Top Shelf: A Hockey Blog
Gear reviews, sizing guides, and everything else you need to play your best — from the team at North America's hockey superstore.
Bauer Profile 960XPM Goal Mask Review
The Profile 960 mask has been the most popular mask at pro, college and junior levels, because of it’s protection and iconic look. Bauer,...
Bauer Supreme 1S Chest and Goal Pants Review
Along with the release of Bauer’s highly anticipated OD1N project comes the rest of the Supreme 1S line. The Bauer’s Supreme 1S chest &...
Warrior Swagger Stick Collection
If you’re in the market for some new lumber, we have brought in four of Warrior’s newest Swagger sticks. The Swagger Pro, Pro LTE,...
CCM YFlex Goal Series Review
Do you have a young one whose biggest dream is to play against their idol one day? Well, CCM has designed a new YFlex...
Bauer Supreme 1S Goal Skates Review
For many years now, Bauer has continually been the company ahead of the curve, when it comes to goalie skates. Their biggest changes were...
Warrior Ritual G3 Custom Leg Pad Review
Warrior’s Ritual series has always been different. There isn’t a better way to describe it. Many questions have been asked, over the years, and...
Warrior Ritual G3 Custom Blocker & Trapper Review
The Ritual G3 blocker keeps a similar lightweight design as the G2, weighing in at 1.85 lbs. At first glance, the G3 blocker has...
Bauer Supreme 1S Blocker and Trapper
Simply put, the Supreme 1S trapper is the best trapper Bauer has come out with in a long time while the Supreme 1S blocker...
CCM Premier Goal Sticks
It’s a new era for CCM hockey, as they are releasing their first Premier line under their name. So, along with the new pads,...
CCM RIBCOR 50K Goal Skate Review
This April 2016, CCM will revive the cult classic Pump skate with the RIBCOR 50K goal skate. CCM has designed the 50K skate with...
New 2016 CCM Premier Pro Review
From inception in 2004, all the way to today, Reebok/CCM has become a dominant force in the goalie world; the Premier series has certainly...
CCM Extreme Flex Shield Review: Chest-Arm Protector and Pants
This April 2016, CCM will be introducing their first Extreme Flex Chest & Arm Protector, and Goalie Pant. With the use of two advanced...
Top 10 Christmas Gifts For Your Goalie
There is no better time to spend with loved ones and friends than the holidays. Being huddled around the TV with a hot chocolate—maybe...
CCM 760 & 860 Leg Pad Review
Customer service is the name of our game, here at The Shop. We strive to make sure you purchase the right products. With large...
Brian’s Sub Zero Pro 3 Goal Review
Few get as excited as we at The Shop do when new Brian’s gear comes out, and that is because we never know what...
THS Spec Custom Chest & Arm Review
Shop all Chest Protector Collection → Here at The Hockey Shop, we take pride in having one of the largest gear selections in Canada,...
Brian's NetZero Goal Pads
Leave it to the Kings of Custom to design a pad that provides multiple graphic cutouts, in a range of colours, allowing the goalie...
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,...
Brian’s Sub Zero 6.0 Review
One of Brian's more recent success stories has been the Sub Zero Pro II series, which is considered their "butterfly" style pad; stiff profile,...
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...
Vaughn XLW Pro Senior Leg Pads
The Vaughn XLW Pro leg pad has some special features built into it. It's a series that is exclusive to Source for Sports so...
CCM Premier Chest Review
The CCM Premier chest is based on the Reebok P1, and has a similar fit and shape, it is a completely new chest. Additions...
Warrior Ritual G2 Chest Protectors Review
Not only has Warrior pushed the envelope with innovation and out of the box thinking, but they are refining and improving the staple elements...
Brian’s Smart Strap Toe Tie
This small accessory could have a big difference on your game’s performance as well as reducing the time required to gear up.
New Vaughn Velocity V6 2300 leg pads review
The 2300 leg pad, compared to the other two pads currently in the V6 line up focuses more on getting the maximum amount of...
CCM Extreme Flex 2 Leg Pads Review
We got our hands on a set of CCM Extreme Flex 2 Leg Pads early and took to the ice to see how they...
CCM Extreme Flex 2 Catcher
Once again, CCM has added a great feeling catching glove to their line up. We got our hands on a set of CCM Extreme...
CCM Extreme Flex 2 Blocker
The Lefevre family has a long history of designing sweet blockers and the E-Flex 2 blocker is no exception to the rule. We got...
CCM Extreme Flex 2 Stick
CCM has expanded on their goalie stick line up and we got our hands on a CCM Extreme Flex 2 stick early and took...
How to apply Padskinz to your leg pads
Padskinz has taken the goalie market completely by storm, as it is a very unique product that currently has nothing remotely close to compete...
Cover Your Neck
Serious neck injuries are rare but when they happen tend to be severe. So let's cover all the different set ups just to be...
Turn sweat into energy with Bauer's Training New Apparel
It’s a great time for fresh starts and new goals to get healthy; whether you’re a seasoned gym veteran or just beginning your fitness...
Brian's G-N3Tik (G-NETik 3) Leg Pad Review
Brian's released the all new G-NETik Pro 3, A.K.A. "G-N3Tik". The G-NETik series has catered to the ‘hybrid’ style goalie, with a flexible construction...
Bauer Retailer of the Year Award 2014
It's not in our store's DNA to brag but we just had to take a moment to acknowledge something great that happened to our...
Bauer Elite Padded Compression Base Layer featuring 37.5 Technology
Bauer's new base layer compression gear has evolved. The new goalie-specific pant is a must-have for maximum protection between the pipes. It's also ideal...
Buying the right stick
Although sticks are arguably one of the most important pieces of gear for forwards, they are often overlooked by goaltenders. Have you ever walked...
Brian's G-NETik Pro 2 Leg Pads
Brian's has returned with what our staff believes is the most innovative and exciting leg pad to be released this year. With the G-NETik...
Brian's G-Netik Pro 2 Trapper & Blocker
With the G-Netik Pro 2, Brian’s set out to improve upon an already great blocker and trapper without taking away from what made it...