CCM EFlex 7.9 Heaton Edition Goalie Gear Review

see a little graphic on the back there? Probably not. It's a long ways away, but heating tens.

So That's a good look. It is a good look.

Now I like I feel like I can make some skate saves in these. Bonus points Yes?

In the comments below if you can comment exactly what year this came out. Yeah. We'll leave we'll leave that one blank for us.

Do we need to ask them who wore it most prominently? Like, especially in these Is that obvious? It could

be, but, go ahead and

ask him. He's on the Mount Rushmore. That's

fine. He's on the Mount Rushmore of Goaltending.

Absolutely. One of the GOATs.

See, you know what's funny? I thought of our our, you know, good old local boy, Dan Cloutier.

Yeah. I'm pretty sure everyone's going to Marty Brodeur on this one, buddy, but good for you. Good for you for, you know, keeping it connected. As we unveil very devil

Miikka Kiprusoff. Welcome back to

The Hockey Shop Source for Sports where we are talking about the CCM EFlex 7 Heaton custom graphics

[crosstalk] 7.9. Now available at retail. You know what? Hold on. Okay.

You didn't hear that a lot when Marty was in net. Nothing went in. If that sounded like a goal horn to you. I apologize for the PTSD if it did. Continue.

Are you telling me these are 7.9?

This is a 7.9. Honest to God, did

not know, did not plan, asked you coming in, I'm like, oh, this is an EFlex seven, which is another testament to the fact of how little difference there is between the seven and the 7.9. So there we go. That little aside, unplanned aside. I didn't even realize this was 7.9.

There you go. You also let the viewers in on the little secret is that we just do this live. We do not write a script here.

Well, I mean, there's absolutely no planning. I learn as I go. Wow. Okay. So there we go.

So So

there you go. Are far and away.

The price point's very reasonable on this as well.

So this is giving you that option to get that kind of vintage style look. So this does fall in lines with some of the other things that we have seen, you know, resurgence of the reactor graphic, things like that.

Yep.

However, a, this graphic looks super sick. One one color for now.

So it's just in the devil's murder colors. The Cam cannot relive his Dan Cloutier fantasies.

I wish. But if you did want to, you could go up to the EFlex seven and order their all out custom print, which is an option. Right. And change your colors. But anyway, that's neither here nor there because we are talking about the 7.9 equipment specifically.

So you have the pads and we have covered the 7.9 in the past, but we can do a quick overview of the pad just to make sure everyone's up to speed. So first of all, looking into the back again, same as that 7.9. There are no fundamental spec changes to the pad itself. You still have our QMSS three

overall calf wrap. Includes a new

slide. CGT slide technology. Yes. Which really does feel great

on the ice. Can't even notice that. Look at the Heaton on

the side. More importantly now, again, I'm talking about some of the actual graphic features of the pad itself. So yes, you do get that old school Heaton logo.

Honestly, can just send them back to the 7.9 overview and the seven overview. You can folks, can find we don't need to go into all the details. That's what you're getting here. You're getting in a Heaton look. You can get it in what sizes?

So intermediate and senior. So that same sizing curve that you see in that 7.9, for example, all the way through. So stock, same blocker, no changes there, but still you get slick old Heaton graphic and then you still get their new five eighty builds in the glove. Single t, skate lace pocket, and great overall closure right out of the box.

And look. Heaton. I like that. Okay. So lower price point, great gear, and a stylish retro look.

All available off the rack. No need to custom order. They have it in stock here at The Hockey Shop Source for Sports at thehockeyshop.com. If you have questions about some of the specs, some of the sizing, anything to do with this gear or any gear, call Cam and his crew.

(624) 589-8299 or 1-800-567-7790 or check us out at thehockeyshop.com.

Cam's so excited that he couldn't slow down.

Marty Turco, there's another one that wore that Heaton and graphic.

Ed Belfour

there's another

wear it in this color?

No. But I'm just you know, the other names that come to mind. I'm just reminiscing on the golden years.

Marty, don't worry. He's also a fan of you. We'll have him send a personal apology. Okay. So a couple couple things I gotta clarify here.

First, I think earlier in the show, I was so excited about all the new equipment that I teased the Vizion, the CCM v I zed I o n stick as our gear segment this week and then dropped the heat and 10 line on you. We'll have the vision stick within the next couple of weeks, folks. I promise it is definitely going to be worth the wait. And like I said, it's available right now if you have questions. Yeah.

No pun intended on the worth the wait thing.

Oh, yes. If you could envision that stick, it is beautiful.

Okay. This is a dangerous road we're going down here, Mr. Hutchison, the king of the dad jokes. I can't keep up to you when it comes to those, so I'm not even gonna try. So if I tease you and you got all excited, go check it out online at the hockeyshop.com because they've got it in store, available online now, and they've got a staff that can answer any of your questions. So what was the first thing that jumped out to you when you saw those heating pads?

It's time to get my gear on again.

Oh, wait. Did I this is something I like to hear.

Yeah. Like, seriously, they're absolutely gorgeous. And, I mean, now you get I would love to wear those pads because it's such an iconic name, such an iconic look. In my mind, I can puck handle like Brodeur, although there is no chance I come even close. Just try and envision that.

But, yeah, they are so beautiful. If you play on a team that is red and black or you can have any excuse to wear red and black, I think you're gonna want these. But then afterwards, it was the fact that they're so affordable.

Yeah. I I you heard it there in the segment folks. And just a reminder to go check it out because if you thought I was putting you on when you heard it and that I was acting that I was shocked by it, go to the YouTube channel. You'll see how genuine it is. And actually, interestingly enough, on the back of the leg panel or the leg channel on the inner, it it has that sort of, like, embossed.

