Chest Protectors – Hockey Goalie Parents
There are many different brands of chest protectors and, as with many items of protective clothing, the fit is critical. Warrior seems to be one of the more popular brands for fit and function, but others argue for brands such as Brown CCM, McKenny, Passau or Bauer. The Warrior chesty seems to be popular because it seems to be one of the most adjustable chest protectors available on the market. Short of having a custom one made or buying a higher end piece from companies such as Passau, it can be adjusted to fit the player in several ways. The arms can be adjusted/lengthened and are also interchangeable, so the arms from the intermediate can be placed on the youth, etc. Other brands have similar features as well, but many of our members seem to like a Warrior chesty for their kids.
It is best to buy a chesty in a store where it can be properly fitted and the goalie can determine whether it allows enough freedom of movement.
Ordering online is difficult, as different brands fit different body styles better. It’s a good idea to have your bring their goalie pants and pads in when fitting so your goalie can tell how the chesty will fit as s/he moves. To allow appropriate protection, the chesty must cover the clavicles (collar bones), the entire front of the chest and upper abdomen and the arms, all the way down to the wrists. None of the wrist should be exposed between the arms of the chesty and the gloves. Some chesties have adjustable arms, however, some are static and must be replaced when the goalie outgrows them. Padded or anti-shock shirts can always be worn under the chest protector for additional padding. Wrist guards can also be worn if there is space between the gloves and the end of the arm protection on the chesty to buy you some time before replacing, but don’t wait too long. It’s best to upgrade all protective equipment as soon as it’s outgrown.
As goalies get older, it’s important to upgrade the chesty to fit the player.
Moving from a junior to an intermediate size allows better protection as the players’ shots get harder. They need that extra protection! Bottom line, get to a store that allows you to try on different brands to find the one that fits best, offers the most protection and allows for the best freedom of movement.
Breaking In A Chesty
Many different methods have been suggested for breaking in a new chesty to get rid of the stiffness. Some of the most common methods others have tried are listed below. NOTE: HGP claims no responsibility for damage caused to your new chesty using any of the methods below. Attempt at your own risk. These are simply things our members have suggested as tips that have worked for them!
- Wear it. Many will say that the best way to break in a chesty is to simply wear it and practice in it. Tincture of time and use are key.
- Mist lightly with water and store in a plastic bag between practices.
- Wet it down or steam it in the shower and wear it damp to practice.
- Put it in the dryer with 4-5 tennis balls on a low or low-medium temperature.
- Get in the shower with it on and move your arms around while wearing it.
- Run it through the washing machine (no soap) on gentle at a warm temperature setting.
- Squish it into a pillowcase and put in the dryer on low heat.
- Pound it with a baseball bat (not sure id recommend this one as it seems it could break down the foam).
- Buy a Warrior. They apparently come broken in.
Advances in chest protectors give goalies confidence to make body saves
Classic NHL games have become prevalent since the NHL season paused March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus. The games have been fun to watch, but they are also instructional. Unmasked focuses on the goalies from previous years, explaining how changes in equipment altered playing style.
This week, Unmasked looks specifically at the evolution of chest protectors. Next week, the changes in leg pads will be examined.
If there’s one thing that jumps out while watching the classic NHL games airing across multiple platforms while the NHL season is paused, it’s how different the goalies look.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo mentioned it this week in a casual conversation during a video call organized by the NHL, remarking to Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane about the difference in the appearance of goalies in those classic games.
The size difference in goalies and the more form-fitting pads they wear are striking. But there is also a lot of extra movement from goalies, and reaching for the puck is much more prevalent than the quieter style used by current-era goalies. Limbs are flying everywhere. By the puck-stopping standards of today, the word “flailing” comes to mind.
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltending coach Manny Legace remembers watching that generation of goalies when he was growing up and having a lot of similar questions about style.
