The Strangest Equipment in NHL History

[@idontgivetkachuk]

We’re back! Hadda take a break due to working longer hours at my irl job! I have a few more ideas already cooked up that are ready to be made! Hope you all enjoyed!

[@thecoyotesfan3639]

In my opinion the strangest equipment in nhl history was Montreal Canadians goalie Bill Durnan’s “gloves”. He had custom gloves that allowed him to switch which hand he held the stick during game, doing this helped him be one of the best goalies during the 1940’s

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Oh wow! That’s sick!

[@user-dl3pe3nr1s]

How did this help him?.....especially in the 40's....where players could barely raise the puck. He was a great goalie...but switching hands had zero to do with it.

[@dannyb1441]

​@@user-dl3pe3nr1s being able to have his stick on a certain side during play was huge

[@michaelkeller5927]

Dude your content is so good and worth waiting for. You remind me of an NFL KZbin content creator named KTO. You tell great stories about league history

[@idontgivetkachuk]

I love KTO so this means the world to me 🙏 Thank you so much for the support and for the kind words

[@drewk6614]

David Perron wears the tinted visor because of sensitivity to the bright lights from concussions. I think it's more of a safety thing than a style thing these days.

[@Redandgold49]

Nylander does it for the same reason

[@mikepinkiewicz8725]

Re: Blackburn. We called that 2nd blocker a "Glocker" on the ol' GSBB. If you look close at the photos, you'll see it's not actually a 2nd stick glove. You can see the pocket next to the thumb in that one kneeling pic you used. It is a catch glove with a blocker board attached. This gave Blackburn the ability to cover a puck like any other goalie without risk of getting hurt.

[@NeroTheIncredible]

in 2000's I had Nike hockey rollers, they had an alien design but were very comfortable and nice to skate with

[@erikness4231]

We're those the Ignites? A buddy had a pair and loved the comfort, but damn they looked weird.

[@bkscollections2491]

I still play roller, and still wear my Zoom Airs! 25 years old. They’re still super comfortable.

[@NeroTheIncredible]

@@erikness4231 Quest daddy 2004

[@blueshky]

I wear a mirrored visor, it's a godsend. I have epilepsy and some light sensitivity so the visor helps with that on the ice.

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Yeah that's an added advantage to the tinted visor is that some people may actually need it for medical reasoning. I'm happy they allow you to see comfortably!

[@Tdez92]

The lights should be the least of your worries if you are playing hockey with epilepsy

[@blueshky]

@ Haven't had a seizure in over five years, the medicine does its job.

[@kidman2505]

It's important to note, that when Gretzky went to the Rangers, he too had a Nike skate that was just like Fedorov's, but with NYR colorway.

[@BadGoy1488]

Nah . Gretz in his first season with NYR ( 96 / 97 ) he actually uncharacteristically used CCM Tacks with Black colored Perfecta Blade Holders . The next season he would then use Nike skates ( with black blade holders ) as they weren’t the color scheme of the Rangers at all and it was a different Nike skate versus Federovs . Go check . As far as color schemes matching the uniforms you might be thinking of the days when Gretz was with Edmonton and he used Daoust Skates with Blue colored Perfecta Blade Holders . Then he wore Daoust skates again with L.A and used Black colored Perfecta blade holders . That’s about it as far as color matching goes only with Edmonton and L.A . Later With St Louis Daoust Skates with black colored Perfecta blade holders again . First season with NYR in 96 / 97 as I said before CCM tacks for a change with Black colored Perfecta Blade holders . Then the following two seasons in 97 / 98 and 98 / 99 he used a different Nike skate ( vs Federov ) with Black blade holders . The color of his blade holders ( black ) had stayed the same since he was with L.A until he finished his career.

[@joelvinson]

Man, I wanted NIKE gear as a kid so bad. EDIT: The old John Vanbiesbrouck helmet was amazing,

[@romangagne5842]

When it came to visors, the first time I ever saw one of a different colour or tint was when Eric Weinrich was with the Flyers where he had a yellow one. Ovi definitely popularized the dark tint.

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Oh wow! I needa see the yellow tinted one that's sick!

[@richardstetson8221]

When I started playing hockey as a kid in the late 80s they had yellow full face shields I don't think they ever really caught on but I remember seeing them and wondering why someone would wear one

[@jackbrown7047]

You always have such great video ideas, and you never miss

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Thank you so much!! Thanks for watching and for the support 🙏

[@jasonmullins1664]

The air zoom skates and bolero gloves, still the sickest looking equipment!!

