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Warrior Fantom QRE Hockey Stick Review

June 24, 2019

The Warrior Fantom QRE stick is ridiculous. Ridiculously light. Ridiculous pop. And ridiculously sexy. The Fantom was originally exclusive in store for the first month and...

Chad Purdy

Warrior GT2 Pro Chest Protector Review

June 17, 2019

To round out Warriors GT2 line comes the new and improved GT2 pro chest protector, with added protection, new materials and tapered pieces to reduce...

Chad Purdy

CCM E4.9 Blocker and Trapper Review

June 10, 2019

CCM makes minor improvements to their mitts to round out the new Eflex 4 line and trickling down to the E4.9 and E4.5. ...

Chad Purdy

Warrior RX2 Pro Goal Pant Review

June 10, 2019

The Warrior Ritual X2 pro goal pants touch on areas that needed improvement without changing the pants too much from their predecessor. ...

Chad Purdy

CCM E4.9 & E4.5 Leg Pad Review

June 10, 2019

CCM has released the 4th Extreme Flex pad series, with the new E4.9 as their performance pad and the new E4.5 for recreational goalies. The...

Chad Purdy

Bauer Vapor 2X Pro Goal Pant Review

June 10, 2019

If it's not broke don't fix it, that's what they say right? Well that's just what Bauer has done with the 2X Pro pant. The...

Chad Purdy

Bauer Vapor 2X Pro Chest Protector Review

June 10, 2019

Just like the leg pads, trapper and blocker the Bauer 2X Pro chest has seen a complete makeover, so they can truly become a reactive...

Chad Purdy

Warrior Ritual V1 Goal Sticks Review

June 10, 2019

New for 2019 from Warrior is the Ritual V1 line. The V1 line is the successor to the popular CR line, and in it, we...

Chad Purdy

CCM Ribcor 80K Skate Review

May 17, 2019

The Ribcor 80K skate is a thing of beauty. It has a clean, traditional look that quietly says it doesn’t need flashy graphics to do...

Chad Purdy

Brians Optik 9.0 Review

April 2, 2019

A year and a half since the release of the Optik pro series, Brian’s has finally brought the performance version of the leg pad to...

Chad Purdy

Tendyfest 2018 Recap

April 1, 2019

It’s a sweet set up at 8 Rinks in Burnaby. Perfect for a goalie demo day. They have an indoor turf soccer field directly beside...

Chad Purdy

CCM Ribcor Trigger 3D Hockey Stick Review

March 20, 2019

Released this past fall, the CCM Ribcor Trigger 3D is the newest member of the very popular CCM Ribcor line of sticks. Known for their...

Chad Purdy

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