“I was that guy that would sit there and watch the stand-up [goalies] and [New York Islanders forward] Mike Bossy coming down the wall and firing it on the ice and they’re standing up and I’m like, ‘Why aren’t you guys going down?'” said Legace, who played 365 NHL games in 11 seasons from 1998-2010.
“But I didn’t realize the fear factor those goalies had.
“The mentality of the shooter was waste one by [a goalie’s] head and then throw the next one by their feet, and I didn’t realize the whole thought process in that as I was watching it as a kid. My guys didn’t shoot that hard.”
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Watching classic games and wondering how goalies got from there to where we are today, the most obvious answer is the position-specific instruction that predates similar evolutions for forwards and defensemen. While most shooters spent each offseason focused on getting bigger, stronger and faster, goalies spent time with coaches working to improve technique.
But even that coaching evolution is predated by a key change to their equipment, specifically chest protectors. It wasn’t just that the chest pads became bigger — and made goalies look bigger — but more importantly, it reduced and eventually eliminated the fear factor Legace mentioned.
The shift stared in the mid-1980s with the introduction of integrated chest-and-arm protectors that began incorporating more plastic pieces and small blocks of foam. Previously, goalies wore separate pieces of protection on their chest and arms, primarily made of felt.
“It wasn’t that protective,” said Sean Burke, who played 820 NHL games in 18 seasons from 1987-2007. “Coming out of junior [in 1986] was probably the last time I wore a two-piece upper-body [pad] where your arm protection and chest protection were two different pieces and you didn’t have elbow caps or shoulder caps. Everything was protected, but not to the degree that if you took a shot you weren’t going to feel it.
“So you just caught more pucks. You didn’t block. You didn’t go down into a butterfly position until you had to. It really has changed the way the position has been played because there’s not the same fear anymore, for sure.”
Burke, who was a goaltending coach for the Arizona Coyotes from 2009-15 and now works as a pro scout for the Montreal Canadiens, was careful to point out that the equipment needed to change as stick technology evolved and the speed of shots increased.
With the improvements, Burke said it no longer hurt as much to take a shot off the arm or body, and the need to reach and catch the puck to avoid the pain associated with blocking high shots was eliminated, allowing goalies to think about new ways to make saves.
Not all goalies see limited protection as the biggest reason for the old style.
“I think we just learned to have active hands; most of us played baseball,” said Bill Ranford, who played 647 NHL games in 15 seasons from 1985-2000 and has been the Los Angeles Kings goaltending coach since 2006. “Not getting hit was never a thought for me. We talk about it now because the arm pads are so much more protective. The old what-if scenario: ‘What if I had this better protection?'”
As Ranford, Burke and Legace each said, it still hurt to get hit in certain parts of those early integrated chest protectors, especially when struck on the arm, or around the elbow or collarbone.
As protection increased, it became easier to teach a style rooted in finding ways to move more powerfully and efficiently into position, whether on skates or knees, to be square to a shooter and take a shot off the chest.
Active hands still matter, even more so in recent years, but they are no longer a safety measure, but an additional skill.
Current goalies are comfortable being encouraged to shift their torso into harder shots, something that was unimaginable three decades ago.
“There was a lot of fear to playing goalie back then,” Legace said. “The game changed, and equipment got better, and the fear was gone, and guys started going down and then it’s just developed and developed and developed. And right now, there’s really no fear in being a goalie, and that’s why the [scoring] numbers are down and why we look at 6-5 games and 7-6 games back in the ’80s, where now it’s 2-1 and 3-2 because of the goalies.”
Ice Hockey Apparel Market 2021-2026 | Analyzing Growth in Industry | Emerging Trends, Company Risk and Key Executives with Leading Countries Data
[115 Pages Report] In ice hockey, players use specialized equipment both to facilitate the play of the game and for protection as this is a sport where injuries are common, therefore, all players are encouraged to protect their bodies from bruises and severe fractures.
