Bauer Pro and Pro+ Neck Guards for Goalies

There's equipment that keeps you protected. There's a different angle where it's just keeps you safer, and that's what we'll deal with today with the Bauer Pro and the Pro Plus Neckguards in the Gear Segment brought to you by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports Langley, thehockeyshop.com.

Something something new this way knocks. I have no idea what that. Well, Cam composes himself. I'm gonna tell you that we are at The Hockey Shop Source for Sports. This is the new Bauer Pro Plus neck guard.

And despite the fact the season is underway, we have new stuff we haven't talked about. You have so much here at the Hockey Shop Source for Sports, and it takes us a while to get through this. The beauty though is you've been able to test this. You've been using this yourself, and you are a big fan of Bauer's new neck protection. So walk me through the differences between the two and what it is that separates it because quite often we see it.

It's not a big piece of equipment. No. But instantly, I feel the stiffness, the rigidity around here.

It's not a big piece of equipment, but it's an important piece of equipment. Cannot gloss over. So

So don't gloss over. Let's sear

it.

Let's start out with one of the more important sides of it too because there are two different neck guards here. So the one that I'm holding here is the new Bauer Pro neck guard. This is a BNQ certified neck guard.

Which means it's got skate, cut, proof, mixed nylon Fancy words. In the neck. Kevlar.

Exactly. So as per any minor hockey by Hockey Canada Gotcha. Need to have a b and q certified neck guard. Now there are some different ways of kinda wearing it. This is making it simple as giving it an integrated overall neckpiece and still giving you that collarbone protection.

So fundamentally speaking, if I tilt this down, this and this are gonna be very, very similar. If I bring that back up again, once again, this is giving you that skate protection that you do need available in junior and in senior.

For the rest of us that don't need to worry about minor hockey certification, you said it's similar, but for sure, the thickness and the stiffness of this piece around the neck like, again, if you're just looking at it, it's kinda hard to sort of quantify this, but, like, it's different than anyone I've ever ever felt. Yeah. But that's not here. So my point.

Now what this neck guard features, and this is where the similarities still in both, Bauer does use their DTC foam. It's very similar to their

Defence cloud technology.

Soft to the touch.

Back. Becomes rigid upon hard impact. You also get their curve x composite. So that's that nice hard that you're hearing there. Great overall protection.

Kevin alluded to it. I'm currently wearing one of these guys right now. Testing it and using it for quite a number of games right now. Felt really comfortable, really safe. I like that little bit of a lower cut neckline.

I'm not as concerned with the skate cut protection. However, I actually do wear a B and Q certified turtleneck in terms of for my dry fit, so I still do have that skate protection.

Nobody cares.

Hey. No. But that's important because that means that you could wear this in minor hockey still as long as you combine the two. So, yeah, that is important.

Okay. Okay. But I really don't care what you're wearing. Although, will say Cam vouching for neck protection is important. If you've ever met any of the people on his team, don't fight.

So they probably shoot at his head throughout the warm up.

They never invited you out for a reason. Back to the neck guard. Prooflex. That OHL deck designates again between the two is the certified certified versus uncertified option. Again, if you're looking for a new neck guard this season, this would be a good place to stop and check out.

Give me a call. (604) 589-8299 or 1-800-567-7790 or thehockeyshop.com. Both you'll see up online.

Only thing I didn't ask you because I was too busy insulting you, and I do love you, Cam, so you know it's all in good fun. Sizing.

Senior and junior.

Perfect. Done. There you go. New Bauer pro plus, pro b and q, non b and q. But if you wear it like Cam, you can still b and q it.

You you wear a neck guard. Right?

Yes. I don't wear a dangler, Daren, but I'm not a complete moron. I'm not, like, I'm not crazy. I do have a neck guard.

How often do you change it?

Change it probably once every two years. Yeah. It all depends on whether it's washable. I'm now in the new Warrior one, which is yeah. It's it's exceptional.

Like, multiple multiple layers of foam. I've taken some real high hard ones off the collarbone area and not felt the thing. It's great. It's it's it's sort of like the new version of that old Maltese one that you can't get anymore. Right.

To me, it's the closest thing. We've talked about that on the show before. I adopted it a couple of months ago testing it, and let's just say that other testers aren't gonna get to use it because it is not coming out of my bag. You will have to you'll probably have to steal it if you wanna test that one. It is it is a great product.

I I I won't be going into your hockey bag to steal anything. I I've got the power, and the only time I really change it out is when the Velcro starts to get a little frayed, and it it sometimes will slip down. So but it's it's awesome protection. It's a go to, and I I untuck so I've got my straps up, and it actually helps helps keep it in place, which is something that I figured out over the years. Let's get over to the Vizual Edge ProReads this week.