Top 10 Christmas Gifts For Your Goalie

There is no better time to spend with loved ones and friends than the holidays. Being huddled around the TV with a hot beverage and one of your favourite holiday flicks just seems to make you feel warm inside. Nothing stressful about it at all! But before you kick back and relax with family and friends make sure you have all your ducks in a row. Don’t go in to the holidays unprepared, shopping on Christmas Eve is the worst! So, for those of you that have a goalie in your life, look no further - here are our Top 10 Christmas Gifts for your goalie!

 

10Nash Puck Out Puck Mark Remover

It’s becoming quite the fad for goalies to have clean pads. Not sure why, but it is. One thing cleaning up your pads is great for, is helping out the re-sale value. The Puck Out is a combined solution and scrubbing tool that gets rid of puck marks on the synthetic leather portions of pads and gloves. When it comes to cleaning pads, Puck Out gets an A+. Pro Tip: Do NOT use Puck Out on any screen printed logos, as it will remove them.

9Pad Skinz

Whether they got traded, changed associations, or they just want to customize... you can give them the gift of Pad Skinz! Pad Skinz are sheets of coloured JenPro (synthetic leather) with an adhesive backside. Trace out the graphic you wish to cover on the provided tracing paper, re-trace it out on the Pad Skinz, cut out the graphic and apply it. Pad Skinz make for a great art project because the only limit to a new set of awesome looking pads is your creativity! Pad Skinz can be bought in both small and large for varying graphic sizes. Check out our Review and application instructions.

8Gongshow Apparel

Have your goalie kick it in true hockey style with Gongshow Apparel. Offering a wide range of styles in shirts, pants, hats and jackets, Gongshow apparel is an ideal gift for any goalie!

7CCM Pro Senior Knee & Thigh Pads

Shopping for knee pads hasn't been a high priority in the past but they are becoming a more and more necessary piece of equipment in today's game. CCM has come up with a unique design and these are sweet. There isn’t really a knee pad quite like it; with a hinged design that prevents them from slipping down and a comfortable ‘Knee Zone’, it’s hard to beat the features of the CCM Pro.

6BioSteel High Performance Sports Drink

Energy depletion is a risk goalies face, especially during busy games and water just isn’t enough to supplement you. BioSteel High Performance Sports Drink is a mixture of amino acids, electrolytes, and a Vitamin B blend.

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Digesting protein turns the protein chain back into amino acids, which are then selectively linked together. The newly linked protein chains make up solid matter—most notably, muscle.

Electrolytes are minerals found in your blood and other bodily fluids. Sweating results in the loss of electrolytes which can result in cramping. This is best to be controlled with the ingestion of electrolytes because they control your body’s water level, blood pH level, and muscle function.

Vitamin B blend is an important portion of Biosteel’s mixture, because proper levels vitamin and mineral levels assist in protein synthesis.

Not only does this mixture do great things for the active body, but it also has a great cherry flavour! BioSteel High Performance Sports Drink is diabetic friendly, vegan friendly, and gluten free. l

5Mini Goalie Sticks

Playing mini stick hockey is one of the most entertaining ways to spend the holidays. It’s an all-out battle that results in carpet burn on both team’s knees, but only one champion. Give your goalie the same confidence they have on the ice with composite mini goal sticks. We carry composite mini replicas of Bauer Reactor and Supreme, and CCM Extreme Flex goal sticks. Everyone wants to look like the pros during mini sticks, so give your goalie the gift of professional mini stick style.

4Bauer Elite Padded Base Layer

With shots getting harder and harder, goalies can never feel too protected. The Bauer Elite Padded base layer is made with Bauer’s 37.5 moisture wicking technology, and uses FleXorb technology in high impact areas. FleXorb is foam that stiffens upon impact of a puck. The Elite shirt has FleXorb over the clavicles, sternum, and ribs; the pants have FleXorb over the knees and the groin.

3Bauer Reactor and Supreme Composite Goal Sticks

Looking to spoil the goalie on your list? Composite goal sticks are like the icing on a cake. They make for a pretty special gift if you’re looking to put something awesome under the tree!

2Reebok Premier XLT

The Premier series has been one of the most successful and popular series in goalie equipment history but will be the last Reebok line of gear in hockey equipment. If your goalie is in the market for some new pillows or mitts, this line of gear is top quality and now priced to move!

1Brian’s Sub Zero Pro 3

Coming in at number one on the list are the brand new Brian’s Sub Zero Pro 3 leg pads and gloves. Yes, a real big ticket item, but it’s our staff's number one pick! Who wouldn’t want a brand new set of Sub 3’s for Christmas? If you’re goalie is looking for a new set of pro gear, the Sub 3’s are the newest line out, and they are beyond cool. Lightweight, sharp looks, and great performance.

Hopefully this list helps make your gift shopping a bit easier this year. We’re sure any of these items will bring smiles to the goalie in your life. Merry Christmas!