BUYING THE MOST EXPENSIVE SET OF HOCKEY EQUIPMENT I CAN 🏒💰

[@chasemaclennan5697]

Shoots a muffin, “definitely worth the money”

[@GusMacGus313]

Easily steered aside by any competent tendy… ☠️ brutal release

[@presidentwilliamhowardtaft5932]

@@GusMacGus313 lmao competent tendy? That’s steered aside by a 5 year old defenseman that’s just standing in front of the net lol.

[@GusMacGus313]

@@presidentwilliamhowardtaft5932 haha very fair assessment

[@GusMacGus313]

@@presidentwilliamhowardtaft5932 then to say its worth the money after like worst acting ive seen to add insult to injury hahaha

[@adrock889]

Sounds like me, except I’d have no intention of buying it

[@Mr.Nobody-21]

Every kids dream, but every parents nightmare

[@christostsipas5914]

Lol real talk 😂

[@Ken-no5ip]

A good player will do good with cheap gear and sharp skates

[@FoursquareT]

Try motocross entry into the sport is the cost of the bike plus gear that costs just as much as the bike. Once you get competitive you can throw 15k into a bike plus travel and track fees.

[@yourmother1631]

" MoToR cRoSs" Everytime i see one of you idiots i have to literally wash my fucking eyes out Motorcross is the easiest vehicle sport known to fucking mankind and you can't change my fucking mind@@FoursquareT

[@JULY18th]

I wanted to like SO bad but it's at 666

[@anthonymoring7061]

I like how his video idea is having TSN buy him nice gear lol

[@wungledungle]

Yeah, and they can write off taxes as well so it's a win win.

[@harshbirbrar2830]

@@wungledungle you realize a tax write off is still an expense right? It’s not free money

[@EdisonDiesel]

​@@harshbirbrar2830 everyone seems to think it's free money. I've seen so many people go out of their way for tax write offs

[@WristMissle]

he didn’t have a bag or any gear at the end im not sure if he actually got it all

[@BonGrips]

It was just a video to see how expensive gear is. No sign of him actually making a purchase

[@ChrisJones-pi5mh]

The markup on this stuff is a joke. It's the definition of a joke. 😝

[@huevoosranchero]

Except markup on hockey gear isn't that large, especially sticks. Majority of hockey stuff is under 50% markup unless its changed in the last few years from when I worked in a shop

[@markstaud]

The Skates haven’t changed in like a decade and my APX2s Cost $800 back then (I actually think I had a coupon and paid $650). The exact same model is $1280 (some NHLers still use APX2 like Kessel), $480 for what?!?! They’re identical. The Pads and Gloves are out of control though

[@ChrisJones-pi5mh]

@@huevoosranchero gloves and pads are ridiculous. It's plastic and stuffing... Plus, I was really just trying to make a Lindy Ruff reference.

[@rakeshcristobal8320]

@@markstaud Shareholders expect constant profits and growth. Kinda like the new iPhone being an exact copy of the old one and costing more.

[@theodorep9569]

@@ChrisJones-pi5mh though you’re paying for the engineering, testing, distribution (fuel cost from China to North America and within the continent diesel is 2.37 a litre in Ontario) so definitely marked up but you can’t reduce a products cost to just the material cost.

[@twolfe669]

Absolute insanity that a $1k+ pair of skates doesn't even come with the blades.

[@EliBlackTV]

If your gonna get skates that are that expensive your also gonna wanna get custom blades.

[@blairrice]

@@EliBlackTVthe price can still be included. Custom or not.

[@McMikey78]

Used to a few years ago. Just penny grabbing at this point

[@auzmo]

@@blairricei think the reason is you can choose one of the blades you want most (the $200 figure was for the most expensive type), you could get other brands blades that fit, or you might already have blades (or multiple sets) from previous skates you want to use. Basically instead of forcing everyone to pay another $100 for something they dont all need or want they give you the option to get exactly the blade you want.

[@natedog06]

Ong like imagine buying a brand to car but it doesn’t come with wheels 😂

[@shadowxpredatorful]

Laughs in goalie

[@CapnCorn304]

*secretly cries in goalie*

[@GENERALZOD88321]

​@@CapnCorn304it's not like you're buying em

[@securitylifecanada]

i played goalie and this is the fraction of the cost of what goalies have to go through

[@patrickengman5602]

True, but goalie equipment lasts longer. I used to play goalie and my brother used to play center. He was always buyin new stuff cause his sticks were braiking often, skates wore out quickly and socks too.

