[the iron goalie]

Gloves were great. Catcher is good out of the box but got better while on ice. Still needs a little more break-in for me as i like my catchers floppy.

Pads: The weight or lack thereof was very good. I did a b-fly slide right to left on a one timer fron @ 8' and it struck my rt knee (between the knee cap and the vastus medialis). The knee stiffened up rather quickly. I have never worn knee pads but am reconsidering. In defense of the pads I did not get squared up to the shot and the puck got through as I was pulling my 5 hole together. I also found on 2 occassions my knees fell out of the cradle in an aggressive slide and I hit my kne (left this time) on the ice. I tightened the cradle and this helped.

During my order process I thought I ordered a set of thigh wraps but did not receive them. I am not sure if they would have protected my knees in the scenarios above.

All in all i am quite happy with my new purchase. I just need a nother session or two to iron out the bugs.

Mark