2017-2018 Gear Sightings

[nutters 218]

6 hours ago, tcraig said:

That's my bet as well - this pic from the Warrior twitter account a bit back points to that as well. 

https://imgur.com/sfkHg3T

white AK QX 5

http://www.icewarehouse.com/Warrior_Alpha_AK27_Grip_Hockey_Sticks_Sr/descpage-AAKG.html

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

7 hours ago, GoalForFun said:

Is it? Doesn't seem like it. Interesting.

Yes.  According to @mojo122 Ovechkin's on a 14' radius.

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

11 hours ago, Jason said:

Makes sense. When is the Covert line due for an update?

Next year.  I like what they've done with it.

[GoalForFun 176]

Love what Warrior is doing with throwback graphics. If only other companies would follow suit. It would be very, very tempting to buy a 1X in XXX Lite guise, a 1S in One95 or even One90 livery, and a Super Tacks in Vector V10 graphics.

[215BroadStBullies610 435]

Definitely want to try out the new Covert when it comes out. Like using the current one at SummerJam and the new should only get better.

[IW Team - Chase 184]

5 hours ago, nutters said:

white AK QX 5

http://www.icewarehouse.com/Warrior_Alpha_AK27_Grip_Hockey_Sticks_Sr/descpage-AAKG.html

His paint job is the retail AK27 SL, which is an Alpha QX Pro LE. 

[SirJW 207]

How custom are Ovechkin's skates?

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

19 hours ago, SirJW said:

How custom are Ovechkin's skates?

Most likely not much.  Options are pretty limited with that skate.

[start_today 770]

On 9/22/2017 at 8:27 AM, GoalForFun said:

Love what Warrior is doing with throwback graphics. If only other companies would follow suit. 

I guess,  but something from 2010 hardly seems like "throwback." I never got the impression people were particularly taken with the AK27 or its graphics when it was readily available. #fakenostalgia 

And, it's downright confusing when they dress a retail lowkick stick (Alpha) as a retail midkick stick (AK27). I know Warrior doesn't currently have a true midkick stick, but it's like they are going out of their way to present it as something it's not. 

[nutters 218]

5 minutes ago, start_today said:

I guess,  but something from 2010 hardly seems like "throwback." I never got the impression people were particularly taken with the AK27 or its graphics when it was readily available. #fakenostalgia 

And, it's downright confusing when they dress a retail lowkick stick (Alpha) as a retail midkick stick (AK27). I know Warrior doesn't currently have a true midkick stick, but it's like they are going out of their way to present it as something it's not. 

seems like they're going after the person who was 10-15 years old when those sticks came out but parents wouldn't buy it for them. now they have the money so can finally buy it themselves.

[Buzz_LightBeer 969]

3 hours ago, nutters said:

seems like they're going after the person who was 10-15 years old when those sticks came out but parents wouldn't buy it for them. now they have the money so can finally buy it themselves.

thatll be me

[nutters 218]

Just now, Buzz_LightBeer said:

thatll be me

me too. tempted to get that mac daddy

[JGraz15 53]

New old Ovie

[UCMnumber8 32]

5 hours ago, JGraz15 said:

New old Ovie

His pants are branded as CCM... 

 

But this photo makes me wonder if they're still Bauer One95s they've rebranded, or he just added the spine pads from the One95s. Most likely the second thought.

[GoalForFun 176]

I can't wait for one of those OVIE 8 Super Tacks 2.0s to make it to the secondary market. Am super interested in seeing what sort of build it is.

[Oli1804 3]

Concordia Stingers men's hockey team wearing the new CCM gloves.

 

[DRR 112]

22 hours ago, JGraz15 said:

New old Ovie

His gloves say "Sergei", is there a backstory to that?

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

Yes, his brother, who passed away.

[Tyler Roy 86]

31 minutes ago, DRR said:

His gloves say "Sergei", is there a backstory to that?

Alex's brother who died when Alex was young. 

[xstartxtodayx 343]

watched some of the Rangers pre season game last night and noticed Nash was in a pair of 1X gloves, he has been in CCM the past few seasons.  Also noticeably absent from the gloves were shot blockers, they've been pretty much mandatory on the Rangers since Tortorella was the coach, they started on everyone but in the past few seasons there have been a few without but it seemed like anyone who played PK had to have them.

[Jagrmullet 8]

On 9/22/2017 at 8:01 AM, JR Boucicaut said:

Yes.  According to @mojo122 Ovechkin's on a 14' radius.

Ovi is using a 9.5-10.5 1/2

Heinz_Myles.pdf

[Buzz_LightBeer 969]

That's a fairly old article judging by the Vector Pro skates

[chippa13 1844]

Judging by his stride, Ovechkin is definitely using something very flat.

[hollowicked 39]

At what point do guys like Voracek run out of skates that are not made anymore?

[Jamarquan 201]

3 hours ago, hollowicked said:

At what point do guys like Voracek run out of skates that are not made anymore?

Komarov is still in Graf G35s. I think it’s like sticks - buy them until they’re all gone, then move onto something else. Rick Nash was in WinnWell gloves *forever*.