[@fwater9543]

@@Peront can confirm, I’ve played goalie since I was like 9, I’m only 16, asked my parents to estimate the total price of gear for me, they said prob around 10k-15k

[@c_hein]

@@fwater9543 same but idrk how much all of my gear costs (pads brand new, $2100)

[@fwater9543]

@@c_hein helmet is like 900, atleast a good one.

[@c_hein]

@@fwater9543 just depends on the sizing

[@BP21_]

“This is how much it costs your favorite hockey player.” Meanwhile they get it for free.

[@coop6620]

I'm still wearing the same helmet my dad bought me when I was 13...I'm 35

[@rikupv]

When it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

[@mummyyjuice5413]

Damn u must be a tiny man

[@coop6620]

Ya I think I may have actually been about 17 . Sorry for misinformation

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

@@coop6620 it has definitely degraded by now lol

[@JudgeDredd_]

@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavijaOilers going all the way baby!!!!!!! LETS GO!!!

[@MrHunterbg]

CAD makes everything look ridiculously expensive. I mean, $2,500 is still expensive in freedom units, but $3,500 looks crazy.

[@gcelia1]

“Freedom Units”… 😂 🇺🇸 💵

[@sleeptime5464]

It's all the same after the super expensive taxes in BC

[@Twpg204]

You're not wrong, it's cheaper in the US; except for Canadians it is literally $3500.00 out of pocket, so ya, it's crazy!

[@Heiguiking1777]

now imagine this you kid out grows it every year from 12 to 18 .... let alone the broken stix😢 thanks mom and dad. I always tell hockey kids now get into moto cross it cost the same but last longer 😅

[@dangagnon7312]

Great way to demonstrate how hockey is becoming unplayable for many Canadians.

[@enigmaticelectronicrecords]

"Buying the most expensive set", ah yes, I remember buying sets for $3,500 at Play-It-Again sports LOL

[@jakegibson3862]

@@enigmaticelectronicrecords Can cheap out on everything but skates.

[@enigmaticelectronicrecords]

@@jakegibson3862 Becomes a lot more affordable at that point if you're only sinking money into skates 😄

[@primary2630]

No it's not.. this is like the most expensive shit he could find. Literally says it in the video. You can get all this gear for way cheaper especially if youre a kid

[@jakegibson3862]

@@primary2630 Do you even know what the difference is in your entry level 100$ skate, compared to the 1200$ skates ?

[@outsidetheleague]

So do I pay rent or get evicted for skates 🤔

[@polo8985]

With that release I’d buy my next twig at Canadian tire yikes

[@tylerfortin3239]

Bauer isn't even the tiniest bit embarrassed to sell a 1000k skate without blades? Yikes

[@juleefelts]

I bought all my gear head to toe for about $250, all used gear. I washed that baked-in sweaty teen boy stink off my shin guards, hang my gear up after each use, and my used pads have actually served me well. As an adult woman I don’t have to worry about outgrowing pads so I know mine will last as long as I keep taking good care of them. Except… the pads are only the beginning; I skate 4x a week and the cost of ice time is so much that I recently became a ref just so I can afford to play hockey as much as I do 😅

[@Vie4Vendetta13]

Goalies: "hold my beer"

[@slydEvil35]

All so your kid can outgrow all this in 6 months

[@jasonG72]

$530 for a helmet??? I'm rocking the $45 Bauer 4500 and it's still the best looking bucket out there.

[@Mcgee833]

It’s the zack kassian goon bucket especially if you have no visor.

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

CCM tacks 70 for me

[@kpov2533]

​@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija I rock the CCM Tacks 210 simply because my melon is huge and that thing fits perfectly

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

@@kpov2533 Makes sense

[@v4v819]

All great until you get a concussion... The more better helmies are more expensive cause they got anti-concussion technology and a 100% no concussion guarantee! Unless you feel your kid deserves a concussion...

[@blakemattessich5365]

Gotta love how everything other than the helmet is a Bauer product.

[@alexpayne1364]

Na try doing this with goalie gear and watch the price get doubled

[@habsfan3632]

I was gonna say that's like the average price of a complete set of goalie equipment 😂

[@alexpayne1364]

@@habsfan3632 loll the sr bauer mach pads are 2k in Canada crazy that price is

[@alexpayne1364]

🤣

[@erickouniakis5722]

Shout-out to all the parents who pay for there kids equipment.!!!

[@hockey1718]

You should do the cheapest next

[@davidtonkin3997]

Cute do one on goalie gear

[@douglasschultz9808]

Don’t forget ice time at the rink. When I have kids I’m going to have to take a second mortgage out.

[@sethgosher8114]

Bro you gotta do some goalie equipment

[@brianm4198]

190 for elbow pads and 220 for shin pads is fucking insane

[@maxwellboloman2382]

And $550 for helmet!!!

