2021-2022 Gear Sightings

[Sniper9 530]

On 3/27/2022 at 3:38 PM, Left Wing King said:

Yeah he has the sleeves on his actual jersey chopped off and wears these 'socks' instead once you notice it in a picture you can't help but not see it, guessing some 4th liner is missing his sleeves somewhere.

That is bonkers, a 12 year old not knowing why Beiber is famous, I'm guessing she was probably too young for him. 

I thought he just pulled his sleeves up not actually had them cut off. 

[Left Wing King 50]

16 hours ago, Sniper9 said:

I thought he just pulled his sleeves up not actually had them cut off. 

 

See here, they don't even line up

[moonrockticktock 17]

I’m watching the panthers/devils game and I noticed Jesper Boqvist on the devils looks like he’s using retail hyperlite skates. I’m just going off the neon green hyperflex outsole, which is normally grey on customs. But just thought it was interesting.
 

I couldn’t get a good photo from the current panthers/devils game so I found a better pic online and an interesting thing I noticed is the ref in the photo is using the carbonlite runner. 

[Westside 232]

I’m just surprised at how more and more players are wearing their socks over their tendon guards 🤮 why?!

Edited April 2, 2022 by Westside

[BenBreeg 493]

1 hour ago, Westside said:

I’m just surprised at how more and more players are wearing their socks over their tendon guards 🤮 why?!

I did it when i was a kid, 35 years ago, not new.

Edited April 2, 2022 by BenBreeg

[Westside 232]

Same. Probably because I was tiny and the knit socks were massive. Just seems like more and more pros are going back to this and I’m not sure why/what benefit there would be. With modern socks they’re tight enough compared to how roomy knit socks were. Seems like this would restrict movement more 

Edited April 2, 2022 by Westside

[BenBreeg 493]

Yeah, i never did it with mesh, it was one of those things I just thought looked cool.

[Larry54 243]

20 hours ago, Westside said:

I’m just surprised at how more and more players are wearing their socks over their tendon guards 🤮 why?!

Maybe they're optimizing the use of new cut-resistant socks.

Edited April 3, 2022 by Larry54

[shoot_the_goalie 281]

2 hours ago, Larry54 said:

Maybe they're optimizing the use of new cut-resistant socks.

This makes a lot of sense.  The sock would make it harder for skate blades to get under the tendon guard.  Or maybe to keep snow from getting into their skates?

[xstartxtodayx 343]

Honestly I think you're all thinking too much into it, the guys who go socks over probably just like the way it looks.  When I was a kid I was a socks over (some kids even wore them down around the heels 🤮), when I started wearing the modern socks that tend to be tighter I stopped going over the tendon guard because most just felt too tight when I did it.  Panarin goes over tendon guard but keeps his tongues out up front which is prob the ugliest option imho, it's like a reverse mullet for your skates.

[start_today 770]

I swear Jagr wore his socks over his heels for a bit, but I can’t find any pics of it. 

[BenBreeg 493]

4 hours ago, start_today said:

I swear Jagr wore his socks over his heels for a bit, but I can’t find any pics of it. 

[xstartxtodayx 343]

14 hours ago, start_today said:

I swear Jagr wore his socks over his heels for a bit, but I can’t find any pics of it. 

I remember the same and it makes sense, my friend was obsessed with him back then and he wore his socks like that for a bit.  I can't find any pics of it either, just the usual over the tendon guard look, but also I remember for a while he'd tape around the bottom/back of the heel and around the top of the foot on an angle, might've held the socks at one time and added heel lock? He was/is def a unique guy lol

[OldCY 94]

2 hours ago, xstartxtodayx said:

I remember the same and it makes sense, my friend was obsessed with him back then and he wore his socks like that for a bit.  I can't find any pics of it either, just the usual over the tendon guard look, but also I remember for a while he'd tape around the bottom/back of the heel and around the top of the foot on an angle, might've held the socks at one time and added heel lock? He was/is def a unique guy lol

He did that on the rangers

[marka 526]

Howdy,

I need to start doing the socks over the tendon guard thing.  Occasionally I get a build up of the hem / bunched up sock between the tendon guard and the back of my ankle and its irritating.

Mark

[Left Wing King 50]

Can you not just pull your socks up?

[marka 526]

Howdy,

15 minutes ago, Left Wing King said:

Can you not just pull your socks up?

Usually.  Sometimes it doesn't seem to solve it though.  But it can't bunch up if its not in there to begin with.  As a bonus, maybe someone will chirp me about it and I'll have an excuse to cross check someone.

Mark

[OldCY 94]

I have tried that on occasion in warm ups. The over the tendon guard look I call it “the Swede”. Always feels too restrictive. Pull the sock off after 5 minutes. 

[VegasHockey 1280]

11 hours ago, OldCY said:

I have tried that on occasion in warm ups. The over the tendon guard look I call it “the Swede”. Always feels too restrictive. Pull the sock off after 5 minutes. 

I like the look, but it does impede flexion and thus functionality.

[AnimalFear 18]

On 4/2/2022 at 2:40 PM, Westside said:

I’m just surprised at how more and more players are wearing their socks over their tendon guards 🤮 why?!

Protects against getting your Achilles tendon cut.

[Westside 232]

3 hours ago, AnimalFear said:

Protects against getting your Achilles tendon cut.

Pro stock socks have anti cut materials on the back of the sock already. The socks cover that area regardless if they’re over the tendon guard or not. If anything, wouldn’t having the sock over the tendon guard make it easier for the sock to be pulled up over the tendon guard, thereby exposing your Achilles even more? There are also anti cut skate socks too (not sure how many pros wear them) which seems like they’d protect your tendon even better. 
 

Sorry, but your point still doesn’t justify the reason. 

[215BroadStBullies610 435]

It definitely isn't new but it does seem that more players are doing it? Maybe it's just me. I don't see it that often at the levels that I officiate though. 

[Westside 232]

And what was exactly my original comment; noticing more players doing it. From a style perspective, it looks terrible. From a stride perspective, it seems like it would limit it. I could see younger players on the Blackhawks doing it because Kane and Toews do it, but I still find it strange. Flop vs tuck, heel to toe vs toe to heel, I get it all comes down to our own personal preferences, but this one I seem to be stuck on the reason/benefit 

[flip12 714]

Having some wrap around the tendon guard can reestablish connection to the back half of the skate blade which can get lost when lacing loose to allow range of motion. I haven’t skated in modern socks, so I don’t know how big of an effect this could have. My guess is it has no effect either way. Like Kovalchuk did, NHLers will skate the same tucked or untucked.

[BenBreeg 493]

6 hours ago, flip12 said:

Having some wrap around the tendon guard can reestablish connection to the back half of the skate blade which can get lost when lacing loose to allow range of motion. I haven’t skated in modern socks, so I don’t know how big of an effect this could have. My guess is it has no effect either way. Like Kovalchuk did, NHLers will skate the same tucked or untucked.

IMO if you are losing connection to the back half of your skate blade it is a technique problem and not going to be fixed by anything like we are talking about.