Bauer 950 Goalie Mask — Now in Junior Size

Doesn't cost anything. We're just happy to share the ProReads message with everybody. But the other thing that we love at InGoal Magazine aside from ProReads, Woody, is gear. And you've mentioned many times that Bauer is sort of the driving force behind the elevation in the second price point and how great it all is, and you've got another bit of second price point gear from Bauer this week.

Right. The Bauer nine fifty mask, which has got some redesign elements. And to be honest with you, been a little while since we shot this segment, so I can't remember what they all are. We're gonna defer to Cam and and and this week's video and refresh my memory. Not just because I've taken too many pucks off the head, but I'm a little fatigued today.

So I would like to remind you though, if you're confused by all the different price points, if you've got questions on what is the difference between a Bauer nine sixty, a Bauer nine fifty, a Bauer nine thirty, like, as much as the brands have done a great job of streamlining and sort of tightening things up in terms of the SKUs and the number of different products they have, there's still confusion out there. Whether you're a goalie, a young goalie, a senior goalie, or a goalie parent, there is no better place to get the answers to those questions as I'm about to than Cam and his team at The Hockey Shop Source for Sports. Everybody in the goalie department plays the position. You are not going as much as it is a 35,000 square foot warehouse crammed full of all the latest in hockey, you are not headed to a big box store. This isn't some high school kid behind the counter that maybe sorta might have played once, plays hockey, doesn't play goal, can't help you.

Let me look it up. These are all passionate goaltenders who understand the position. I've been doing this for years. They will know how to ants ask and answer the questions that will lead you to the gear you want, whether it's for a five year old, a six year old, or a 65 year old. So make sure you check them out at the hockey shop, Hockey Shop Source for Sports, not just for the latest gear, not just for discounts on previous models, and the back to goal back to hockey, back to goalies sale is on now.

I almost said back to goalie school sale. But for expertise that you can truly take on the ice and will help make you a better goalie, find gear that works for your game, make sure you check them out. A hockeyshop.com, The Hockey Shop Source for Sports in Langley.

Loved how you describe the distinction between The Hockey Shop and maybe some other stores where they carry goalie gear. Made me think of how the game has evolved, Woody. You know, you could go to a store that sells goalie gear and has a guy who kinda knows something about the position. You could play in an organization that has a coach that maybe sorta knows something about goaltending, or you could go to a great NHL organization that has an entire goaltending department to direct the position from the bottom up, and the Hockey Shop has an entire goaltending department that has your every need taken care of. It's, pretty cool.

And leading up that department is our friend Cam, who's gonna fill us in on the Bauer nine fifty this week.

It looks like a nine fifty, but there is nine fifty?

There is a ton Ton? Of new things in this, including a mystery never available before in the Bauer nine fifty mask.

Not what's in the box this week, it's what's in the bag.

Hidden away Oh. To show you at the end. So let's find out. Let's get caught up. What's new in the Bauer nine fifty?

I'm here at the Source for Sports, Hockey Shop, InGoal Utopia Yes. With Cam, and he is gonna walk us through what's new and improved on the Bauer nine fifty. For those of you that are like, okay. Remind me, Bauer $9.59 6 $9.60 is the highest price point. $9.50 is the second price point.

Along with enemy one up there. $9.09 60 I enemy need you to explain these

things to me, Cam. Okay. So nine fifty is kinda like second price point next generation down. Yes. Okay.

And then nine forty, nine thirty? Right. Looks tough for another day. This is new Yes.

For $20.25?

That's correct. What are the new features? Well, first of all, as you can see, we have both white and black. Something that wasn't previously offered, black has started to make its return into Bauer's lineup. Something that was cut a little while ago and now has come back.

So if you're after a black helmet, don't worry. Nine fifty. We got you. Okay. But let's talk about the actual helmet itself.

So what we are gonna see on the inside, very eerily similar foam package to that nine sixty. One thing that I can't drive home enough is that this is one of the best value home that's on the wall for sure. You're getting a lot of pro level features for that lower price point.

Okay.

So crayvon, new material for the nine fifty this year. Right? Remember crayvon from the September of a few years ago. So you're getting a new carbon damp or dampening enhanced material. Holy crap.

