые коньки!)))))

[crow93 12]

48 minutes ago, UCMnumber8 said:

Ovechkin is apparently gonna wear these tomorrow night during warm-ups for Russian Heritage Night, and they'll be auctioned off. All I can say is Красивые коньки!)))))

Wow, there's a lot going on there. Hope someone gets a shot of him in them.

[DarkStar50 679]

LS 3 ???

[UCMnumber8 32]

5 hours ago, DarkStar50 said:

LS 3 ???

Surprisingly. Ovi's well known to be incredibly finicky about his equipment. He finds what he likes, and sticks with it. But then again, I was thinking that it's pretty popular in the NHL, it seems like most Bauer pro stocks are with LS3 steel.

[nisselrm 21]

1 hour ago, UCMnumber8 said:

Surprisingly. Ovi's well known to be incredibly finicky about his equipment. He finds what he likes, and sticks with it. But then again, I was thinking that it's pretty popular in the NHL, it seems like most Bauer pro stocks are with LS3 steel.

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he uses black step steel

[UCMnumber8 32]

6 minutes ago, nisselrm said:

he uses black step steel

Well I'll be a s.o.b...  Always wondered about that, I've noticed his steel always did look darker than Bauer Lightspeed.. Guess the LS3 was just for the profile shots of the skates

[A2rhino 62]

What is across Jagrs laces and around his heel? Some sort of Heel lock?

[Shogun 19]

Does anyone know when the new Bauer 1X skates come out?

[Monty22 832]

2 hours ago, A2rhino said:

What is across Jagrs laces and around his heel? Some sort of Heel lock?

I think it's just tape to hold his laces down.

[t1tan 19]

1 hour ago, Shogun said:

Does anyone know when the new Bauer 1X skates come out?

The same time new Bauer stuff comes out every year.

[JR Boucicaut 3795]

12 hours ago, Shogun said:

Does anyone know when the new Bauer 1X skates come out?

End of July. 

[Holmes_D_83 27]

On 2017-3-14 at 7:12 AM, gosinger said:

It looks way shorter than the 8k extended forearm though, sort of "in between".

Europeans were treated to the "20k long" at retail :)

Can confirm, I've a pair of 20k long, pro stock with the extra plastic shell

[Shogun 19]

1 hour ago, JR Boucicaut said:

End of July. 

Thank you! 

[SaveByRask 17]

couldn't find a great picture but rask made a switch to vh

[hollowicked 39]