[@davekushman2363]

I have a friend who was born with only one hand, the end of his other arm was basically a nub but he decided to be a goalie still. He played AAA all through minor hockey and decided to go to beer league instead of juniors but instead of going double blocker like Blackburn he had a prosthetic like glove, it would strap onto his forearm to stay on during games and the only bad thing was he wasn’t able to close the glove so he had to make sure he was catching the puck in the pocket otherwise it created a rebound. He told me there was a company that made a prosthetic glove that he would be able to close when he wanted to but it was around $20,000 to have it made so he opted to just learn how to catch the puck instead.

[@cb84capri]

You could probably do another video like this. Cooperalls, aluminum sticks, offset blades, curved shaft goalie sticks, and the glow puck come to mind. Not sure if the offset blade or goalie stick actually made the NHL though.

[@LateNightTableCo]

If I remember right, he did a whole video about Cooperalls, or at least talked about them in a previous vid.

[@idontgivetkachuk]

@@LateNightTableCo Yup! I made a whole video dedicated to the Cooperalls when Philly brought em back! A video on the glow puck maybe cool tho 👀

[@briankearn6991]

@@idontgivetkachuk The WHA used colored pucks. FOX Sports used a puck that would light up for TV and have a contrail if shot hard.

[@kushroyal6946]

I begged for those federov nike skates when i was a kid

[@philly7558]

I still have my Nike Air Zooms black with white swoosh. Size 9, never baked if anyone is interested 😂. It's a nice boot, with Tuuk blades with 1 sharpening. I got these back in 96 or 97.. back in the days

[@pinkwolf6407]

I get the tinted visor thing. I have extreme light sensitivity now due to Covid and I can’t go to see my local team play without wearing tinted lenses. The glare of the ice is too much for me and I end up leaving half way due to migraine. I usually wear yellow or pink tints. However, the polarised visor that Ovi was wearing was a bit much and I can’t see any other reason for him wearing it that isn’t a cosmetic one. Also…I REALLY hope Crosby washes that jock strap!

[@sandovalperry2895]

Lange skates, the guys that use to make skis and aluminum tennis rackets. Lange tested the waters in mid-70’s with a plastic skate, with a hinge at the ankle and the old tubular blade. They weighed a ton and the back broke above the hinge. Needless to say they didn’t get anywhere, I never saw anyone else wearing a pair and I went back to Bauer after a year.

[@marcokemper6349]

Nike inlines and iceskates and alu shafts been amazing. Busch carbon sticks from Switzerland as well. Those been good times

[@bowriver1]

another great one buddy!

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Thank you so much!!

[@kylegoodreau2170]

i used to play hockey against a kid who wore 91 and had all sergei fedorov Nike equipment ...for some reason this post reminded me of him

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Oh wow 😭😭 He definitely had a favorite player!

[@kylegoodreau2170]

@idontgivetkachuk yep ...I grew up in the windsor area so it's not overly surprising

[@jackieeeeee_]

IDGT comeback my beloved Great vid as always baby ❤

[@idontgivetkachuk]

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[@jackieeeeee_]

@@idontgivetkachuk I love you too 🥰

[@Pigberg]

With the Nike Air Zooms, i remember hearing someone wearing in the nhl and might wear in a game, it was a blue nike zoom skates, idk who the player is

[@KeyserSoze188]

I had the Nike skates growing up. Still my favorite skates. I still have a pair of Nike roller blades.

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

i had the gloves. and maybe a terrible aluminium stick

[@user-dl3pe3nr1s]

The yellow laces are just wax laces. They have been around forever, since the early 90s. I think the technology at the time and the availability of the wax was only available in yellow. The look become very popular, and companies like GRAF started making them standard in their skates.

[@georgejbrew]

The Nike skates were built on a Bauer chassis, with Nike technology. They were extremely comfortable

[@finnmcginn9931]

I still have a pair hanging in my basement. They were great.

[@OakLawnSpeedShop]

Still have my Nike Bauer’s

[@PrinceAnt722]

​@@OakLawnSpeedShop Same here.

[@Hummerbird99]

The molded skates from the early 80s were odd too. They looked like the early Rollerblade skates.

[@1bert719]

Goalie equipment has a really great history as it evolved, not to mention the cheats like Haseks oversized shirts that protected the 5 hole, Garth Snows optimus prime shoulder extensions in the 97 cup finals or the guy (i forget exactly who) wore elastic strips between his legs! It's not cheating until someone makes a rule about it! 😉

[@payrysdoscs4903]

Welcome back Paul

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoyed!

[@shoxmaster3430]

I always thought Tim Thomas had an unusual looking goalie mask.

[@johnnydapunk]

The Mage RS I believe! The name was a combo of mask and cage. Think a variation is still made

[@martinriley106]

I used to wear an Australian Stack Hat on my head and got accused of looking like a Rusky by my team mates. 😂😂😂😂

[@scobo4743]

Mike Foligno's bicycle helmut

[@jwmel47]

I wore Nike skates for awhile because Fedorov was wearing them. Eventually I switched to Mission and never looked back.

