"Official" Brian Heaton Goalie Thread

[daffy]

Icetime,

Pads look great. I can't wait for my new Eyelite10s to be shipped. Like you, I remember the days when I played better in a more traditional pad, hence the BHG order. I hope it brings back some great saves.

Nice pads!

[Jim]

I love the look and quality of Brian's gear... but damn... his prices are considerably higher
than Smith, ******* and Battram so i just cant justify the cost..
darn nice gear though...

[daffy]

Pads are being shipped out today!!!

[MCL 298]

Did you customize anything besides the color?

[casedawg20000]

The pads look sharp. I find it funny now how things have changed with pads. A few years ago, I thought that flat faced pads looked so strange. Now I am used to seeing them all the time, and shin and knee rolls look odd to me. I wish I had the cash to get a set of those though. Enjoy!

CT

[daffy]

Thanks Casedawg. Hope to have more pics when they show up later this week.

MCL, mods are a page or two back. I changed a few things like squared up thigh rise, tapered inner toe, weave calf wrap, Koho/RBK knee cradle. There are afew other things.

I should mention that Brian gave me a ship date and missed it by a couple of days. Mostly because he took July1st off, which I have no problem with. He was actually going to shut down for holidays and I said I really needed the pads so he stayed at work and got them out to me. Big thanks to Brian for sticking to his original timeline as close as possible. I've ordered from other small companies and have had nothing but trouble.

[GoalieNut]

daffy - nice looking set! i like the color scheme you chose.

any pics of the leg channel and knee setup?

[daffy]

Thanks GoalieNut. I'll take more pics when they get here. Should be this week.

[chunkinstien]

Very Nice pads there! I would like to see that knee mod as well. Was there an upcharge for the mod?

I am intrigued to know really how flexy the pads are.

Nice set, and good luck with them for sure!

[scottyboy39]

Originally Posted by grumpysmurf92

My new BHG glove! Used the same day I got it. Just like my old Heaton 3000.

Wow his glove is just like the one I use. Crazy how things havent changed with brian or marty bordeur




Wonder how much the 10 c/a goes for....

[MCL 298]

Originally Posted by grumpysmurf92

My new BHG glove! Used the same day I got it. Just like my old Heaton 3000.

How are you liking the glove?

Can you post a review?

[GoalLine]

Yea, i'd also like to see a review. more pics please...hows the closure?

[daffy]

Ok, so I finally got out with my new BHG Eyelite10 pads today. All in all, I think I'll really like them. A few adjustments will need to be made. The good was that it felt like my foot was locked into the boot channel. That was the whole reason for buying them. So, mission accomplished. But, because I like the ankle really tight, rotation can be an issue. I wore the rest of the straps really loose, but my left pad under rotated. I think to solve this, I'll remove the strap for the knee lock. The landing gear is long enough that my knee will not miss the landing. Also, the thigh boards kept on getting caught under my pants, so I'll be switching those for my old PAW thigh boards. Overall a really good pad that I think I'll like as I continue to get back into shape.

[daffy]

I took a couple of pics at home for you guys. I got one of the landing gear/knee lock. Basically Brian made the landing area much larger and the outer landing pad (one with strap through it) was moved out to be closer to the ice when down in the butterfly. I skated the other day without the knee lock and rotation was fine. I am thinking of getting longer straps made as I think that would allow me to use the knee lock and still get the rotation out of the pad. Brian does have the velcro on the knee angled down so the strap doesn't cut into the back of the knee, he just made the straps too short. Here are the pics (also posted in the show off your gear thread).

[DRE75HABS]

Might be better off posted in the CCM or Hackva thread, but does anyone know what kind of cage will fit on an old Heaton 6700 mask? It looks essentially the same as the CCM masks, similar to the KOHO 570s, and from what I know, was made by Gabe Hackman's father when he ghosted for the big boys.

Looking for a cateye cage the clip/screws are 2 upper middle, 2 lower bottom edge, and one middle lower.

Gonna re-pad and paint mine, would like to be able to use it on the outdoor rinks this winter. I've already got it sanded and de-foam'd.

Thanks!