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Gear reviews, sizing guides, and everything else you need to play your best — from the team at North America's hockey superstore.
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...
CCM FitLITE 3DS Helmet Review
If you’re in the market for a new helmet, give the 3DS a look, it provides an excellent custom fit, and utilizes state of...
New CCM Super Tacks Skate Review
If CCMs goal was to design a skate with superior fit, and unheard of performance, then they certainly succeeded. With its 360-degree anatomical design,...
Bauer Vapor 1X Protective Review
The Bauer Vapor 1X protective gear looks to be packed full of features and have gone the extra mile to revamp, update, and outright...
Bauer Supreme 1S Hockey Skate Review
Bauer’s use of their new technology to construct the Supreme 1S is a home run as it looks to maximize the performance of the...
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...
CCM QuickLite Shin Guards Review
The QuickLite shin guards introduce a new fit that’s snug and tapered to give you extra control. The design and look of this shin...
CCM QuickLite Elbow Pad Review
CCM decided to test out some new design elements with the QuickLite elbow pad. The successful three-piece design seen on the RBZ elbow pad...
CCM QuickLite Shoulder Pads Review
Designed to fit similar to the RBZ shoulder pad with that seamless, lightweight feel that this shoulder pad is known for, the QuickLite introduces...
CCM QuickLite Pants Review
With a completely new fit, the QuickLite design theme is seen on the pants as well. The QuickLite comes standard with an adjustable length...
CCM QuickLite Protective Reviewed
The evolution of CCM’s RBZ series continues with the new QuickLite protective lineup. CCM has delivered an enhanced fit and increased protection with the...
CCM QuickLite Hockey Gloves Review
The new QuickLite glove is based off the design of the Reebok 30K glove. It has an improved fit with a tapered fit in...
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...
CCM RBZ SpeedBurner LE & SE Composite Sticks Review
Updated, renewed, revamped, whatever you want to call it, the new Speedburner LE & SE sticks boast much needed improvements that help define the...
Bauer Supreme 1S Stick Reviewed
Looking at the Supreme 1S, it has that mainstay Amplified Mid-Kick for those full motion shots like the snap or slap shot. Typical of...
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...
Top 10 Hottest Gift Items This Season
Just in time for the holidays, here’s our top-10 list for your hockey-loving family member or friend that can be purchased from the comfort...
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,...
Bauer Vapor 1X LE Stick Review
Early on-ice feedback includes one of our stick testers calling it “The best puck feel in a composite blade”. Everybody seems to agree that...
Bauer Vapor 1X LE Skate Review
Besides being one of the sexiest looking skates we’ve ever seen, the Bauer Vapor 1XLE Skate brings a lot of new technologies to talk...
CCM Jetspeed Skates Review
One of the features that I’m the most excited about the JetSpeed skates is the fit. They were a great fit in the heel...
CCM RIBCOR Reckoner Stick Reviewed
Like to dangle? Then maybe the CCM RIBCOR Reckoner is the stick for you. Out of the big three, CCM’s latest arrival is the...
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 Vapor 1XR Skates Review
The Bauer Vapor 1XR skate bears the resemblance to the Vapor 1X ice skates, with subtle cosmetic differences. But what really sets these skates...
Warrior Krown PX3 Helmet Review
The Warrior Krown PX3 helmet is packed full of features. With its 360 degree 4-Play design, you can rest easy knowing you’re well protected...
Sher-wood Rekker EK60 Stick Review
Sher-wood has really upped their game with the new Rekker, showing the competition that they should fear the EK60. The new Sher-Wood EK60 has...
Easton Mako M7 Skates Reviewed
If you don’t want to crush your wallet on a top end skate, but are looking to get maximum performance for the money, the...
CCM 2052 Pro Protective Reviewed
CCM really hit the mark with the standard 2052 Tacks line, but excelled on the 2052 Pro. Not only do these upgrades offer create...
Bauer Nexus 1N Review
Another year, another big release from Bauer, the Nexus 1N – the premier stick in the Nexus line up has arrived. Every year Bauer...
CCM Speedburner Stick Review
The boys at ‘The Shop’ were fortunate enough to skate with CCM and test out the Speedburner. Designed for power, with excellent transfer throughout...
Warrior Dynasty HD1 stick review
I had a chance to demo the HD1 back in January at the Source fro Sports on-ice demo in Niagara Falls and . Although...
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,...
Eagle AERO Pro THS Spec Gloves
We recently teamed up with Eagle to build the best pro spec glove on our shelves. This glove feels amazing. Our staff agrees that...
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...
Easton Stealth CX Stick Reviewed
The Easton Stealth CX…turning players into goal scorers. Always wanted to be the team sniper? The Easton Stealth CX stick might just be for...