2024-2025 Gear Sightings

[Hills 717]

16 hours ago, Buzz_LightBeer said:

https://sidelineswap.com/gear/hockey/sticks/9228470-warrior-new-novium-pro-w28m-75-flex-left-hand-pro-stock-stick-item-tdnvp

 

First time I've seen a legitimate Novium Pro build in a Pro stick, T8NVMP

HSM had a Novium taper with a QR6 Pro graphic surprisingly

[Buzz_LightBeer 974]

First time the build code was clearly legible, I guess was my point

[shooter27 116]

Saw this on the Spittin Chiclets IG. New Vapor 10s??? Maybe a limited edition like the 692 Tacks? Anyone know anything about these?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGtbzQ-PuGu/?igsh=bnh6ZDY2N2RiYXV4

 

 

[nisselrm 22]

They look like a Bauer boot that has been painted by a third party to me. I also wouldn’t imagine Bauer would launch something like that in Europe and not N.A.

[flip12 720]

These refreshes keep enshittifying the cosmetics of iconic skates. 652, Air Accel (not “Excel” like @justdohockey posted last week) Elite, Vapor 10. They just look awful compared to the originals and today’s skates. Any other available option would look better.

Edited March 3 by flip12

[VegasHockey 1284]

11 hours ago, flip12 said:

These refreshes keep enshittifying the cosmetics of iconic skates. 652, Air Accel (not “Excel” like @justdohockey posted last week) Elite, Vapor 10. They just look awful compared to the originals and today’s skates. Any other available option would look better.

Brands are running out of ideas for cosmetic design. There is only so much you can do to a hockey skate to make it look unique without adding too much weight or providing a diminishing value. Even brands like TRUE are going to start removing the "jewel" from most of their skates moving forward. I think a graphics/color package is really the only thing they can do to "spice" things up and with CCM going down the road of "retro" for skates, and Bauer doing itfor sticks, I would imagine they are now looking to do the same for skates. 

[flip12 720]

16 minutes ago, VegasHockey said:

Brands are running out of ideas for cosmetic design. There is only so much you can do to a hockey skate to make it look unique without adding too much weight or providing a diminishing value. Even brands like TRUE are going to start removing the "jewel" from most of their skates moving forward. I think a graphics/color package is really the only thing they can do to "spice" things up and with CCM going down the road of "retro" for skates, and Bauer doing itfor sticks, I would imagine they are now looking to do the same for skates. 

But what about the PE acquisition? Can you share some links to that? I tried searching but nothing comes up. I can only find articles on CCM’s sale last year.

[swede 51]

The Vapor 10 look skates are just hyperlite’s with ”skateskins”

Skateskins

Theese however are real skates. Anyone know anything about the new Daoust skates?

 

[boo10 323]

Supposed to be available in June.

https://daousthockey.com/

 

[IPv6Freely 2100]

Those look really terrible. Like an aliexpress skate trying to mimic something from like 2003. 

[Sniper9 537]

On 3/24/2025 at 6:56 PM, IPv6Freely said:

Those look really terrible. Like an aliexpress skate trying to mimic something from like 2003. 

Agreed 

[MyBoxersSayJoe 133]

On 3/24/2025 at 9:56 PM, IPv6Freely said:

Those look really terrible. Like an aliexpress skate trying to mimic something from like 2003. 

Looks like a rebadged Bauer Vapor APX.

[flip12 720]

30 minutes ago, MyBoxersSayJoe said:

Looks like a rebadged Bauer Vapor APX.

Blasphemy 🫨

[swede 51]

The 501’s look more like a Nexus skate volume wise .. the white/silver 301’s does indeed look terrible though.