[@funkmetal]

*cries in goalie gear* My entry-level gear for getting back into the game was over half of this price

[@michaelgiuffre7837]

I wish my goalie gear only cost that amount 😂

[@rrickyspanish6674]

About the same price as my gear from a second hand store when I was 14 😂😂😂 we really got it rough

[@noahmatthew6658]

No nhl players use the top of the line padding. It’s all custom stuff that doesn’t restrict movement

[@elliottryan13]

Funny thing, most NHL players get a lot of their shit for free. I've never understood why the more $ people get the less they have to pay for. GREAT VIDEO BROTHER!

[@primary2630]

It has nothing to do with how much they make

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

That's how much parents feel the pressure to purchase for each of their children playing the game as well. Shocking prices. That's the game today.

[@seanbourget]

Gonna be on the ice looking like Megatron with all that clunky gear

[@adrielthegoalie]

If you think that’s expensive, try goalie equipment next lol

[@kevinpatriquin822]

It's not that bad if you are done growing and play a lot cause you will have everything forever

[@hockeycrusher10]

Don't forget to add ice fees and gas per mile for the roadies

[@22onwheels12]

welcome to the bakery folks, where only muffins are served

[@greenskates9774]

I love this video hockey is so expensive but keep it up

[@theadministrator6282]

“Heavy duty” bro has got to get better descriptive words

[@ripapa6355]

Mtb'ers over here thinking, whoah that looks like a lot...oh wait, that's it? That's a budget full sus or a mid range ht. Mhmm. I think I'm riding too much.😅

[@SpenyGreenwoodie]

The ol 'if you gotta ask, yah can't afford it'

[@kirkelleson642]

Sad how expensive they are making the game become. Cheaper prices mean more can play which increases a higher demand for more gear. It’s seriously a higher income sport at these prices. Not too mention travel hockey cost 6-8k to play in a season.

[@tommywd40]

And all made overseas. You gotta love it

[@tcamden100]

LETS GO KNIIIIIGHTS

[@Michels1]

Thats the only reason soccer is more popular than hockey.... Also they dont have ice in Nigeria.

[@mikehotchkiss5201]

You should do one using goalie equipment. I went cheap of the cheap new stuff and it was probably around $2400 USD before tax.

[@user-bt3of1ye3d]

Man playing travel hockey since i was 6 I wished I had the chance to thank my father.He was a modest truck driver sacrificed allot so i could play always managed to buy me the most decent equipment.Dont realize as a kid how expensive it is specially when you start going through puberty out growing equipment every couple years. Thanks pops R.I.P

[@watchuseek6868]

Bauer thanks you for this commercial.

[@marjolaineflynn2436]

do that for goalie equipement

[@lolepicbrian7173]

"Im not wearing hockey pads" -batman

[@zalapski9399]

You need top of the line skates and stick, and good gloves. The rest of the equipment doesn’t matter much.

[@wesleythorne6657]

You don’t need top of the line anything, the best players in the world grow up without that stuff.

[@jakegibson3862]

@@wesleythorne6657 lol. If you think Mr Connor Mcdavid didn't have the most expensive skates money could buy at the time, you live in another dimension.

[@wesleythorne6657]

@@jakegibson3862 I know other nhl players who absolutely didn’t, ryan migrant Hopkins for example.

[@zalapski9399]

@@wesleythorne6657 dude I’d say 95% of people in the NHL grew up with rich parents. Hockey, as are all youth sports, is ridiculously expensive. TBH the equipment isn’t even that big of an expense compared to hockey fees and traveling.

[@wesleythorne6657]

@@zalapski9399 That number is “common sense” failing at its finest. Most parents aren’t rich, most players from countries like Russia are poor, and that’s well over %5 if the league. All the money that is thrown into “building an nhl player” is nonsense. The kid needs to process the will and natural talent to make it to the nhl, and if they have it they will make it regardless of the slightly lighter gear, or a couple less away tournaments made.

[@c0LdfUs10n]

Peanuts! 😋 Do a goalie version and watch it get REAL expensive 🤑

[@Actionronnie]

I'm going to Zellers and getting a 12$ wooden Sherwood. And when the blade breaks, I'll get a 2$ plastic blade to play street hockey 😂 I still have a Plastic goalie blade, and a Duane Sutter broken stick attached to it from the 80's.