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- Alanic International
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- Sinisalo
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- Easton Hockey
- Tour
- Warrior Sports
- Graf
- Bauer
- Eagle Hockey
- Adidas AG
- Sherwood
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- Chest Protector
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- Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Russia and Turkey etc.)
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Global Ice Hockey Apparel Market Research Report 2021-2026, by Manufacturers, Regions, Types and Applications
1 Introduction
1.1 Objective of the Study
1.2 Definition of the Market
1.3 Market Scope
1.3.1 Market Segment by Type, Application and Marketing Channel
1.3.2 Major Regions Covered (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Mid East & Africa)
1.4 Years Considered for the Study (2015-2026)
1.6 Stakeholders
2 Key Findings of the Study
3 Market Dynamics
3.1 Driving Factors for this Market
3.2 Factors Challenging the Market
3.3 Opportunities of the Global Ice Hockey Apparel Market (Regions, Growing/Emerging Downstream Market Analysis)
3.4 Technological and Market Developments in the Ice Hockey Apparel Market
3.5 Industry News by Region
3.
6 Regulatory Scenario by Region/Country
3.7 Market Investment Scenario Strategic Recommendations Analysis
4 Value Chain of the Ice Hockey Apparel Market
4.1 Value Chain Status
4.2 Upstream Raw Material Analysis
4.3 Midstream Major Company Analysis (by Manufacturing Base, by Product Type)
4.4 Distributors/Traders
4.5 Downstream Major Customer Analysis (by Region)
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5 Global Ice Hockey Apparel Market-Segmentation by Type
6 Global Ice Hockey Apparel Market-Segmentation by Application
7 Global Ice Hockey Apparel Market-Segmentation by Marketing Channel
7.1 Traditional Marketing Channel (Offline)
7.2 Online Channel
8 Competitive Intelligence – Company Profiles
9 Global Ice Hockey Apparel Market-Segmentation by Geography
9.1 North America
9.2 Europe
9.3 Asia-Pacific
9.4 Latin America
9.
5 Middle East & Africa
10 Future Forecast of the Global Ice Hockey Apparel Market from 2021-2026
10.1 Future Forecast of the Global Ice Hockey Apparel Market from 2019-2026 Segment by Region
10.2 Global Ice Hockey Apparel Production and Growth Rate Forecast by Type (2019-2026)
10.3 Global Ice Hockey Apparel Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast by Application (2019-2026)
11 Appendix
11.1 Methodology
12.2 Research Data Source
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90,000 The 5 Greatest Goalkeepers in NHL History Ranking goalkeepers throughout NHL history is a difficult task.
There are many factors to consider: absolute dominance, longevity, impact on sports, etc. For some, the number of victories and the bottom line are more important than how they were achieved. With all of these factors in mind, let’s try to rank the five best goalkeepers in NHL history:
November 1, 1959: Possibly the most fateful night in goalkeeping history.Most hockey fans know the story, but it’s worth repeating: After being punched in the face by Andy Bathgate, Plant told Canadiens head coach Tou Blake that he refused to go out on the ice without his primitive fiberglass mask. Blake lost as there was no substitute goalkeeper at hand, and the rest is history.
Goalkeepers at all levels, whether it be the Beer League or the National Hockey League, have to say a huge “thank you” to Plant every time they get the puck in the head, as he was the first to put the mask into practice.
Plant was innovative in other ways as well: he was one of the first goalkeepers to come out and support their defenders with a puck.
While studying the game, Plant also took notes of his own about the opponents he faced and gave directions to his players during the game. However, he was more than just an innovator. He owned the Vezina Trophy in the 1950s, winning five in a row and two more later. With five consecutive Stanley Cups in the same decade, Plant has been at the center of one of the most dominant teams in NHL history.
