CCM Vizion skates & the pitch

[raganblink 82]

On 5/5/2026 at 9:36 PM, SolarWind said:

Having read more on this and having looked at the skates in person it definitely doesn’t look like Vizion is the new Tacks. It’s new 100k.

 

Ribcor skates are dead. They have Tacks and JetSpeed skates. This is the flagship Tacks skate - that's all I mean by that.

 

On 5/9/2026 at 5:31 PM, Cove said:

also, does anyone know if theyll be customizable at retail for colors or just the shinny teal-ish color? 

Yes - they look gorgeous but won't come out for another month.

 

On 5/12/2026 at 8:42 AM, stick9 said:

These companies never learn. We can't carry three lines of skates.... Hey let's make a new skate and have a third line... Fantastic idea!

I am confused - they haven't added a third line? Are you confusing this because someone said they feel like Ribcors? 
 

CCM just has 2 skate lines - Tacks and JetSpeed

 

Vizion is just the name of the top-end product.

 

Think Vapor and Flylite.

[stick9 914]

On 5/18/2026 at 3:28 PM, raganblink said:

I am confused - they haven't added a third line? Are you confusing this because someone said they feel like Ribcors? 
 

CCM just has 2 skate lines - Tacks and JetSpeed

 

Vizion is just the name of the top-end product.

 

Think Vapor and Flylite.

Just because its not a full line up of skates doesn't meant it's not it's own unique line of products. The Vizon has its own unique characteristics and build. So its kinda like a third line, just not a complete offering. 

That's what I mean.

[Cosmic 179]

Will the layered carbon on the outsole plus all of the plush interior be the equivalent of wearing shot blockers? I wear shot blockers and am looking for a pair of skates that integrates the shot blocking effect into the stock construction. 

[Larry54 246]

5 hours ago, Cosmic said:

Will the layered carbon on the outsole plus all of the plush interior be the equivalent of wearing shot blockers? I wear shot blockers and am looking for a pair of skates that integrates the shot blocking effect into the stock construction. 

I believe True custom skates have the option of integrated shot blockers.

[Sniper9 569]

On 6/2/2026 at 12:28 AM, Cosmic said:

Will the layered carbon on the outsole plus all of the plush interior be the equivalent of wearing shot blockers? I wear shot blockers and am looking for a pair of skates that integrates the shot blocking effect into the stock construction. 

No, that's just the shell and liner. It's not made to reduce shock per se but some skates naturally hold up better against pucks than others due to the amount of padding they have, but it's not a feature that is considered or marketed with retail skates. For example, retail true skates are pretty good at preventing a degree of pain when taking shots, but if you want a beefed up shell for the purpose of blocking shots, you can get that option with custom true skates, or get aftermarket stick on heat moldable pieces similar to kydex.