Goalies in the wrong colors

[Pyrophorus]

Ya sure if you want though the various equipment companies give the goalies what 3-4 pairs per year? Price alone has that many in different styles. Some he tries in practice and never uses in games.

...but if you change teams, just the plain white?

 

[LakeLivin]

What, too soon?

 

[Pyrophorus]

What, too soon?

Good for him....now its in the past.

 

[bucks_oil]

Useless info about the Roloson pic: he had a set of Oilers pads for months but didn't wear them because he was playing great in his Minnesota set. He also hated breaking in new equipment, so Ty Conklin was doing it for him in practice and was actually wearing Roloson's new gear when the screw up late in Game 1 against Carolina happened.

True story... I ended up with a "pro-returns" TPS blocker with Conklin etched on it. It couldn't have been the same set he wore that game, but he didn't actually play for the Oilers after that, so... suppose that's why I was able to get it on eBay.

It (not me, it) let in a lot of 7-hole goals, so I eventually replaced it and gave it to my nephew for street hockey. Figured that's a higher level of play than it's original owner.

 

[bucks_oil]

So.....do you have to paint, or re-upholster the pads, I can't imagine brand new?

My 14 year old self will tell you painting doesn't work so well.... comes off on the ice.

Some cheap pads have replacement color-stickies, but the pro's have several new sets per year, so they just replace.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

So.....do you have to paint, or re-upholster the pads, I can't imagine brand new?

Some guys will use Pad Skinz or similar products, they are adhesive materials that you can apply and remove from pads to change the color of your gear to match uniforms.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

I know this is sarcasm, because it isn't really faisible

But reflective (ie mirror) pads would be doable sort of, though i have to assume the reason we haven't see any is that there are rules against those? now that would trick opponents

Cool article about these illusion pads and MAF switching to White pads:
A deep dive into goalies wearing pads that look like the net and the effectiveness of it - Article - BARDOWN

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Thomas changed gear alot with Florida. If you Google Image 'Tim Thomas Panthers' you'll see him with Warrior, CCM, Vaugh and Reebok pads....

Also, he apparently used a Graf stick at one point (didn't even know they made sticks) and unmarked pads at one point.

 

[Kranix]

Gerber

 

[HHHJM]

Not the worst one, but the bib dangler pushes it over the egde.

 

[moog35]

Good for him....now its in the past.

No it’s not

 

[Pyrophorus]

No it’s not

*Checks the date and time*
It is.

 

[qqaz]

Not exactly what the thread is asking for, but Cristobal Huet started playing in Chicago before his mask was finished. He ended up playing forever with the feathers on the front not coloured in, just grey.

It's the right equipment. But it's STILL the wrong colour.

 

[Ceremony]

Pads don’t match up. It’s Dwayne Roloson with his Minnesota pads. The gold matches up their old jersey and you can see the TPS being Wild green.

Uh oh. I’m getting old . I couldn’t tell the TPS was green by looking at it originally and the gold matches to me …. Only when you say that it is does my brain and old eyes realize it is green . I think it is time for reading glasses

I had to look at that picture for a while to be convinced the bits on the pads are green. His blocker had the right shade of blue:

 

[WiHockeyGuy]

Neuvirth on the Sabres in his Caps gear was pretty dope.

 

[vayeate]

Dwayne Roloson pitched a shutout, too.

I guess that was just Roloson's thing.

 

[AsparaGus]

*Checks the date and time*
It is.

It's not over. It's still funny.

 

[Flukeshot]

Anton Forsberg

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He could have worn a piece of equipment per team he was on.

 

[Holystik]

I'm hoping for Carey Price to burn any type of red pads he has.

 

[Del Preston]

Thomas changed gear alot with Florida. If you Google Image 'Tim Thomas Panthers' you'll see him with Warrior, CCM, Vaugh and Reebok pads....

Also, he apparently used a Graf stick at one point (didn't even know they made sticks) and unmarked pads at one point.

He must have had 30 different looks when he was on the Bruins. There was one season where it seemed like he had new equipment every five games.

 

[koteka]

Id go transparent, so the shooter would be tricked.

I’d go with the college basketball free throw distraction approach and have big heads on my pads.

 

[HTFN]

He could have worn a piece of equipment per team he was on.

 

[NastyKnies]

 

[Yog S'loth]

I know it doesn't truly fit the theme of the thread, but I enjoy this picture of Felix Potvin wearing his purple mask and pads in a Gretzky-era jersey:

 

[Hobocop]

This thread is sorely lacking Sharks Ed Belfour: