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Bauer Supreme Ultrasonic Goal Skates Review
From the time Bauer brought cowling-less goal skates to the crease, they’ve been the leading innovator in goal skates. This year they look to...
Bauer Supreme 3S Leg Pad Review
Bauer is a hockey powerhouse and while they produce some of the best pro gear, including this year's UltraSonic line, they have also improved...
Bauer Supreme 3S Blocker and Trapper Review
Having already reviewed the UltraSonic series, let’s bring our focus to the Bauer Supreme 3S catch glove and blocker. At an impressive price-point, the...
Bauer Ultrasonic Leg Pad First Look Review
New locked in knee block, new strapping top to bottom, adjusted flex profiles, and multiple new custom options. Check out our first look review...
Bauer Ultrasonic Catcher & Blocker First Look Review
A question that gets asked a lot in the goal equipment world is, how do you improve on a winning formula? The Bauer 2S...
Bauer Nexus ADV Hockey Stick First Look Review
Here's what you need to know about this revolutionary new stick. The Nexus ADV just redefined what a hockey stick looks like. Weighing in...
Bauer Re-Akt 150 Helmet Review
Availability: In Stock - now shipping. We knew the Bauer team had something remarkable up their sleeves when they announced another helmet release only...
2018 Bauer NEXUS 2N Pro Hockey Stick Review
Shop all Bauer Nexus 2N Hockey Stick Collection → Availability: In Stock now shipping. The 2018 Bauer NEXUS 2N Pro could be your new...
Bauer Supreme 2S Pro Goal Stick Review
The Bauer Supreme 2S Pro goal stick is this year's flagship model from the Supreme lineup. Every season, composite sticks continue to gain traction...
Bauer Supreme 2S Pro Goalie Skates Review
In 2016, Bauer blew the goalie world away with their “cowling-less” goalie skate design, with the Supreme 1S series. In 2018, Bauer brings us...
Bauer RE-AKT 95 Helmet Review
Let’s talk about the 2018 Bauer RE-AKT 95 Hockey Helmet. The latest release from Bauer’s research and development team is an elite level helmet...
Bauer 2S Pro Blocker & Trapper Review
In 2016, Bauer released the highly anticipated Supreme 1S series. While the leg pads were the main attraction of the series, Bauer made a...
Bauer Supreme 2S Leg Pads Review
In 2016, Bauer turned their concept OD1N goalie leg pads into a reality, with the Supreme 1S series. Spring of 2018 will bring us...
Bauer Nexus 2N Skates Review
Shop all Bauer Hockey Skates → The first time I had a chance to look at Bauer’s 2018 catalogue I thought I missed a...
Bauer Vapor 1X Lite Stick Review
The new Bauer Vapor 1X Lite comes to the market with a truly new technology in carbon layering. This has added strength and stiffness...
2017 Bauer Supreme 1S Stick Review
I'm always impressed when I see truly new technologies brought to market. That's what caught my attention with the new Supreme 1S. Bauer is...
2017 Bauer Vapor 1X Skates Review
Make no mistake, as sexy as this new Vapor 1X skate looks, it’s performance straddles the brainy innovation of a Tesla and sheer power...
Bauer Re-Akt 200 Helmet Review
For 2017, Bauer has launched the newest model in their helmet line up, the RE-AKT 200. It features a new shell design, new foam...
Bauer Vapor 1X Goal Skate Review
The Vapor 1X is the newest high-end goal skate from Bauer, and will have price-point options in the Vapor X900 and X700 goal skates....
Bauer Vapor 1X Goal Stick Review
The Bauer Vapor 1X goal stick is the first goal stick to combine the performance advantages of a composite with the feel of a...
Bauer Nexus 1N Skate Review
The final revamp to the Bauer skate lineup comes to the Nexus. The Nexus 1N still provides that classic, wider fit you’ve come to...
Bauer Supreme TotalONE NXG LE & One.5 Vintage Goal Sticks
Bauer describes the TotalONE NXG as their “elite-level composite stick designed specifically for butterfly goalies,” and they achieve this through the stick’s unique paddle...
Bauer Reactor 9000 Skate Review
When you spend 60 minutes a game standing like we goalies do, the skate that you are standing can’t just be a great performer,...
Bauer 1S OD1N Leg Pads
This April 2016, you will be able to get your hands on the most revolutionary goalie equipment since the first butterfly pad. Bauer continues...
Bauer Reactor 9000 Leg Pad Review
For this review we enlisted the help of Angelo Maggio from Magic Hockey for his feedback. With over 34 years of experience Angelo runs...
Bauer Reactor 9000 Catcher Review
The release of the Reactor 9000 series brought about a complete revamp on the glove design when compared to the Reactor 6000. For die-hard...
Bauer Reactor 9000 Blocker Review
The Reactor 9000 blocker falls into a more traditional design, that is extremely similar to it's predecessor the Reactor 6000. It's blocker board has...