D'Cosi skates

[CaptainCharisma 25]

So I was listening to a couple interviews with Dave Cruikshank (man behind the Easton Makos), and it turns out that he is developing a new hockey skate with his newly formed company (D'Cosi).  Mentions that they should be coming out in the next year.

You can check out the interviews and the discussion on hockey skates here:

9:55 mark:  https://youtu.be/yYh8Zinsaws?t=590

32:50 mark:  https://youtu.be/yYh8Zinsaws?t=1970

13:45 mark:  https://youtu.be/Ls47f3VQkME?t=825

 

Big fan of the Mako IIs.  Hopefully these new D'Cosi skates looks aesthetically-pleasing as well and not like a frankenstein skate like the MLXs.    

 

Edited March 19, 2023 by CaptainCharisma

[Sprungdownunder 18]

7 hours ago, CaptainCharisma said:

So I was listening to a couple interviews with Dave Cruikshank (man behind the Easton Makos), and it turns out that he is developing a new hockey skate with his newly formed company (D'Cosi).  Mentions that they should be coming out in the next year.

You can check out the interviews and the discussion on hockey skates here:

9:55 mark:  https://youtu.be/yYh8Zinsaws?t=590

32:50 mark:  https://youtu.be/yYh8Zinsaws?t=1970

13:45 mark:  https://youtu.be/Ls47f3VQkME?t=825

 

Big fan of the Mako IIs.  Hopefully these new D'Cosi skates looks aesthetically-pleasing as well and not like a frankenstein skate like the MLXs.    

 

Thx for the links , interesting that this clip is a year ago so maybe the D'Cosi skates might come out this year?

[CaptainCharisma 25]

46 minutes ago, Sprungdownunder said:

Thx for the links , interesting that this clip is a year ago so maybe the D'Cosi skates might come out this year?

The first 2 links are from the same video (March 2023).  In that clip he says hopefully in the next year. 

The last link is from March 2022, where he said they were in the prototype phase of development.  

 

2023 seems a little fast though, and I would expect 2024 to be a more realistic target.  According to Dave Cruikshanks' linkedin profile though, D'Cosi was founded in 2017, so maybe they've been in development for a while now.  

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by CaptainCharisma

[metalDAN 1]

On 6/24/2022 at 10:59 PM, the_game said:

sorry to be cryptic…but be patient…

Cross-posting from r/hockeyplayers but had to share— Dave Cruikshank was on a podcast discussing his career and his work with MX and Easton and shared that he’s started a new skate company (D’Cosi) that will be producing skates similar— but better?— to the Mako IIs in the next year or so:

So I was listening to a couple interviews with Dave Cruikshank (man behind the Easton Makos), and it turns out that he is developing a new hockey skate with his newly formed company (D'Cosi).  Mentions that it should come out in the next year.
You can check out the interviews and the discussion on hockey skates here:
9:55 mark: https://youtu.be/yYh8Zinsaws?t=590
32:50 mark: https://youtu.be/yYh8Zinsaws?t=1970
13:45 mark: https://youtu.be/Ls47f3VQkME?t=825
Big fan of the Mako IIs.  Hopefully the new D'Cosi skates looks aesthetically-pleasing as well and not like a frankenstein skate like the MLXs.
 

https://www.reddit.com/r/hockeyplayers/comments/11vpwsi/easton_mako_creator_dave_cruikshank_developing/

[Sniper9 529]

2 hours ago, metalDAN said:

Cross-posting from r/hockeyplayers but had to share— Dave Cruikshank was on a podcast discussing his career and his work with MX and Easton and shared that he’s started a new skate company (D’Cosi) that will be producing skates similar— but better?— to the Mako IIs in the next year or so:

