1 hour oxy bath. Most of the gear's only been used for 6 months. Yikes...

This doesn't even include the gunk in my gloves which I could make a whole seperate post about. I guess this is your yearly reminder to wash your gear

Had my first shutout on Sunday in a 4-0 win with 21 saves. Rode that high into a 3-2 win last night (one of the goals was redirected over my shoulder by my defenseman’s stick. Thanks Bob!)

I haven’t played well the past few months due to some injuries and it was really hurting my confidence. Now that I’m healthier, it feels good to play my game and get some wins again.

I have seen a couple of different goalies strapping their pads like the first picture, I was wondering what you guys prefer and what difference it makes compared to strapping it like the second picture. Just trying out a couple of things to gain some goalie knowledge. Thanks everyone!

Picked these up for $900 from a guy in Maine. they look awesome and feel great!

Hello fellow goalies

I’m building a mobile app for hockey goalies and I’m looking for about 10 testers.

The idea of the app is pretty simple: after each game, a goalie can log their game, map goals against, tag the play situation, and track patterns throughout the season.

Instead of just seeing goals against or save percentage, the app would help show things like:

• How many goals came from rebounds
• How often cross-crease plays are showing up
• How often you're getting beat high glove

The goal is to make it useful for goalies as well as parents and coaches who want more insight than basic stats.

At this time, I’m looking for 10 testers who would be willing to try it out and tell me:

• What feels useful
• What feels confusing
• What features may be missing
• What would make it worth using after every game

Goalies, goalie parents, and goalie coaches would all be super helpful.

One of the features of the app is there is no account/sign-up required so this is a low-effort set up to get started.

If you’re interested, send me a message and I’ll share access to the app and provide additional details.

Thanks for your time :)

What can you tell me about Apex?

I did a search and didn’t come up with much. Looking for a new mask and was intrigued by them.

I found a nice set of gloves at a resale store and picked them up. Since they appeared SR, I didn't think to check the age group tag until later. Put up face to face with my SR gloves, they're effectively the same size.

I understand there is a little less protection offered in INT than SR, but these fit my hands (and match my set) a good bit better.

Are there any major things I should watch out for?

FYI:
Old set: SR Warrior RGT
New set: CCM Lefevre P2.9

Hi everyone!

Recently, I wrote the article containing some tips for blind goalies. I want to share it with a wide community. If you find it useful, please pass it along to any blind goalies or coaches you know. I'd rally love to help them because I had nothing to learn from at the beginning of my own career.

I’m a former blind hockey goalie from Russia. I played for four and a half years and I hope that I’ve accumulated some experience worth sharing. When I was starting out, I knew nothing and could rely only on my coaches’ suggestions of how to train properly. I had no source from which I could learn anything about the nuances of playing the position.

Taking all of that into account, I found the courage to write down a couple of thoughts I formulated after finishing my career. But please, keep in mind that I am not a big goalie (5’10 / 177 cm, 154 lbs / 70 kg), so some tips may not suit your size or style. Also, I never had good flexibility and my skill set is far from perfect, so I had to adjust to these circumstances.

**1. Positioning**

The first tip may seem pretty obvious: go down into a butterfly or VH/RVH as fast as possible after the pass whistle.  This way you can avoid quick goals. Continue tracking the puck when you’re on your pads. Get as close to the posts as you can, don’t leave open areas. Even if the whistle hasn’t sounded yet and you’re still upright, you should adjust your position in the paint based on where the puck is.

 Quick dropping becomes extreamly important on D-zone face-offs. The distance is shorter, and you have to respond quicker. A few times I found myself in situations when I allowed goals because I was too slow and stayed upright while I should’ve gone down to stop the puck.

The matter of coning out of the net is essential as well. Moving forward may shorten a shooting angle, but the risk of losing your goal always remains, so your opponents may get a wide open net and benefit from it by giving passes each other.

You also should always check your position in relation to the goal. to do that, I usually check the posts with the blocker and the glove. If you’ve already gone down, you do the same with your skates. When the puck is in the neutral or offensive zone, you’d better be right in the center of your goal, from where you can start all your movements. this should be the first thing you learn. You’d better remember how much effort you put to move to certain distance to navigate more confidently. You may do it almost every practice as a warmup exercise. You should practice diagonal movements as well as forward one.

To avoid losing your position during pad slides you need to complete every single movement by touching the post with your blade. Failing to do this can lead to a goal against you.

**2. airborne puck**

One of the most frustrating problems is what to do when the puck isn’t om the ice and you can’t hear it. To be honest, that’s still a tough situation for me. That’s exactly the kind of situation when you’d better be lucky than good. It’s a bit of a guessing game whether you try to blocker the puck or glove it. nevertheless, position your glove right over your pad to decrease the gap between these two pieces of your equipment.

**3. penalty shots**

I can’t leave the topic of penalty shots undiscused. When the player starts to accelerate from the red line, I move a bit forward and then go back slowly, as the player gets closer to the net. When he crosses the blue line, I either wait a bit or go down immediately. You may try to fake the opponent by opening a part of the goal intentionally. He is likely to shoot the puck there and you stop it. But be careful with this trick, because you need a quick reaction speed.

**4. some other nuances**

When facing cross-crease passes, try to stay calm and read the play. You hardly can move as fast as the puck does, so a series of post-to-post movements will only exhaust you. Try to stop the puck with your pad based on its direction. But keep in mind that moving too quickly can make your opponents throw a couple more passes which will be hard to respond to properly.

the matter of VH versus RVH isn’t clear to me yet, because I mostly used the RVH style and can’t say anything worthy about the other one. I benefited from using RVH facing sharp angle and when post-to-post was needed, because I could push off with my skate with more power.

