Bauer 8000 Shin Pads

[JR Boucicaut 3802]

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[MissConduct 1]

Protection

These are a heavier bulky pad, still seemed to get bruises through all the bulkiness/padding tho. There are calf wraps but even the slightess slash by a stick would still hurt. 5/10

Fit/Comfort

No break in needed, but like I said above they are quite big/bulky, and I'm not a petite female at all. They fit nicely over my skate with max. comfort just very think padding/plastic. 7/10

Quality/Durability

Every game I take out the removable liner and after a few months the material inside the padding was falling apart into little pieces. You can't wash the liners as this makes the peices worse. Eventually Bauer sent me a new replacement pair. And 2 weeks later the strap that is sewn onto the pad is falling apart. I will now just suck it up and sew it myself, and get a different pair soon. No sense getting another pair of these, obviously the quality is not there. 4/10

Conclusion

These pads are good for any level of hockey but only when you can get them in about 2 years when they are on clearance for 30 bucks. I would not pay more than $50 CDN for them. They look nice, but that's about all I can say that's nice about them. 6/10

[Edge 0]

I've gotta disagree about the 8000s

Protection: Playing AAA hockey, these have yet to let me down in the 5 or so months I have used them. They are pretty thick pads which some don't like, but I don't mind it at all. Though the calf protection pad doesn't stay very tight, It does the job quite comfortably(I use clear tape anyway, so I don't mind the looseness) I've used all the calf protectors and a slash is gonna hurt there no matter what.

8/10

Fit/Comfort

They have decent cushion and don't bother me on the ice at all. The only time I felt they were too bulky was when I was taking a knee on the ice. They felt 'tall' i guess I'd say. When skating, they didn't get in the way at all though. A feature I really liked was the pad on the top strap that keeps the elastic from digging into the leg.

8/10

Durability

Like I said before, i've used these for around 5 months playing 4+ times a week and they've taken a fair amount of hard shots(d-man here). No signs of the plastic cracking at all and the inner liner has held up just fine. A thread unraveling here and there, but big deal.

9/10

Conclution:

I was very happy with these pads. They never let me down and allowed me to play to my ability without getting hurt which is what is important to me. I have no real complaints with them. Oh and like said above they look nice.

8.5/10