So I was listening to a couple interviews with Dave Cruikshank (man behind the Easton Makos), and it turns out that he is developing a new hockey skate with his newly formed company (D'Cosi).  Mentions that it should come out in the next year.
You can check out the interviews and the discussion on hockey skates here:
9:55 mark: https://youtu.be/yYh8Zinsaws?t=590
32:50 mark: https://youtu.be/yYh8Zinsaws?t=1970
13:45 mark: https://youtu.be/Ls47f3VQkME?t=825
Big fan of the Mako IIs.  Hopefully the new D'Cosi skates looks aesthetically-pleasing as well and not like a frankenstein skate like the MLXs.
 

https://www.reddit.com/r/hockeyplayers/comments/11vpwsi/easton_mako_creator_dave_cruikshank_developing/

Does he specifically say the company is making hockey skates or speed skating 

[metalDAN 1]

28 minutes ago, Sniper9 said:

Does he specifically say the company is making hockey skates or speed skating 

Hockey. He’s currently working as a skating coach with the Kings and was citing all of these players who still worry about skate pain and skate performance. Said the boot would be similar fit to the Mako IIs with improved holders/runners to alleviate hip/groin/core strains. I’m so curious as to what these skates will be 

[Sprungdownunder 18]

2 hours ago, metalDAN said:

Hockey. He’s currently working as a skating coach with the Kings and was citing all of these players who still worry about skate pain and skate performance. Said the boot would be similar fit to the Mako IIs with improved holders/runners to alleviate hip/groin/core strains. I’m so curious as to what these skates will be 

They way I took it is his designing a true one piece boot , the holder & boot being one piece.

[metalDAN 1]

3 minutes ago, Sprungdownunder said:

They way I took it is his designing a true one piece boot , the holder & boot being one piece.

Haha yikes, I hope not! Are top-of-the-line clap skates even built like that?

[Sniper9 529]

6 hours ago, metalDAN said:

Hockey. He’s currently working as a skating coach with the Kings and was citing all of these players who still worry about skate pain and skate performance. Said the boot would be similar fit to the Mako IIs with improved holders/runners to alleviate hip/groin/core strains. I’m so curious as to what these skates will be 

Sounds expensive.... Lol. As in even more expensive than the 1300+ price tag on custom skates now. 

[flip12 712]

13 hours ago, Sprungdownunder said:

They way I took it is his designing a true one piece boot , the holder & boot being one piece.

I just interpreted him as saying they were not only working on making the boots more performant but the holders as well. He did mention Synergy's impact on sticks but I took that as him talking about the kind of pie-in-the-sky sea change scenario you put in a business plan, not to say the skates were going to fuse the holder into the boot. Not even Bauer went that far with nØD1N (even though a lot of people thought they did).

 

13 hours ago, metalDAN said:

Haha yikes, I hope not! Are top-of-the-line clap skates even built like that?

From what I've seen, no. I think there's a lot of play in alignment, so speed skate blade assemblies allow for lots of adjustments. Last I saw it was metal chunks that bolt together and into the boot. MLX holders were supposed to allow for similar lateral adjustments, though from the pairs I've had, I don't really see that working. I don't think he'll give that idea up. Better to accept a slight weight penalty for optimum mechanical alignment. That's what I'd be anyway.

I was hoping we might be able to get a sneak peak by looking at what Grant's wearing, but he's still in HyperLites as of St. Cloud's last game. I've never seen him wear a pair of Trues.

[Vuronov 18]

Can't wait to see what skate he comes out with as the Mako is still, by far, my favorite skate I've ever worn. But not gonna lie, D'cosi skate sounds like a figure skating brand. Not that it matters but just saying lol.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

Moved the discussion of D'cosi into its own thread. 

[start_today 770]

25 minutes ago, IPv6Freely said:

Moved the discussion of D'cosi into its own thread. 

Hopefully this is like how the VH thread starts with “what are these weird skates byfuglien is wearing” comment that was originally in the gear spotting thread.

[iceman8310 105]

any update on these?  sounds interesting.  Wonder if he got another company involved

[ccarrigan 2]

As someone that has a backup pair of Makos, I'd love to see a resurgence of that style of skate. My main pair is breaking down and the backups have been sitting in a box forever. 

[Sniper9 529]

I wouldn't be surprised if all this ends up being Dave developing a skate for Warrior.