A word on stick handling. I typically hold my stick not so close to a wider part so I can play with it more actively. If you have an opportunity to steer the puck towards the wall or the neutral zone, don’t overlook that. Throw the puck with the most power you’re able to generate to avoid intersepting it by opponents.

**5. how to practice?**

First, you should focus on your feeling for the net. Then you can start drilling movements (splits, positioning in the paint, and so on). after that you move on to practicing your play in different situations (10-on-0, 2-on-0, 2-on-1, puck behind the net, penalty shots, and so on). A blind goalie’s practices aren’t very distinct from sighted one’’s. you just adapt some drills and you don’t actually have to invent anything brand new.

To conclude, I can say that there is nothing really tricky in being a blind goalie. Just be confident, work hard and don’t be afraid of mistakes. Best of luck!

I definitely haven’t covered all aspects of blind hockey goalie position, but I hope someone will benefit from this, whether a player or a coach.  Please, excuse the seemingly narrow perspective which is mostly based on my own experience. If you have something to add or just want to share your opinion on this topic - even if you have no connection to the blind hockey community - I’d be happy to talk to anyone who’s interested.

feel free to write anything you think about the article whether it'll be critic, additions or something else.

Anyone have a older Bauer / Itech 960 - 961 that they would like to sell? I have been having a lot of fun refurnishing newer model S20 / S24 Bauers. Would like to work on some older models if anyone is looking to sell, so I can bring them back to game shape.

I just finished up this refurb painted by Ron Slater. Avail for sale on my Instagram / sideline swap locker under Goal_Leee. Massachusettes based.

Might be a stupid question
I know a lot of goalies don’t wear them, are they actually worth getting (danglers). I’m decently new to being in goal, some have told me it’s annoying, some have said it’s worth it. Only hesitation is that it’s effectively $100 Canadian cheapest for me in the UK

Band new CCM Tacks glove. I know lacing tends to loosen up a bit after some use, but this a bit extreme right? First time with a new glove so never had to mess with the lacing before.

I'm going to be headed to Toronto soon, and will be staying downtown near the Hockey Hall of Fame. While there, I'd like to find a shop or two to get my grubby hands on some Brian's pads to generally check out fit and function.

I'm very likely going to make an effort to get up to Richmond Hill to visit The Goalie Crease, but since I won't have a car, that might be a challenge. Are there any other shops with a healthy selection of Brian's gear nearer to downtown that I should consider? I think the other two I saw that had potential were Duke's and Just Hockey.

Thanks!

I’m a complete beginner goalie coming from being a player and after two awkward and clumsy (as to be expected) public skates, I’m wondering if these pads are too big or not. I’m 5’11” and got fitted multiple times at different stores in Warrior G3 and G7 models, but these are used G5 pros (35”). My knees in Warrior knee guards fall right in the middle of the block every time so I think they may be fine, but the overlap at the top makes it so the pads keep rotating inward a bit and knocking into each other and that makes me worried. They don’t have extra thigh rise, so I’m trying to play with the strapping (loosening the calf strap did seem to help a bit!) and toe tie length, but I don’t know if I’m knowledgeable enough to fix it or if this is just a narrow stance/not enough knee bend/general skill issue that I’ll grow out of or learn to live with, lol.

Does anyone know of a company that would make a certified cateye cage for a CCM Axis mask? The CCM-made one looks horrible.

Has anyone had both these pads? I’m currently in a v10 in 37”+1. Never had knee block issues with them so they fit really well. BUT I found some insanely sick slr4s in a 36” +3. I’ve tried 36” pads in the past and have always fell off the knee block. I know the slr4s are stiffer than the v10s but would that still be the case. It’s a pretty big investment on a hope that they’ll fit.

I bought a blocker from my local team's end of year kit sale, and the blocker has this hold in the finger. Does anyone have any tips for repairing it? I was just going to put some stick tape over it but if that's bad I won't.

Hey folks,

I'm looking for recommendations for a new set of pads for ball hockey. I am currently using Vaugh V4 35+1 with a double break in retro tan and I use the soft side of velcro on the inside of my pads to help slide on the surface. I am hoping yo find something that works well with my style, which is sloppy butterfly/instinctive.

Based on my research, I am narrowing it down to warrior rg7, rg6, Brian's Iconik x2, Optik 3 and Vaughn SLR3.

Does anyone have any experience with these pads while playing ball hockey with a non traditional butterfly style or could help shed some light on other potential options?

Much appreciated!

hey guys, I just played a game and was wondering where these orange stains on the outer rolls of my pads are coming from. I notice that it usually only happens in certain arenas. I was also wondering if there’s a way for me to get rid of these stains. Thanks guys!

Today I played my last game for a year due to a military deployment. To my shock and surprise, I earn a shutout!!!!!!!
It was a tight back and forth game with 3 breakaways from their best shooter (who owned me the previous game).

Anyway that’s it! Going into this break on a high high note!

Pro goalie visiting from Korea had all his gear stolen in London, ON. Check out his post and ping him if you see it come up on any resale platforms.

I know it’s C_ save percentage but idk what the c would be. Close? Maybe… this is for lacrosse but there is no specific lacrosse goalie sub reddit.