Cooper 4500 Helmet making a return

[ggmunsen 14]

Looking on the Bauer website today and came across a new release:

https://www.bauer.com/en-CA/cooper-gear/cooper-4500-helmet-senior-619898.html#q=4500&sz=60&start=1

Trying to cash in on nostalgia? 

Edited August 20, 2020 by ggmunsen

[the_game 452]

give me a pair of 4 rolls with the Cooper logo/font

[OldCY 94]

Unbelievable.  I have one in my attic with the screw in plastic ear loops. 

[ggmunsen 14]

What was the model name?

I had the 3000 when it changed over to the Bauer branding. 

[ggmunsen 14]

10 minutes ago, the_game said:

give me a pair of 4 rolls with the Cooper logo/font

No Gloves yet, but they have the shoulder pads making a return on the website. 

[SirJW 207]

5 minutes ago, ggmunsen said:

No Gloves yet, but they have the shoulder pads making a return on the website. 

 

Was just gonna leave this link. 

https://www.bauer.com/en-US/cooper-gear/cooper-pro-vintage-shoulder-pad-senior-600573.html?cgid=Cooper#start=1

 

[ggmunsen 14]

4 minutes ago, SirJW said:

 

Was just gonna leave this link. 

https://www.bauer.com/en-US/cooper-gear/cooper-pro-vintage-shoulder-pad-senior-600573.html?cgid=Cooper#start=1

 

then i saw they have a limited release twig too! 

[215BroadStBullies610 435]

That was my go to helmet during my youth travel days haha! I mean I had the Bauer version but more or less the same.

[BenBreeg 493]

SK2000 and SK600 were the Coopers I remember.  Would love some gloves though.

[yrhmblnr8r 69]

18 minutes ago, BenBreeg said:

SK2000 and SK600 were the Coopers I remember.  Would love some gloves though.

My brother wore an SK2000. I had an XL7, which will never make a comeback. 

[BenBreeg 493]

14 minutes ago, yrhmblnr8r said:

My brother wore an SK2000. I had an XL7, which will never make a comeback. 

No, it won't!  LOL, if someone wore one of those they were typecast as "the kid with the weird helmet".

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

There wasn't a Cooper 4000 or a 4500. The Cooper 3000 became the Bauer 3000, then the 4000 and 4500 followed.

[Westside 232]

Damn I just bought a backup 4500 helmet last week! Would have loved to have rocked a throwback cooper 

[Miller55 333]

I loved this helmet as a kid (the Bauer 4500), but it seems that after puberty it never really fit my head properly anymore. Had the round Yofa

Edited August 20, 2020 by Miller55

[JunkyardAthletic 505]

I'm not saying this is why they are doing it, however, follow me here...

In July 2016, there was an opposition filed to the USPTO (https://trademarks.justia.com/859/34/cooper-85934700.html).  I'm guessing that someone challenged Bauer's ownership of the trademark for not having it used in commerce and their attorneys went into motion. 

A year later, the opposition was mysteriously dropped, and Bauer has since asked the USPTO for extensions, to the tune of a 5th extension filed and granted in March of this year. 

So, my guess is USPTO told Bauer to either shit or get off the pot, and this offering is them getting off the pot.

BTW, this is why the NHL, for many years, has kept their top past team logos as offerings (i.e. NY Americans, Hartford Whalers, Minnesota North Stars, Quebec Nordiques) on nhl.com.

Anyhow, carry on.

Edited August 21, 2020 by JunkyardAthletic

[VegasHockey 1280]

Very excited for those shoulders. I ordered a pair today!

[caveman27 208]

If hockey companies want to market to people in their 40s and 50s with vintage looking gear, now would be a good time. 

Getting Bauer Ultrasonics leg pads with Cooper down the outer leg panels would be cool.

 

[start_today 770]

12 minutes ago, caveman27 said:

If hockey companies want to market to people in their 40s and 50s with vintage looking gear, now would be a good time. 

In that vein, modsquad users, aging hockey nerds of the internet, what “vintage” gear do you want to see reissued? Either updated for modern play, or manufactured as was. And you can define “vintage” however you want. 

[BenBreeg 493]

8 hours ago, start_today said:

In that vein, modsquad users, aging hockey nerds of the internet, what “vintage” gear do you want to see reissued? Either updated for modern play, or manufactured as was. And you can define “vintage” however you want. 

Now that I actually think about it, nothing really.  The Nexus gloves have carried on the Cooper BDP legacy and I love those.  Everything else from a skater’s perspective to me has moved on in weight and protection so I won’t pay just for the novelty of the name.

[ggmunsen 14]

10 hours ago, start_today said:

In that vein, modsquad users, aging hockey nerds of the internet, what “vintage” gear do you want to see reissued? Either updated for modern play, or manufactured as was. And you can define “vintage” however you want. 

Before Easton was absorbed, I would have liked to have seen a one-piece stick branded/wrapped like the old Wayne Gretzky shiny aluminum twig... 

[ggmunsen 14]

15 hours ago, JR Boucicaut said:

There wasn't a Cooper 4000 or a 4500. The Cooper 3000 became the Bauer 3000, then the 4000 and 4500 followed.

I realized after posting that the original model was a 3000, then the subsequent transition towards the 4500... Have to admit though, it looks cool to see Cooper on there again. 

[stick9 890]

11 hours ago, start_today said:

In that vein, modsquad users, aging hockey nerds of the internet, what “vintage” gear do you want to see reissued? Either updated for modern play, or manufactured as was. And you can define “vintage” however you want. 

Gloves for sure. Keep the modern tech, but give me old school color schemes. Modern gloves are boring and drab. I loved those tan mitts the Stars wore for that outdoor game, same for the throw back Jets gloves from the heritage classic.

An old school CCM bucket would be badass. Give me one of those with modern day padding. Don't skimp, I want the red and blue CCM logo too.

[Monty22 832]

Gotta agree with Stick9 on the glove colorways. Do a run of throwback graphics/schemes (think Warrior Remix from a few years ago)  Whalers, Yotes, North Stars, Canucks , Devils , White cuff Bruins, Blues etc.

[Hills 712]

23 minutes ago, stick9 said:

Gloves for sure. Keep the modern tech, but give me old school color schemes. Modern gloves are boring and drab. I loved those tan mitts the Stars wore for that outdoor game, same for the throw back Jets gloves from the heritage classic.

An old school CCM bucket would be badass. Give me one of those with modern day padding. Don't skimp, I want the red and blue CCM logo too.

There is clearly a market for these gloves since every time PSH gets the Whaler gloves they are basically instantly sold up and sell for a markup. I've been trying to find a pair of those and the Blue Retros for a while... resorted to ordering custom Eagles to get the blues ones done.

[Monty22 832]

Micron Mega 10-90 graphics package would be light-years better than the current gold monstrosity on the supreme line.