Wearing 90's NHL Goalie Gear

@KaneVanGate38 puts on an authentic 90's goalie gear setup originally worn by NHL alum, Bruce Racine, in 1996 for the St. Louis Blues.

Special thanks to Bruce Racine, Mike Cobb, and Kirkwood Ice Arena.

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[augustussohn]

"They're heavy."
I recall having those on and saying "Man, these are light as a feather."
When you grew up with leather and horse/deer hair, they were amazing. "I'm unstoppable!"

[KasimirKaskisuoOfficial]

I would love to try those on the ice, such a sweet era of goalie gear

[KasimirKaskisuoOfficial]

I thought we went over the pad stacks..

[fortniteBaller]

I saw some dude at a puck and skate tonight it was awesome dude was full Chris Osgood Helmet and everything

[urDMnite]

One of my best accomplishments was being a top goalie in my area while having the oldest gear. Everyone in the top 10 wore the “new” style stuff.

[anthonylauro]

I wish I still had all of my Cooper Reactor 5 gear. I didn't like the double T on the glove at first but it grew on me.

[BonesyTV]

Such a sweet set! Crazy how you can’t even buckle them up with your knee guards on.

[raymonwhite]

Never played net minder, but as a former defenseman I have nothing but respect for them, no matter what era and pads they played in.
In my life, I've had the pleasure to witness great goaltending from early Hextall, then going forward. Guess I'm dating myself as to when it hit my radar 😆.
But getting to see guys like Roy, Brodeur, Hasek, Fuhr, Cujo, Potvin, I could continue for several minutes, the point being that no matter the gear, there have consistently been great goaltenders on display in the league.
Arguments over the oversized pads coming and going and their effects on the players and their stats are always fun conversations.
I get both sides of the argument when it comes to the size of gear, but safety really needs to be the ultimate baseline.
Vulcanized rubber hitting you above 80mph is incredibly uncomfortable.
I don't have the answer to what sizing would be optimal as far as protection for the player without creating an artificially exaggerated profile with the sole intent of diminishing scoring area in goal.
It almost seems like a sliding scale would be necessary based on the starting size of the player before gear even comes into play.

Great video on classic gear though!
Would be interesting to be able to see older iconic goalies and their varying degree of success as they use gear from different eras.
Some modern goalies might find playing with older gear much tougher, and conversely, older players might have their game thrown by the lighter and in some cases smaller gear than they might have been used to.

[sevensamurai]

I had a great day today and you just made it 60% better

[seanmilnes]

This was my pad in 94/95 too. first new gear i ever had. they felt so advanced back then. so funny to see now.

[vullom]

Are the pads wider than newer style pads???

[chefpanda]

I played in the halfway through the 90’s until the early 2000’s. I can attest to the heaviness of them pads 😂

[jonathanreed]

Still got my Heaton Pro90Z's...pads, blocker and trapper. I will never get rid of them .

[abntemplar]

i still have my Vaghn 3500 top to bottom. actually, we started wearing them tight low and lose as you went up, so that we could get into the butterfly. they are lighter than the cooper and early vaughn 800s i had.

yea first time i put on modern pads i said the same thing, these kids are spoiled. though i have to admit, the matching glove the Vaughn 3500 Vision series is still by far my favorite.

[justbecause]

I'd killed to have Pro's 90 pads.

[spooky]

Go blues and what about cujo Curtis Joseph

[TRP.]

I love all your vids. You should make vids of your games

[RussellBrady-jr]

I live in st louis area and that blues team my dad talks all about them

[lilwoodiewood]

I was born in 2000 and i was taught how to play stand up i started playing ball hockey with pads from the 70s . Its different and fools most people today not viable at the nhl level but its a different style to play against

[Trynity-plrv]

i still use those i where my dads old pads and there vthe same ones