[@Wrangler27]

bauer literally taking over the game

[@boo-4478]

Would love to see you do this for goalie gear

[@scottisgood9230]

Right in the barrel with the newest bauer stick, wont be seeing jesse rippling the twine anytime soon, gonna need a goalie dustier than korpi to score

[@badenjohansen5087]

goalies: hold my beer

[@jpklisiewicz8276]

Love the vids

[@ryleyw3684]

Those prices are crazy

[@sirtheopolis5085]

That heavy duty Bucky is one of the least protective helmets on the market😂

[@evinmartinez2299]

That doesn’t even cover my pads 😭

[@NewBeginningsThePunchNews]

add about 3 more sticks, tape for socks, tape for stick, a tower, extra pair of laces, spandex bottoms with or without padding, socks, extra blades, laces tool, blade guards, a practice ball, a practice puck, practice jerseys, practice socks (different colors and different fabrics), etc etc etc

[@delilah148]

Me, a goalie: ‘Rookie numbers, step it up boys’

[@GOLDFORDAY]

Because you purchased it the company thinks they can charge more next year.

[@JamesHossa]

Pro hockey players 1. Don't shop at peasant stores like us.. they get pro gear. And they get it free lol. We just get suckered into paying higher for the hype.. nothing is worth that much tbh

[@paulrr5711]

Not too bad! In South Africa we still have to ship everything to us and pay import fees.

[@Candy11212]

Muffin to bread basket,“definitely worth the money “

[@Polaflamme]

Now, let’s go goalie

[@billyhennigar9846]

Great shot champ 😂

[@thisiconisactuallygoofysfa9960]

*cries in goalie*

[@wickedgrafix]

Every AA bantam hockey parent! Road to the NHL🤣

[@MrBostonrobb]

Outrageous equipment prices.

[@mariog1429]

I’m definitely looking in the clearance section whenever I go into a store with my sons. Awesome when you can get something from an older hockey player that’s outgrown some of their gear.

[@PengFort]

Pls do cheap goalie equipment if you haven’t done it

[@daleyvibez5244]

And that’s why my grandparents took me out of hockey.. way too damn expensive

[@cosmoooton]

All Goalies laughing

[@yodaddamilkman8422]

Still only comes out to the price of a custom set of goalie pads😂

[@cullenandrews7815]

My helmet was $814 I got it in Madison wi and it’s so comfy. Inside the helmet it’s 3d printed

[@Blexy.]

That’s cheaper then I expected

[@mrleafs2339]

bro just the shin pads is my equipment all together

[@LaSeSiS]

yet getting goalie pads and gloves alone can cost $3000+, man am i broke😭

[@TheAlphapuck5280]

Is this Canadian Dollars?

[@jjt687]

Only thing I learned from this was pro hockey life marks up everything! You can get everything shown for under $2,500 or even $2,000. Just shop for the best deals and piece it together

[@vsipy]

Bauer agent deserves the chefs kiss

[@bighoss240]

damn and i thought skiing was expensive 😂😂

[@robertoorrego4374]

Now do it with goalie gear

[@RobertS-oh9bq]

In 1972 my parents spent like $650 for all my new goalie equipment except no goalie pads, they were too expensive for my parent at $200 100% leather. $650 in 1972 is equivalent to $4,694 in 2023. So I guess things really haven't changed that much.

[@matttanner462]

There’s a reason prople buy game-used NHL equipment, it’s actually cheaper than buying it new from stores

[@darrellmackinnon1667]

*I kid you not, our SportsCheck, had a pair of Bauer Skates that were mainly gold color, about 2-3 years ago. I saw them on display for about 2 months. Price tag on em was $2,100. They either got sent back to factory or liquidated lol. Have never seen anyone wearing em since.*

[@jayr1935]

Except for the bucket I thought I was watching a Bauer advertisement

[@Crmdy]

that shot bruuuuuh

[@mikerichards6024]

So true chase

[@Kook5point5Six]

Laughs in goalie equipment 😢😢

[@Winnipeg_Jetsfan]

Lovin the hat

[@brandonf24]

Growing up with two broke 19-year old parents really made my experience on ice quite challenging...evident by the glaring disparity with my peers. I was getting teased for hand-me-down equipment and couldn't afford a suit for team functions. During practice, I checked this arrogant, patrician mfer into the bench...earned my captaincy afterwards. I put up 121 points over the span of 71 games as a teen. This expensive equipment reminds me of that damn kid and what I went through that season surrounded by pretentious elites...and we wonder why hockey isn't more popular...because everything else just requires a 🤬 ball.

[@aussiekid3588]

Imagine the Tendy taxes 😳

[@colbydurant6107]

Love that place

[@thejuliebean]

Back when I played, all this cost about $500 for new Bauer and CCM gear. Skates were the most expensive at $125

[@channiesfavhuman]

bauer and ccm are nasty af 🔥🔥

[@SirJohnEd]

"I'm at pro hockey life and today I gonna buy the most expensive hockey equipment that I can". *buys the cheapest tape they got*