Favorite 4-Roll Gloves?

[bl4 39]

I'm in the market for a new pair of gloves, and I'm looking for recommendations.  I'm a longtime Eagle wearer (currently in an old pair of PPFs), but they've gotten harder to find over the years, and I'd be curious to try something new,  What's your favorite 4-roll glove on the market?  Open to retail or pro stock.

[Miller55 333]

Pro stock Easton MiC or MiC Franchise. You can still get custom PPFs though, but the lead time is about 3-4 months for customs at this point.

 

From the general options though, I prefer the Bauer Pro Series, which used to be Nexus. Light and durable and a nice liner. Warrior quality is horrible at retail these days, and CCM hg97 would be in the middle for me. But Eagle is the best out there at this point, and if you can wait a few months and afford customs then imo it's a no brainer

[BenBreeg 493]

I have two pair of the Bauer Nexus.  I love the similarity to the Cooper BDP from a long time ago.  Other than that they are comfortable and the 15" fit my hands well.  

[Cavs019 708]

Miller pretty much nailed the state of play. I’ve always been partial to Franchise, Eagle and Easton in that order. 

Warrior’s decline at retail has been catastrophically bad/embarassing. Not sure if it’s a rising materials/input cost issue or the product design team is totally clueless, or maybe a bit of both.

CCM 4 rolls are OK, Nexus Pro Series are nice but not worth $200. 

Edited July 11, 2022 by Cavs019

[bl4 39]

Thanks, all! Very helpful.

Cavs019 & Miller: If I were looking at pro stock Warriors, what should I keep an eye out for to distinguish the good from the bad?

Going w/custom Eagles is tempting. I'm still kicking myself for not picking up a couple of pairs of x50s when they were still around.  (The PPFs are great, but the thumb isn't my favorite.)

[Miller55 333]

4 hours ago, bl4 said:

Thanks, all! Very helpful.

Cavs019 & Miller: If I were looking at pro stock Warriors, what should I keep an eye out for to distinguish the good from the bad?

Going w/custom Eagles is tempting. I'm still kicking myself for not picking up a couple of pairs of x50s when they were still around.  (The PPFs are great, but the thumb isn't my favorite.)

Pro stock Warrior Franchise ideally look for Canadian made, good condition, and the right sizing. Franchise gloves came in 13, 14 and 15 and 2 widths, narrow or std, which is more like a wide. The concern is that if you're going pro stock, there are lots of different specs and you won't always know exactly what you're getting, such as liner adjustments, extended or shortened fingers, materials, etc, so that's a big factor to keep in mind. For example, Chara wears 14s that are marked as 14s, but the fingers are extended because Chara is huge, but you would never know that from any markings on his gloves 

 

Personally, if you can swing the 2-250 for Eagle customs, and you can get through a couple more months, then I wouldn't think twice about it, and I think Eagle can make some of the x series gloves as customs, even though they don't offer it. Just gotta email Kelsey

[218hockey 50]

11 hours ago, Miller55 said:

Bauer Pro Series, which used to be Nexus. Light and durable and a nice liner.

Right, we had some and this is true. But now have a pair of Nexus pro stock (2N?), brand new from a college team. They're nice but super heavy. Not sure what gives there.

Edited July 12, 2022 by 218hockey

[Miller55 333]

19 hours ago, 218hockey said:

Right, we had some and this is true. But now have a pair of Nexus pro stock (2N?), brand new from a college team. They're nice but super heavy. Not sure what gives there.

Possibly the foam package is more dense due to increased protection, but I'm not sure

[218hockey 50]

3 hours ago, Miller55 said:

Possibly the foam package is more dense due to increased protection, but I'm not sure

Yes, that's what I think too. They're great gloves with great protection but not nearly as fitted and supple as the 2S Pros my son uses for practice. Just a different type of glove altogether.

[BruinDust 42]

I love my CCM 4-Roll IIs (2012 model) (Pro Stock). Hard to find but super comfortable especially if you have a wide hand. 

I also have a few pairs of STX HPRs (2017 model) and for a 4-roll they are fairly tight in the backhand but I really like them. 

[AnimalFear 18]

My Eagle L29 Vintage gloves made from real goat (horse?) leather are the best gloves ever made. Nobody can convince me otherwise. I have them in blue and I've been looking for a pair in black forever. I actually found a pair on eBay a couple years ago but someone else beat me to them. I would have paid double the buy now price.

