Purchasing Ice Hockey Goalie Pads
Many hockey goalies are incredibly particular about the ice hockey goalie pads that they wear. Unlike the equipment that the forward or defenseman on the team wear, much of the goalies uniform and equipment can be personalized and customized with the colors and the patterns that the goalie chooses to wear. This is the very reason why many hockey players get attracted to the position of goalie. The goalie equipment is unique and quite frankly it looks really cool. From the mask all the way down to the leg pads that hockey goalies wear, the way a lot of goalies look when decked out in their gear can look down right awesome.
There are plenty of ice hockey goalie pad brands that specialize in goalie gear for the most part. Vaughn goalie pads and Brian’s goalie pads are some of the more popular goaltender equipment brands, and have been for many years now. Recently however, RBK has become a major player in the goalie equipment game, and I must admit that right now RBK is probably my favorite brand of ice hockey goalie pads, with Vaughn coming in a close second.
You might be wondering, what exactly I look for in goalie pads. Well, its pretty simple really. First, I have to make sure that the leg pads are light…that is not really a problem because most leg pads being manufactured today are much lighter than they were even 10 years ago.
I also want goalie pads that have a high thigh rise. this is a newer feature in goalie gear and it really helps to keep pucks from sneaking in through the dreaded “five hole”.
After that I look for an ice hockey goalie pad that has a nice feeling leg wrap. It might seem like the leg wraps on leg pads for goalies are not that big of a deal, but in my opinion this is a very important part of a quality goalie pad. A nice deep leg wrap allows for the leg pads to fit properly without moving much while in the middle of action as a hockey goaltender. There is not much worse than ice hockey goalie pads that do not sit well or snug on the leg of the goaltender.
Finally, the last thing I care about is the look of the goalie pad. I really do enjoy a pair of slick looking goalie pads, and I really prefer almost all black leg pads with a minimalistic design. The design and colors of your goalie pads are completely up to you, but if I can give you any advice on purchasing a new pair for yourself, I would say that you should not sacrifice comfort and quality of a pad for a cool goalie pad design.
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