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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[@augustussohn893]

"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 thought we went over the pad stacks..

[@KasimirKaskisuoOfficial]

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

[@hello-ql3wc]

You are THE best shl goalie ever

[@corbinboitnott4371]

Same

[@KaneVanGate38]

It was like taking a ride in a time machine!

[@KaneVanGate38]

38th

[@BonesyTV]

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

[@lisasorensen8247]

Yaaa

[@cjbeatsbipolar]

You can see a little later he’s putting the thigh boards on and tucking them into his pants. That’s what we had instead of knee pads back in the 90’s.

[@fortniteBaller76]

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

[@PJ.Rob06]

The helmet cage combo?

[@urDM2nite]

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.

[@raymonwhite3340]

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.

[@sevensamurai990]

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

[@anthonylauro5711]

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.

[@beerleaguehero]

Gear still looks great 👍

[@SwordLord299]

this makes my day!!😊

[@Realz101]

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

[@justbecause9645]

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

[@spooky7836]

Go blues and what about cujo Curtis Joseph

[@vullom29]

Are the pads wider than newer style pads???

[@LudwigBeefoven]

80's moves with 90's goalie gear.

[@Trynity-pl2rv]

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

[@natebrown3712]

Just traded in my original Reactor 4s for some V6 like a month ago. It’s a whole new world!

[@kwoot6549]

I play at that rink as my home rink

[@adamjones9813]

The pads really do force you to play 90’s style

[@alextrebek8293]

those kinds of pads look way cooler than the new ones. and the news ones are too white

[@morganmagill668]

….should have used the toe buckle but still a fun video!

[@Tyreekhillfan10]

Yo I wish I Had a real Hockey goalie Helmet

[@chrisforeman7143]

U weren’t from that era, I could play in those, I’m from 92

[@cjbeatsbipolar]

Too bad you couldn’t have gotten a set of Fuhr’s gloves to go with the pads

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

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

[@edwardlbc562]

Dude. You need old school goalie skates. One with the big white cowling and the 5mm blades.
Try skating on those rails. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Carl_McMelvin]

90s goalie gear? Is this dude like ten years old? 😂

[@diegobonaparte86]

So that was all the difference in gear…? I think not

[@BraedenOnRs]

me watching him wearing pads wrong way

[@hockeyparker89]

Ur a better player

[@jordantokarse6743]

I like chickens

[@sicksaves_all_day5923]

I have the 90’s style goalie pads,and they are bad

[@nickpaulino8798]

Bra

[@vigtrooper2117]

They weigh more cause they are horse hair filled pads

[@accessrage6609]

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[@yeezetyt7199]

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[@t_cahalane_plays4628]

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[@baller3447]

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[@adamc3803]

This was pretty annoying

[@massivecumshot]

You think Vaughn pads are old school? Try some Cooper GP59s that absorb about 5 lbs of water each after a period or two, and have padding 'seams' between the rolls that can really sting your shin if a clapper finds them just right. Nothing like the smell of wet leather and deer hair.