Ben Bishop was extolled in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final for playing with a groin injury. While it sounds terribly painful, the list of injuries Savchak has endured and at times experienced during his career is impressive: a permanently damaged elbow, which made his left arm shorter than his right, cuts and bruises, as a result of which more than 400 stitches were applied to his face. collapsed lung, broken instep, and torn hand tendons. The wear on his back caused him a condition known as lordosis, which made him unable to sleep for more than two hours at a time.
Savchak lived a hectic life, struggling with physical ailments, as well as alcoholism and depression, which he had never cured.
Nevertheless, overcoming monstrous obstacles, Savchak shone as one of the greatest goalkeepers to ever play hockey, winning four Vezina trophies, four Stanley Cups and a record 103 rusks in nearly four decades. Although his life was filled with adversity and ultimately ended tragically, his hockey career was nothing short of legendary, always considered one of the best goalkeepers ever to participate in the game.
Let’s start with the achievements: the Calder Trophy, four Vezina medals, two Olympic gold medals and three Stanley Cups. Now let’s move on to the numbers: 691 career wins, 125 career clean sheets, 24 playoff clean sheets, 28,508 career saves and three career goals. Guess what is listed? These are all NHL records, and a smart player would say that at least some of them will not be broken for a long time.
Broder was a member of one of the most strangling teams in NHL history, as the New Jersey Devils strangled their opponents in the 1990s and early 2000s with a trap in the neutral zone that changed the course of the game.
Broder was the perfect person to work in a system that featured legendary defenders like Scott Niedermeier and team builder genius like Lou Lamorello. With a cool and calm demeanor, Broder was able to stay focused even when he usually only had to hit 15-20 shots per game. He often prevented teams from getting into any rhythm thanks to his dominant puck play, which was so good that the NHL actually had to set rules to limit its effectiveness.Broder is one of the most successful athletes of all time, and his records are sure to last for decades to come.
At a young age, doctors noted that Hasek had above average flexibility – a characteristic that will define most of his career. Although he became famous for his extraordinary rescues, the great Hasek was made by his bizarre understanding of the fundamentals of the position, his razor-sharp concentration in any segment of the game.
Fun fact: Hasek is the only goalkeeper ever to hit the most shots in sixty minutes and also leads the league in saves.
Awards: Six Vezina trophies, two consecutive Hart trophies, two Stanley Cups and an incredible gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. The Sabers that Hasek played for in the 1990s aren’t exactly defensive juggernauts, but he came very close to carrying them all the way to the finals. In addition, Hasek helped pave the way for other European goalkeepers, forcing NHL teams to put more effort into finding talent in Europe.
Broder was the winner. Hasek was dominant.Roy was both the one and the other, conquering and dominating in every possible way and shining brightest of all. Michael Jordan is revered for his fervent determination to win at all costs, but in this respect, Roy was in every way his equal. A brave contender, he led two Montreal Canadiens teams to two Stanley Cups. In the 1993 playoffs, Roy helped the Canadiens win ten straight knockout games. If there is any indication of how powerful Rua could have been, it is the last one.
The Roy Trophy Box contains four Stanley Cups, three Conn Smith Trophies and three Vezina Trophies.
This makes him the only goalkeeper on this list to have Conn Smythe Trophies (awarded by the Playoff MVP), let alone three. In fact, he shaped the course of modern goalkeeping, becoming the first goalkeeper to popularize the butterfly style, and even changed the very equipment that goalkeepers wore, thanks to his close relationship with coach François Aller and the Lefebvre brothers.
Roy’s goalkeeper style, combined with new equipment, has resulted in a huge influx of goalkeepers from the province of Quebec.Athletes in the provinces, who once idolized such great scorers as Maurice Richard and Guy Lafleur, now wanted to become goalkeepers, which was unheard of at the time. The quality of goalkeepers has improved in the league, which has played a large role in the steady decline in performance. No goalkeeper combines the absolute dominance, team success, and influence on sport that Rua had, making him the greatest goalkeeper of all time.
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And finally, the best saves of all time: