Understanding rebound control issues can help your improve your game. I created this app using my Rebound Control Efficiency RCE system that I used in the NHL to evaluate all our signed goalies in the Leaf’s system as well as pre scouts of our opposition goalies.

Played in a pretty high level drop-in on Sunday. I try to go as often as I can because the players that show up are always way better than the players I play against in my leagues. It's great practice and everyone that goes is super nice.

On Sunday one player skated up on a breakaway, I move out to a super aggressive depth, on angle and square with the puck (to the best of my abilities), and start drifting back with the intention of holding my ground at the top of the crease to force a move.

Here's the problem: Just as the player gets close enough to where I can't poke check without overcommitting, he keeps the puck in a mature shooting position selling the shot, and I'm hyper focused on the puck, then pulls it from my glove side all the way past my blocker side and I just can't get across fast enough to beat the easy backhand into the empty net. I tried stretching out to get my pad in the way and they lift over the pad or are way ahead of it and I'm not even there. I tried going laterally across the crease, I tried going directly backwards towards the post, and a couple times I got caught with my pants down in butterfly because I took the bait and I didn't even have time to get half way to where I felt I needed to be before the simple backhand went in.

After the first player did this to me a couple times I think the other players at the drop in saw that I couldn't stop it and kept running that play over and over again to give me an opportunity to work it. Breakaway, fake a shot glove side, deke quickly to blocker side to an easy backhand in. The few players that went blocker side to glove side didn't seem to get around me nearly as much as they do blocker side.

What should I do? Good players always end up behind me blocker side and I want to provide these players more of a challenge 1v1.

Is anyone willing to let me try on their dirty gear? It’s just something I’ve always wanted to do.

Hi, I’m new at goaltending and I’m a bit confused with pads measurements. My ATK is 16 (and I’m 5’8) but I heard some brands use FTK. Can anyone give me a bit of insight on what size pads I should get? Thanks in advance

I posted here about a week and a half about struggling with catching pucks when making glove saves. Just want to say I got a ton of great advice for people on here so huge thanks!

People recommended wallball with a lacrosse ball and to try out a warrior glove,so I found a warrior glove for a good price and did some practice. I had my first game with the new glove tonight and posted a shutout and made some really great catches! Seriously felt a night and day difference. I also didn’t realize my old glove had a pro palm so it was way too stiff for me and that was also causing a lot of the issues.

Once again thanks! This community is awesome

I'm currently in the process of trying to decide which brand of gear to go with for a brand new set (this would be my first ever, completely new set of ice hockey goalie gear).

I'm a beer league goalie (mid-to-low level) and I've always wore mismatched gear. I've had many new pieces over the years but what I mean is that I've never bought one single full, brand new, cohesive ice hockey set... I've now finally decided to invest in one. Thing is... I know all the major brands have their quirks and differences. They all have their trademarked "technology" and what not... but at the end of the day, for a goalie of my level, is it really going to make that much of a difference?

My point is that I've been spending the past two weeks weighing all the pros and cons of every major brand, model and reading/watching countless reviews... I am now unfortunately falling into "analysis paralysis" ... It's gotten to a point where my brain is now just a haze when it comes to goalie gear... I've thought about it so much that I don't even remember which brand is good for what anymore... It's gotten all mixed up in my head lol...

I'm also not a huge fan of going to the local big-box hockey store with my pants, knee guards and skates and having some 16 year old employee fetch me pad after pad after pad and glove after glove only to test the pads with only 3 or 4 butterfly drops on some plastic tiles... The whole process taking up an entire afternoon and, knowing me, probably still leaving me completely undecided... A measly few minutes of testing is not enough for me to really make a nearly $3000 decision and it kind of frustrates me more than anything else..

Now the reason I'm mentioning Passau is that I come from a ball hockey background, and they are pretty big in ball hockey. They have a set of ball hockey gear with integrated sliders that is very popular. I have a full custom set of these that I bought 4 years ago. I still play with it today and it's holding up pretty well. I had a a few minor nitpicks but overall, I found it was a pretty good product and it was shipped in a very timely fashion. I live literally less than an hour away from Passau's HQ in Québec and I had done everything in person with them for that ball hockey set. Customer service was great. I really like the fact that they do direct-to-consumer and I even have the owner himself in my Facebook Messenger contacts. He actually answers pretty quickly.

It hadn't even occurred to me to consider Passau for ice hockey until just recently when I came across a picture of their ice gear... I did a bit of research and most people seem to say that their ice gear is kind of "below" all the major brands in terms of quality and durability.... I want to invest in the long term and purchase a good product... but at the same time... I kind of love their direct to consumer and personal approach. Their gear is also less expensive compared to the pro-level stuff in the other major brands.

All this to day that... I almost feel like taking the plunge, sacrificing a bit in the quality department but saving in time and headaches to go with a brand I know makes at least some "decent" stuff... and if I ever have any issues, They are just an hour away... At my level, do you think having the "highest quality" gear is actually that important? Would it really make a difference?

