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Close-up of Bauer 1X goalie skate with black, red, and white design at The Hockey ShopArticle

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...

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Amit P Jivani
3 min
Bauer Vapor 1X goalie stick with red and black accents on white background, The Hockey ShopArticle

Bauer Vapor 1X Goal Stick Review

The Bauer Vapor 1X goal stick is the first goal stick to combine the performance advantages of a...

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Amit P Jivani
2 min
Bauer Nexus 1N hockey skate on white background, available at The Hockey ShopPlayer

Bauer Nexus 1N Skate Review

The final revamp to the Bauer skate lineup comes to the Nexus. The Nexus 1N still provides that...

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Amit P Jivani
5 min
Bauer Supreme hockey sticks with red, blue, and gold accents at The Hockey ShopArticle

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...

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Amit P Jivani
2 min
Person lacing up Bauer Reactor 9000 hockey skates beside Bauer hockey bag at TheHockeyShop.comArticle

Bauer Reactor 9000 Skate Review

When you spend 60 minutes a game standing like we goalies do, the skate that you are standing...

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Amit P Jivani
3 min
Close-up of Bauer 1S Odin goalie leg pads at The Hockey Shop, white with yellow accentsGoalie

Bauer 1S OD1N Leg Pads

This April 2016, you will be able to get your hands on the most revolutionary goalie equipment since...

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Amit P Jivani
4 min
Bauer goalie leg pads in white, black, and red from The Hockey Shop hockey gear selectionArticle

Bauer Reactor 9000 Leg Pad Review

For this review we enlisted the help of Angelo Maggio from Magic Hockey for his feedback. With over...

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Accumula Collaborator
3 min
Bauer Reactor hockey goalie glove with red, white, and black design at The Hockey ShopArticle

Bauer Reactor 9000 Catcher Review

The release of the Reactor 9000 series brought about a complete revamp on the glove design when compared...

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Amit P Jivani
2 min