[@BookerCan]

I still have those nike skates.

[@trevormurphy7041]

That Goldie black burn doing that with the extra glove is pretty cool he’s got one up in my book I broke my arm are used to play a lot of arcade games before they got rid of all the arcades and I had to do something similar switch our plans cross them over people were saying I was weird Nobody would play me on the street fighter alpha because of that I can do some things with both hands

[@OakLawnSpeedShop]

Yellow laces are waxed. They keep your skates laced hella tighter

[@Hummerbird99]

Yes I used them for years, they were great.

[@kaptenmint2138]

Leo Komarov was using old Graf skates which were much more heavier than modern skates these days.

[@jeffd6]

I just switched from 15 year old Grafs to bauer 2 years ago. What a huge difference in weight.

[@moody9442]

gretzky wore blue nikes in ny

[@adammckenzie6074]

If they made rules every time Brodeur had a problem the rule book would be double the size it is

[@L3GHO5T]

I still have the white and black zoom air skates with t blades I was wearing them the other day playing pond hockey

[@JibberLang]

You forgot to honorable mention Ron Maclean for the Tblade lovers LOL

[@ohtanipsa10]

I played 10yrs in Nike skates , honestly they were better than most brands.

[@lolo27234]

Yo skating with the Niki drip

[@yedzovi]

Nike skates were considered sty back in the 2000’s

[@chambysheep]

HE IS BACK🎉❤

[@idontgivetkachuk]

🥳🥳🥳 Thank you sm for watching and for the support!!

[@NPIntended]

See if you can tie in an idea around Matt Dumba wearing 55 to make it look like Dumba$$ on his jersey. Like creative names or numbers or something

[@Yankees24]

I still have my Nike skates

[@janne21]

They were emberassed but had -8 in playoff, not even close to Vancouver worst-15 in a playoff round.

[@kylegoodreau2170]

who remembers the skate blades Patrik Elias used to wear ?

[@adammckenzie6074]

T blades were always sick. Loud as hell. Sound like ur shredding ice cream

[@Sj430]

Welcome back.

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!

[@codygottaglo]

Lol T blades are horrendous that’s funny to see.

[@jaylenbarnes2.079]

Goat Posted LFG 🐐

[@idontgivetkachuk]

The Goat commented! Thank u for the support my guy 🙏

[@omerta316]

As i saw the thumbnail i had a banana it had a nike swoosh

[@HockeyMetalRPG]

Hell, I still wear my Nike Skates!!!!!!

[@idontgivetkachuk]

THATS so sick!!

[@ThirstyUrkel]

He’s Sergei Fedorov. He could wear those skates with purple laces while sporting a neon green mohawk, and it wouldn’t matter. Sergei is a god.

[@Nuttyirishman85]

I felt bad for the Nike skate kids back in the day, they caught the worst chirps.

[@Rinde007]

WE Had someone like Ludwig?! I thought UND had less drafted players than true, the more you know

[@114MrCool]

Why did you have to start with such a gut punch for caps fans

[@idontgivetkachuk]

I'm sorry I promise I'll get off the Caps LOL. Just needed a way to transition into Ovi that related to what's currently going on in the NHL world.

[@G_NO777]

Why you had to add that first part wtf 😂

[@Pikachu_Larry]

Collab when?

[@finnmcginn9931]

I still wear a Jofa helmet because i enjoy concussions and being laughed at.

[@martinbisson7315]

hi you miss guy carbonneau from the habs had white skate with bleu blades

[@kabby29]

ugh T blades were so loud

[@johnl2613]

Sid is nasty. Damn...

[@TheJimmyStDenisShow]

See if the wings made it this year and they would of won it

[@michaeldbhawker3556]

Cooperalls

[@tommcd8471]

Is he really the greatest goal scorer if it takes an entire team tanking just to feed an aging and flat footed Ovi empty netters and tap ins all in an effort to get him the record?

[@briankearn6991]

Remember Gretzky’s 50th in 39 games? It was in an empty net from an awkward feed.

[@Frooshchadfleadeegeehawk-he1tf]

I don’t give a Datsyuk 🐙

[@alfiesmullet1311]

Remeber cooperalls😂

[@idontgivetkachuk]

If they can bring those back, they can bring back the nike skates

[@bobbyboucher-mt2kz]

Lol federov was never the best lol

[@JayZee-lo8qy]

Lmfao football players have been wearing tinted visors for DECADES, they stole the idea from NFL players OBVIOUSLY

[@JayZee-lo8qy]

Nike is garbage shit tier quality