Top Ten Oddest Pieces of Goalie Equipment ever seen!

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• MU

  @MultiPetercool · 3 years ago

  The single, biggest innovation in hockey equipment was the addition of  foam and plastics. My first pair of goalie pads were entirely leather, felt and horse hair. They weighed a ton. Goalie pads today are so incredibly light and can attach to your legs so securely that you could never play in the NHL with a pair of 1960s goalie pads.

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• CL

  @claycaliber9653 · 3 years ago

  Trevor Lahey 😂 I bet he watches trailer park boys

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• SH

  @shirleytwsw · 2 years ago

  It’s wild back then goalies played with no headgear

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• MI

  @MikeTheApeman · 3 years ago

  Regarding the "Two Blockers" and Dan Blackburn, the non-stick holding glove was dubbed a "glocker" on the old GSBB. Look close and you'll see the webbing of a catch glove on that hand. This is because Vaughn essentially added a blocker board to a catch glove. This allowed Dan to have the ability to safely cover a puck as if he was wearing a glove.

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• RE

  @renaminginprogress6903 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwptDoEm4NQ&amp;t=182">3:02</a> I&apos;m not falling for that one Ricky

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• KL

  @klauskarlkraus · 3 years ago

  Jean Sébastien guigere was a a master in using extremely oversized gear

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• MR

  @MrJett1971 · 2 years ago

  I love the story of bill Durnan playing against gordie Howe. &nbsp;When Howe would come down the off wing, if durnan switched hands, he would, too, as he was also ambidextrous.

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• SH

  @shadesilverwing592 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Over drive is banned in many lower level hockey associations and leagues due to advantage and safety. Also for the Cheater, it was discovered that having a reinforced section along the medial wrist actually helped prevent wrist injuries by dispersing the force of the impact and to help keep the glove from twisting when the puck hits the pocket.

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• TO

  @tomfilipiak3511 · 3 years ago

  The equipment I used in the 60s 70s were primitive heavy wool.arm and shoulder protection not good.I took the shoulder caps off a catchers chest protecter,and sewed it onto the shoulder area of my chest protecter.I cut the material off the catchers chest protecter and sewed it on the sides of my goalie chest protecter to protect my ribs,also sewed a mesh net between the crouch of my goalie pants Esposito did this.Finally in the 80s,Brown,Vaughn,and others started to make a lot lighter and a hell of a lot more protective gear.Remember back in the days you were getting crashed in the net.Got injured several times,but that was the nature of the beast.What a great sport!Thomas A. Filipiak

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• PA

  @parsleypalace3272 · 3 years ago

  Fascinating video. &nbsp;Just bonkers how these guys fiddled with designs to make their play more effective. &nbsp;The adjustments to make the goalie look monstrous were so cool. &nbsp;Resourceful guys. &nbsp;:)

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• BA

  @bananian · 2 years ago

  I like that the older equipment made it so that butterfly style isn&apos;t overpowered like it is now.

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• HO

  @HotBranch · 3 years ago

  You could have included the Heaton puck foils that had an incredibly short life in the NHL; there was also the Brian&apos;s Ridge pant that had oversized blocks on the sides that flared out to provide extra coverage when the goalie crouched into their stance.

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