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Used Pro Goalie Gear: Inside the Return Pile

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From the InGoal Radio Podcast’s weekly gear segment, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports — Kevin Woodley and Cam Matwiv break down this gear in the video above. The full segment transcript is below.

Key Takeaways
  • Pro goaltenders regularly return gear to manufacturers, creating a 'return pile' that offers rare insight into elite equipment preferences.
  • Examining used pro gear can reveal wear patterns, modifications, and performance clues not visible on new equipment.
  • The return pile represents a feedback loop between NHL goaltenders and gear manufacturers that shapes future product development.
  • Used pro goalie gear has value beyond the ice — understanding what pros discard helps amateur goalies make more informed equipment decisions.
  • Kevin Woodley's inside access to returned pro gear provides a unique behind-the-scenes look at the goaltender equipment industry.

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Episode Transcript 1,154 words
Kevin Woodley 9:20

Wait.

Daren Millard 9:20

Well, I couldn't wait to to just bring it

Kevin Woodley 9:23

to you. It's great. It's great. Like, I'm picturing I need a quote from Steve. I might I might dig into the 100% hockey podcast, steal a quote from you guys, and and put together a quick, pro tips, pro drills up at ingoalmag.com.

That's a good one.

Daren Millard 9:35

It's something you can do all by yourself.

Kevin Woodley 9:38

That's right. Because I'm I mean and for for those of us who are old beer leaguers, you don't get a lot of help out there. No. So you Self

Daren Millard 9:47

check. You get as long as you got ice and a blue line, you're good. The red line one, it's the center ice red line, by the way, that you use. We don't wanna go to to the to the goal line. We've got a great story about Eric Comrie coming up, but first, let's get into our Gear Segment.

Sponsored by our good friends over at The Hockey Shop Source for Sports Langley, thehockeyshop.com. They got all kinds of spring break action going on.

Kevin Woodley 10:11

Big sales. Massive sales, during spring break as they prepare the shelves, which are still stocked with last year's inventory and years before for all the new stuff that's coming. We did the True Project X stick last week. We've got the True Nitro Pro Gear coming up in next week's Gear Segment. They've already got that on on the shelves at the hockeyshop.com or the Hockey Shop Source for Sports, both for reals and in the virtual world.

It's all there. You can purchase it now. All the new stuff is coming. CCM Tacks releases soon. Warrior Alpha is coming out with their Alpha Surge line.

It's all coming, and they need to create space. So the sales are on right now at the hockeyshop.com as well. We're about to get into it the Gear Segment. I'll let Cam explain. They have got a ton of pro stock inventory, and it's all on sale right now as well.

Nice. You got Vasilevskiy. You got some David Rittich, LA Kings. Jacob Markstrom. Jacob Markstrom.

That's your Demko five eight. This is Pro Return Heaven. Welcome back to The Hockey Shop Source for Sports. I'm Kevin. He's Cam, and this is a collection of really nice goaltending equipment for really large individual well, maybe not really large.

[crosstalk] If you're a big goalie, have we got something for you? Tall Pro returns for tall goalies. Yes. Quite a few. Loves for any goalie.

Yes. That is also true. That's a nice five a. You got the you got the the double t. I got the single t.

Cam Matwiv 11:48

There's even a there's even a single t Markstrom. Like, we've got quite a few. So lost to peruse. This is only a small little snippet of kind of what we've got on boxes upon boxes in the back of ProReturn gear. Bauer, CCM, we're blending brands here because Cam has got a crapload of gear that's on sale at the hockeyshop.com.

Kevin Woodley 12:11

At the Hockey Shop Source for Sports, what can you tell us just overall? Is there a way to sum this up other than check it out? Probably not. Check it out. They have roll credits.

Cam Matwiv 12:23

No. There's a lot of cool little small nitpicky features and stuff like that. There's obviously too much to kinda go through. Did you just call Andrei Vasilevskiy nitpicky? Nitpicky features.

Kevin Woodley 12:35

Oh, okay. Just checking. As an overarching statement, not necessarily what he's He's here next week. So we might have have have something to say about that. Like, tell him to come on by and give us a high five.

Cam Matwiv 12:45

Alright. CCM pads. CCM pads. Exactly. So on the back of the pads and stuff like that, you will see different features that aren't normally stock on a CCM pad.

Kevin Woodley 12:57

E flap. Yeah. Similar with those in a while. Similar with some of the Bauer overturns that we've got. There are a few quirks and things like that.

Cam Matwiv 12:59

Similar with some of the Bauer overturns that we've got. There are a few quirks and things like that.

Obviously, custom graphic. So nice little, Colin. It is. And it's like very slick. Got the Bauer, like, raised logo on the knee there.

That's nice too. That's a nice feature. The core of these pads too is quite a bit different than some of the ones that would have, like, just came in stock as well. Thicker typical of NHL pads. Correct.

The core of these pads too is quite a bit different than some of the ones that would have, like, just came in stock as well. Thicker typical of NHL pads. Correct.

Kevin Woodley 13:20

Thicker typical of NHL pads. Correct.

Correct. So there's a lot of little, again, nitpicky features and stuff like that to each Did you call Jacob Marks from nitpicky? I'm gonna call you nitpicky here pretty quick. This guy is unbelievable. It's ripping on guys here.

Cam Matwiv 13:35

Even down to the gloves, having a slightly different feel than what a stock one need. And just to clarify, these are 5/80, not 5/81's. Like, as if you could see me close this glove and not know that's a 5/80. Yes. David would look at that.

Kevin Woodley 13:39

And just to clarify, these are 5/80, not 5/81's. Like, as if you could see me close this glove and not know that's a 5/80. Yes. David would look at that.

Exactly. So I have it. Will be labeled. It's an EMCO. Nice easy game ready closure.

Cam Matwiv 13:52

There's quite a few different options. So, obviously, there's a lot to check out the at hockeyshop.com. It's all Mark. So if you got questions about sizing, it'll all be listed on the website at thehockeyshop.com. If you have any questions, if you're worried about anything, questions about a specific feature on a pad that you're not so sure about because it might not be stocked, give him a call.

Well, not just me. Any of the guys. Everybody likes to talk to you, Cam. You know? I just wanna keep you busy.

Kevin Woodley 14:17

I know. I don't wanna get Like, you've gotta put all this stuff away when I'm done here for starters. Okay. Give us a call. 604-589-829-901805677790.

Cam Matwiv 14:29

Do a little bit more of a zoom in. This is again a super quick gloss over. Some more detailed pictures. Some more detailed specifications. All this can Fine.

Kevin Woodley 14:36

Be Again, on the larger side of things, Jacob Markstrom does not exist in a 32 plus two pad, so don't ask because it's not there. Oh. Oh. First, he calls him nitpicky, and now he's calling you guys a little bit slow on the uptake. He doesn't wanna deal with your phone calls asking if you've got the marks from pad in a 32 inch.

Little tough day for you. Go put away my gear.

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