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I’m a goaltender myself and a huge fan of goalie masks and equipment. I found this gem of a post online tonight about what NHL goalies are wearing this year, compared to last year. It’s commented by a rep at Bauer so it’s quite thorough as it’s his job to keep track of this for future contracts.

Lukas: Uni Watch 2009-10 NHL goalie gear guide

Keeping track of NHL uniforms, which Uni Watchcovered Wednesday, is simple enough if you apply yourself to the task. But keeping track of goalie pads, blockers and catching mitts — arguably the most visually distinctive aspect of the sport — is a lot trickier. There’s no central registry, no official team or league style guides, and the goalies are constantly changing their gear.

Fortunately, Uni Watch reader Tyler Hull works for Bauer, and as part of his job, he keeps track of what goalies are wearing. So if you’ve never devoted much thought to goalie pads yourself, don’t sweat it — Hull has already done most of the thinking for you.

“Goalies mainly chose their pads based on their style of play,” Hull explains. “It’s the only sports equipment I can think of that’s based on the athlete’s style. I know baseball players use different gloves, but that’s more for position than style. Look at the pads we offer at Bauer. On the far left is the Vapor X:60, which has knee rolls and is a little softer and more flexible — good for goalies who play more of a stand-up or hybrid style, because they move around more and want that flexibility. On the far right is the Supreme 100, which is flat with less side roll, for butterfly goalies. The flat, hard pad helps them maintain the butterfly and covers more space down low. The red and black pads in the middle are our Reflex line, for goalies who like the mixture of a flat base with some give.”

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I frequently visit another blog called Icethetics that talks specifically about hockey and art.

I really don’t like some of the new RBK Edge hockey jerseys currently being used, so I decided to create my own versions to fix them, rather than change them completely.

EDMONTON OILERS RE-DESIGN

Take the Edmonton Oilers, for instance. They decided to throw out their heritage and tradition completely and go with the new trendy “Edge” design, ala vertical piping. I HATE THIS DESIGN! Hockey jerseys are not meant to be vertical, horizontal stripes are traditional because they are strong and powerful. Not only that, the Captain “C” and Assistant “A” on the front overlap the vertical piping and looks hideous. And those arm bands… don’t even get me started… did they not have enough fabric to put them all the way around the arms!?

So I went back to something the Oilers built on for years, but with a few tweaks. The old 80′s jersey had quite a lot of orange in them so I toned that down and added white numbering instead and no orange on the end of the sleeves. I also opted out of using the red color they’ve had the last number of years to give a more bold blue/orange/white jersey. Overall, this jersey would look great on the tv and at a distance.

LOS ANGELES KINGS RE-DESIGN

Now as for the Kings, I have never liked their new Crown logo. It feels weak and fragile (much like their current team). I like the purple/silver/black color combination so I kept that… however I did not use Purple in the logo, just the jersey color. I have always been a fan of the “Gretzky” Era logo so I just wanted to update it using the new workmark. I’ve updated the crown a bit as well. I don’t like how detailed and 3D the new crown looks, plus its a lot smaller. I did not use the “Kings” streak effect since the font is stylized enough on its own and would detract from the design. It’s understandable some people don’t like this logo because of its resemblance to Chevy but I feel the original was a solid design.

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