I bet my shopping trip today was weirder than yours
by Ryan Classic on Sep 5, 2010 7:48 PM MDT
Email
Print
You know how sometimes you go shopping for memorabilia at a team store, and you're hoping to come across a cheap hat or jersey or something like that? That's what I went out for today. Instead I came across this. Ten points if you can recognize them right away.
The trapper was a little stiff from lack of proper use. Still, absolutely the coolest find I've ever come across at a team store.
MileHighHockey.com is a fan community, allowing members to post their own thoughts and opinions on the Colorado Avalanche and hockey in general. These views and thoughts may not be shared by the editors of MileHighHockey.com.
33 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Raycroft!! Was that at the Canucks Outlet store?
Is it October yet?!
www.patrickkanesloosechange.blogspot.com - please love us!!
Yep. $250 each for the trapper and blocker. Pads didn't have a price tag that I could see.
Everyone was incorrectly labeling them as Luongo’s old pads. They weren’t.
A snake taking the pass - Silver Seven
While they may be the same ‘style’ I don’t see how those can be mislabled as Luongo’s, the colours alone should have given people a clue.
Is it October yet?!
www.patrickkanesloosechange.blogspot.com - please love us!!
by horbayj on Sep 5, 2010 8:35 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Luongo from the first season with the Canucks
Back when burgundy was one of their colours. Raycroft’s pads are much smaller than Luongo’s, though.
Also, Raycroft’s name is on the price tag and also stitched on the pads.
A snake taking the pass - Silver Seven
Is there a stash pocket anywhere in that gear?
MHH- A drinking site with a hockey problem
Hockeytown was a marketing invention to draw fans to a team that had less gate than the atlanta thrashers.
by TheRed on Sep 6, 2010 2:06 AM MDT reply actions 3 recs
Nice.
If they aren’t bought yet, we should have an MHH pool to try and get up the money to buy them. We can call it the “Forgotten Avs Memorabilia Fund.”
But seriously, I think Raycroft had the best color scheme of any Avs goalie on his pads. IMO, they came as close as humanly possible to making the unipron look good. They’d be perfect now with the blue thirds.
AND really, how could any true Canucks fan mistake those for Luongo’s pads? It’s the wrong shade of burgundy and the wrong shade of blue. Also, the stripes are out of order and Luongo’s pads didn’t even have any white, only silver. On top of that, these pads are pretty clearly a different model year than Luongo’s pads from that year. Take a look:
http://btr.michaelkwan.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/luongo-tall.jpg
2010 Opening Night minus 46
MHH: Where Avs fans go when friends and relatives tell them to quit ranting about hockey 24/7.
If you swapped the burgundy with the blue they’d look better IMO.
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
This is one thing that NHL 10 is good for. I tried it out and while the pads looked good in isolation (IE, when my goalie was wearing a white jersey), they looked like a wall of burgundy when the goalie was wearing his home unipron. Kind of hurt my eyes.
2010 Opening Night minus 46
MHH: Where Avs fans go when friends and relatives tell them to quit ranting about hockey 24/7.
I could understand that, thats why I never liked alot of the designs on pads, way too much of one colour. And plain white pads are completely wrong. I hate every goalie who does that. The old RX9 design was awesome though, notg too much of one colour. The fact I have RX9 pads may have some influence on that though
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
My pads are solid black with silver highlights. I like to rock the black jersey and pants too. Looks menacing.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Yeah I’m not a fan, I rock the white and black with silver outline RX9’s and I look more menacing, especially when combined with an Avs practice jersey and spiderman mask. Everyone fears my menacingness(yeah, it’s a word) looks, especially the throwing stick part. Can you believe it’s a 10 minute misconduct for gracefully placing a stick next to the boards while standing in the crease.
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
No kidding, I was gonna mention that. Raycroft’s padsa are RBK P3s which are fairly newish whereas Luongos pads in that picture look like old P2s maybe. Nothing like Raycrofts,
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Yeah, different models. That’s what I was saying.
2010 Opening Night minus 46
MHH: Where Avs fans go when friends and relatives tell them to quit ranting about hockey 24/7.
Andrew Raycrofts pads. Glove looks brand new, are you sure it’s game worn gear.
In related news I was tempted to buy a pro return pair of Budaj’s x:60s of ebay.
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Yeah, I'm sure
It’s more scuffed up than that photo looks. My cellphone camera isn’t exactly the best on the planet. But it’s used. I tried it on, and although it felt stiff, part of the reason I had a hard time using it is that I have smallish hands.
The store had a section for used gear, including gloves, sticks, and even a set of shoulder pads (!!!).
A snake taking the pass - Silver Seven
wish we could identify the shoulder pads. What store was this, exactly?
2010 Opening Night minus 46
MHH: Where Avs fans go when friends and relatives tell them to quit ranting about hockey 24/7.
Vancouver Canucks Outlet Store
I was at Canucks training camp last year, and he wore those pads for the first day before switching to his Vancouver ones. That’s why they ended up in a Vancouver store.
A snake taking the pass - Silver Seven
I think you need to turn your sarcasm meter up, There was a long running joke here when he was an Av, besides him being an stoner and an Av, that he never used his glove and that every puck went straight through it.
I’d say being a pro spec glove the palm would be stiffer than standard, off the shelf gloves as well. since it’d take a beating during the season.
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
I was tired. Shush.
A snake taking the pass - Silver Seven
by Ryan Classic on Sep 8, 2010 12:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Not so much a hole as it just didn't open well
Course, I have small hands. That could’ve been a problem. It was definitely used, though.
A snake taking the pass - Silver Seven
by Ryan Classic on Sep 8, 2010 12:21 AM MDT up reply actions
Wasn't in an Avs uniform so it still doesn't count.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLTVSYOaYnE
A puck is a hard rubber disc that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another. ~ Jimmy Cannon
2nd Jibble I've made...
A puck is a hard rubber disc that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another. ~ Jimmy Cannon
No worries. You have plenty of catching up to do.
Running-dog lackey counter-revolutionary malcontent, Not an expert.
I’m the Americaino of Jibbles.
Intelligent opinion does not follow the transitive property
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Sep 8, 2010 9:07 AM MDT up reply actions
You would appear to have issues with spelling as well. ;-)
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
It’s like a Spanish combination of America and cocaine. Interesting.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