It just says EFlex seven, not 7.9. And I had the pads in front of me, and I genuinely thought this was an EFlex seven product, which it speaks to two things. One, how small the margins are between seven and seven point nine. What a value 7.9 is their second price point product with CCM this year. It's it's easily the nicest that they've had.

It's the best iteration of that version that they've had at CCM, and and just how close it is and how much money you can save. And in this case, get an extra look. Now the one thing that did jump out at me, especially after Cam, after the fact, realized that he had a Brodeur figurine in his office hoisting this Stanley Cup. Would have been nice, Cam, to know that we could have had it over our shoulders, little Marty whispering in our ears as we talked about his new gear. But seeing the Brodeur statue and noticing and and, of course, there wasn't.

But his Heaton's had, like, no thigh rise whatsoever. It basically ended at the top of the knees. And then seeing that pattern on the modern pass, I'm like, oh, thank God for thigh rises.

Yeah. Oh, yes. I'm not gonna order them in the size that I used to wear gear.

Can I get a thirty four minus three?

Yeah. No. I'd be the thirty minus three because the the pads behind me, those brown pads, my kid and Adam was wearing pads that size. So things have changed a lot, haven't they? I think this is also a good time to remind people, maybe you can get it up on the socials this week that we did a somewhat goofy quick segment where you had to blindfolded guess whether it was an EFlex seven or a seven point nine pad.

And I handed you both while you were blindfolded and you had to figure out which was which. I won't tell anybody how that how that went. It was genuine though. He was legit blindfolded and, and it was something we just thought would be fun fun to try.

Now I'm gonna be honest with you. That video when we first launched it, I got a lot of responses from teammates, guys that I played with over the years, and they're like, how is this any different than the way you play goal? Eyes closed, eyes covered. What's the difference? You can't see anything.

One of these weeks, we're gonna have a moratorium on self deprecation. I'll give up the dad jokes if you can give up the Woody jokes.

I don't have any other material, my friend. All I've got is self deprecation.

Well, in short,

and I make myself an easy target. What can I say? So there we go. The CCM EFlex 7.9, Heaton 10 line. The other part that I I wanted to highlight there, I don't know.

You can see it again in the YouTube video, but just for those who are listening to the podcast only, Cam mentioned you could get it in different colors by just going CCM seven, EFlex seven all out and ordering the graphic. But of course, that would mean the graphic is printed on. Part of the beauty of this 7.9 design in the devil's red colors is the fact that it is stitched on. And so there's a little bit of that old school stitch and sew feel to this pad. They would look the same because what they do with the all out graphics I mean, you've seen our set.

It's remarkable, but a little bit different when it's cut and sew and sew. They they bring that to you with this 7.9.

Our our set, which made its debut in the Western Hockey League last night.

Let me tell you.

Very nice to see.

Considering it's previously been worn primarily by me in summer beer league skates, that's the best it's ever looked.

It was fun. So there's one detail missing from the Brodeur pads that I mean, it's probably good that it's missing.

Now you've got me

make them authentic?

Well, they'd have to Buckles be

on the toes. Buckles on the toes. Okay. That feel I mean, it's not missed

because take the knee stack right off this thing?

Well, no. I said there was something missing. But you're right. There was also something added. Yes.

There there was no I remember watching Marty play later in his career and covering the league and looking at his pads, and it was just up until the final years, like, was just a stub. Like, there really wasn't what we would consider a full landing gear area for him. I mean, again, one of those things that just makes what he did and the way he played so much more remarkable. So, yeah, hats off obviously to CCM for coming up with the tribute. I think it looks great.

I love the the 10, the logo, the graphic. I love that Heaton is stitched onto the side of the pad as well. Mhmm. Just the way they've incorporated the two, is is fantastic stuff. Alright.

We've done parent segment. We've done the Gear Segment. It is time to talk a little ProReads brought to you by Vizual Edge. Vizual Edge, as you've heard us talk about for several weeks, is a cognitive and vision training tool online on your computer, on your tablet, using their glasses, which you get when you buy the program. It is used by goalies right up to the top end of the game, including Jordan Binnington of the Saint Louis Blues and team Canada, not just at the upcoming Olympics, but the gold medal winner or championship winner at the four nations.

Jordan Binnington was on Vizual Edge every game day as part of his four nation preparations and shared these thoughts about why he likes it. Visual Edge has added a quality element to my preparation as a goaltender. I use the game day drills every game before heading to the rink. It's a combination of recognition, reaction, and focus that activates my brain and eyes to feel ready for what's to come.

I was just gonna say, because now you're pulling out another tool where looking at a screen is helpful for a goaltender. And I forgot to bring that up when we were talking about Stop It U, the app, as well. And if you dig into John Stevenson's article, which I would highly suggest that everybody do because he put a lot of effort into that and a lot of great detail, he mentions there is a difference because one is very purposeful use of technology for your benefit and one is not. And the way it engages your brain is very different, and you also pair it with some purposeful time away from the screen. So he's actually got a a recommendation in the article for the amount of time you should spend away from the screen compared to the time with the screen and even a ratio of time of looking and focusing on objects at a distance while using technology.

So didn't want to suggest that you can't be on a phone. There are some great uses including Visual Edge, Stop It You The App, and maybe even in goalmag.com.

Well, I was gonna say too, I don't I'm not sure you can use Vizual Edge on a phone. I think it is pretty much, I think tablet might be the smallest you can do it on. We're gonna have to look that up. The smallest I've

ever done. I thought I tried it on the phone, but, we we will have to look that up.

My eyes are not good.

I could certainly imagine that you would prefer to use it on a larger screen. I mean, it's still screen time, but I think you would want to use it on a larger one just to fill your field of view as well.