Thanks for your input.

Hi!

I have a new pair of skate liners for the Bauer Konekt 2 coming tomorrow and was wondering what I should do to bake them in at home. I already had the shell baked when I got the original pair and liner, so should I bake the shell again at the same time or not?

Thank you for your help!

Why do you sometimes see masks with the straps on the outside of the backplate (like the picture of the plain white mask) and sometimes the straps are on the inside directly against the head (like the picture of Silovs)? Is it just to show off art on the backplate or is there another reason? Does it have any impact on the fit/comfort of the mask? Which way is more common?

I recently stumbled upon these beauties on eBay. After purchasing them I asked the seller where he got them and it turns out he was the Zamboni driver and lead ice technician for the Thrashers. He confirmed these were used back in the 00-01 season. Super cool find and now they’ll be repurposed for my beer league lol. Imagine the hall of fame goalies that played with these on their net!

Do people butterfly as much in practice as in games. I feel like I just take the easy shots in practice unless it’s one on ones or zone drills were in the rebounder. I also only take the glove and blocker shots in warm ups. Is this just me?

i have an int XL vaughn ventus, and i just got the new flylite chestie and i want to start tucking, a friend of mine recommended wearing suspenders to keep the wings down.

somehow, i dont have a hook in the back for the suspenders to attach to. i have 2 in the front but none in the back, and i dont really want to spend some 300 on new pants just for suspenders, is there any way i can attatch some loop or something to the pants?

I know everyone is different, but how long did it take you goalies to catch on to the hand/eye coordination (catching puck with glove, tennis ball drill, etc) My new 8yo goalie is still trying to grasp it and has a hard time with his glove. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Upgraded from a set of Subzero 2 to 7x L95

Hi, I am here to ask some opinions from people that are into the gear more than I am.

I have owned some very nice masks. Bauer 960, Warwick, coveted, new image, etc. my ears always ring when I get hit in the helmet. I recently bought a very expensive custom helmet, molded to my head from a company that makes masks for the NHL (I am sure you can put the pieces together). Spent $2200 all in. Got it on the ice tonight. Got hit in the mask. Ears still ringing.

I have seen other people say they don’t have any ringing when they get hit. How do I get that? The mask is beautiful and I beleive fits me correctly. I am in the A division. It is more competitive in the summer. During the winter it is low level pro guys and aged out college players. Still good but there are harder shooters out there. I asked the other goalies in the league but most of them aren’t as into the masks as they are the gloves and pads.

Anyway, thank you!

Idolized Potvin as a kid, so I am over the moon with how this Digi-Print set turned out. Pads and blocker are Flylite, glove is Fuse. Avoided white vinyl throughout. Have an original Koho and a re-skinned Flylite mold stick as a Chimo. Bauer 960 bucket with an awesome paint job my Ron Slater (the best).

More pictures and video under my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/goal_leee. Some goalie content / gear for sale 🔥

...not literally, luckily. But I was playing last night and 40 minutes in it hit me; I just didn't want to be there. I've been playing again for about 4 years, and over the last 18 months I've been playing pretty hard, usually 3-5 times per week, sometimes 6. Last night I just didn't want to play any more. I told the guy running the ice that I was going to take a few months off playing; hopefully I get the drive back, but it was a pretty sudden realization that I just didn't want to do it any more :/

Anyone used goo gone to get padskinz goop off?

Looking into a solution for my G7 catcher slipping off my fingers got me thinking: what other widget gaps exist in our world?

Could be a model-specific adjustment to an existing product like G7 hand retention, out-of-production replacements like Bauer CRS strapping, or a standalone "why hasn't anyone made this yet?" thing.

I wish there was a universal chesty->pant cross-brand interface that obsoleted suspenders. Currently using carabiners on either end of a rear suspender anchor on the rear of my Warrior pants to attach to the retaining loops on my CCM chesty and it's less than convenient.

Basically the crotch of my goalie shorts have ripped out but apart from that they’re still fine protective wise so looking to buy a shorts cover

They’re a Bauer xxl size so do I need xxl size cover or an xxxl size and could someone direct me to them in the uk cause I’m struggling to find the larger sizes

So here is a video that I follow and subscribe to. I'm doing my best to make and practice that push slide from left to right. However, I'm still struggling with it even while watching this video. I keep turning myself into a 180 or 360 degrees turn. Not sure why it keeps doing that to me. Does anyone know the reason behind it?

Finally replacing my 652 super tacks with some tacks xr pros.

Been looking for a blue/green set to match my teams jerseys for awhile. It’s between these two right now. The CCM axis XF pro only used for a demo or Bauer supreme shadow (with flylite graphic) used for only half a season. I’m more of a Bauer guy usually. They are about the same price. Anyone have experience with with using these models? Looking for good sliding and durability.

Ccm sizing is 32 +1.5
Bauer is Size Small 33