[Monty22 832]

12 minutes ago, AnimalFear said:

My Eagle L29 Vintage gloves made from real goat (horse?) leather are the best gloves ever made. Nobody can convince me otherwise. I have them in blue and I've been looking for a pair in black forever. I actually found a pair on eBay a couple years ago but someone else beat me to them. I would have paid double the buy now price.

 

[Jbear 113]

CCM HG97 is my favorite. I'd say pro stock 2nPro is right there too, but the palms on the retail gloves are waaaaay to thick.  They'll last forever but...can't feel the stick like that. 

[Tucker16 37]

Franchise MIC are my fave but for more modern 4 rolls I really like the CCM HG97. They aren’t as loose fitting but I find them very comfortable. 

[caveman27 208]

STX makes a 4-roll glove. 

[Buzz_LightBeer 969]

 MIC Franchise

Eagle

 

and third place may as well be fiftieth  

 

[Buzz_LightBeer 969]

 MIC Franchise

Eagle

 

and third place may as well be fiftieth  

 

[bl4 39]

I didn't replace my Eagles and am now kicking myself for not taking the good advice about ordering a custom pair pf Eagles because my palms finally gave out. If I had an awesome custom pair of Eagles sitting on the shelf, I'd be good to go. But, I didn't order them, so now I'm in the market for real (while I get my old ones repalmed and/or finally order a custom pair of Eagles). Have anyone's feelings changed? Any new recs?

The Trues look nice, but I've never seen them in person. Looks like there are a bunch of pro stock Warrior 4 rolls around, but can't tell if they're MIC, and I'm guessing not (mostly Alpha DXs). Also found some Bauer pro stocks including a pair with the Kane cuffs, which are pretty tempting.

[Buzz_LightBeer 969]

If you like wider, find some Fischer's, good deal quality glove, very similar to old 4 roll TPS

[bl4 39]

Great new review of the CCM 4 Roll Pro 3  from @Hills. They look good 

 

[flip12 714]

I’m a bit of a snob, but when I hear 4-Roll (or 5), I see (mostly*) straight backhand rolls. If they’re another TPS HG2 clone like these from CCM, they’re slants, not rolls—the hybrid of hockey gloves.

*There’s room for a deviant roll or two as seen in Easton’s and Bauer’s 4-Rolls.

[Cavs019 708]

I have a pair of 13s in the black on black colorway and they are excellent. Easily the best retail 4 roll glove in a long time (though not sure that is saying much). CCM also fixed their bizarro retail sizing and the 13 feels like a proper 13 instead of a 12 like previous gens. 

[BenBreeg 493]

5 hours ago, flip12 said:

I’m a bit of a snob, but when I hear 4-Roll (or 5), I see (mostly*) straight backhand rolls. If they’re another TPS HG2 clone like these from CCM, they’re slants, not rolls—the hybrid of hockey gloves.

*There’s room for a deviant roll or two as seen in Easton’s and Bauer’s 4-Rolls.

What is a deviant roll?  I think of Bauers as a 4-roll, never really thought about any subcategories.

i think I may get a pair of the CCMs, I really like them.

[215BroadStBullies610 435]

I started out with the Eagle X70 gloves back in high school. Switched over to the (Nike) Bauer 4-Roll lineup with the most recent pair (for me) being the Bauer 1N. I'm currently rocking Warrior Alpha DX Pro. Love them all for different reason. I've always wanted to try the CCM version but never got around to it.

[flip12 714]

5 hours ago, BenBreeg said:

What is a deviant roll?  I think of Bauers as a 4-roll, never really thought about any subcategories.

i think I may get a pair of the CCMs, I really like them.

Bauer’s later 4-Rolls’ 4th roll from the top isn’t a rectangle, but a wide and short pentagon. The pinky side is sliced to better match the angles of the palm.

Some of Easton’s later 4-Rolls’ 3rd and 4th rolls were convex and concave, respectively. I’ve never worn a pair of Easton’s but I imagine this was worked out to better fit the fisty formation of the hand when holding a stick.

Both examples feature mostly straight rectangular rolls on the backhand, so they’re still 4-Rolls in my mind.