That's a hard one to say. Along with the fiberglass base, depends on for your shell. You're getting PORON in the cheeks and their DEFLYNX cloud technology. So their other shock absorbing foam will all be in the crown

of the helmet itself. So this foam, I mean, obviously different. It looks like it's encased. No issues. We had some, and this was a few years back.

So previous previous generations with sweat being retained in the foam. They've got the way this is all in case. That's not gonna be an issue.

So a lot listen, folks. Like, if you're the kind of person that sweats a lot, you're playing multiple games and stuff like that. Yes. There is gonna be water trapped inside of the foam. There's nothing we can really do about that to a bit of a degree.

The big thing is it's But it's not your mouth. Point it was before. Exactly. Exactly. Because, yes, that was a little bit of a problem.

TCT in the chin cup as well. A little bit of impact absorption there as well as the elasticity of their chin cup holder.

Again, a pro level feature that's brought down. It's just more of a comfort thing at that point too as well. Cage, same profile cage across the entire lineup. So as long as you're in senior small all the way through large, it's gonna be the same cage for your nine thirty senior, your nine forty senior, nine fifty senior, enemy one, nine sixty, all the exact same cage. Okay.

Fit and feel. Is this going to fit on my head the way say, I I no longer need the the nine sixty level protection or I'm looking at this and

I'm like, man, it's got so many features that are nine

sixty esque. I can live with this Yes. At a lower price point. I wanna save the money. Is the fit the same?

Correct. Size one to one. Okay. How many sizing options? So three in senior and one in junior.

What's in the bag? New. Completely new for the season and completely new for Bauer. That nine fifty has now been brought down into junior sizing. All the same features?

All the same features. Junior style fit.

It definitely is not fitting over your monster fit.

It will not.

This a great new option.

Exactly. So if you're looking for that better level of protection, this has always been a little bit of a gap. You know, nine forty is no longer cutting it. I want that step up, but that head size hasn't necessarily caught up yet. Bingo.

We have a great option for you now. This is fantastic. I you know, been calling for for a little while now and now available. White and black or

is this one

just black. Smaller cage. Keep in mind, any of the Bauer junior helmets now show that same cage size. Again, something just available for, you know, when we get into the aftermarket conversation. But that said, great, fantastic option.

Okay. Bauer's nine fifty, redone for 2025. You get a lot of new pro level features carried down into that second price point. And as Cam mentioned, for the first time ever, a junior mask is available in the Bauer nine fifty. Cam, if they got any questions about it, where do they get you?

(604) 589-8299 or 1805677790. Let's try

and see if we can get this on

your head.

That's not that's that's just not gonna

oh, Al. It doesn't fit Cam, but it might fit your kid, and it's got better protection. Make sure you check it out at The Hockey Shop Source for Sports today.

As I saw that Bauer nine fifty, and I think it's fair to say the nine sixty is one of the iconic masks in the game today. It's a it's a look you see everywhere that people want. And that nine fifty, I mean, if if you could have had that mask five years ago, ten years ago, you would have seen it as the top mask in the game. That's what Bauer is doing again, bringing just those pro features down a level, little bit more affordable, and now with a junior size mask too. It's, I would have been running for that nine fifty ten years ago.

No. It's a it's a good point. You know what? And, again, we've given Bauer credit for really we talked about this with gear, and it's not just them anymore. Like, other companies have followed.

The second price point would stand up to top level pro, quote, unquote, equipment. I should be careful because most of call pro their second price point now anyway. Just to give you sense. NHL level gear from five years ago. So everything keeps getting better.

We've got more options than ever before. And, I I would reiterate, like, sometimes we don't know whether whether it's parents or young kids, You know, we assume we need the best. And listen, if you can afford it, that's great. But sometimes it's overkill. Sometimes you really don't.

And there's options out there that are gonna be more than good enough, whether it's to make a save or protect your head. Make sure you check out our friends at The Hockey Shop to find out which one's best for you.

I think you answered your own rant there when you called this gear pro. It might be the second price point, but you could probably play in a lot of this as a pro. Woody doesn't wanna say anything because he's just shot down his old rant, and now he can't rant anymore. And we have Woody speechless, but that's okay. Coming up in a little bit, we've got our feature interview presented by NHL Sense Arena with Gwyneth Phillips of the Ottawa charge.