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.
" 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
@@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.
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
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 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.
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.
@@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
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
Going through this now as a dad and I can tell you it's rough. Hope to someday see my boy write a similar message although without the RIP part! Bless your Dad btw!
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 this thread already established that you can cheap out on anything but skates lol. Everyone knows if anything, you need some good skates.
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 😅
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...
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
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.
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
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!
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
Ya so all of u ppl out there saying that “ oh horse riding is the most expensive, no figure skating is the most expensive.” NO SHUT UP ITS NOT IS THIS NOT ENOUGH PROOF. WE GOTTA SPEND 500 FREAKING DOLLARS ON A STICK THAT CAN BREAK IN ONE GAME. OH YA AND LET ME ADD WE WILL GROW OUT OF ALL OF IT IN THE NEXT 2-3 SEASON SO WE NEED ALL NEW STUFF!
high end hockey equipment is NEVER worth it!!!! Get the high end equipment from 2/3 years back though? thats TOTALLY worth it and what ive done my entire playing career. 2-3 years old skates that WERE 800 when they came out are like 250 after a couple of years no joke. most expensive thing i bought was a brand new, near 300 dollar stick that i broke on a slapshot less than a month later. immediately got a set of 5 (4 year old) taylormade sticks on ebay for $200 total, and havent even broke through ONE yet
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 $4,694 in 2023. So I guess things really haven't changed that much.
I'm going to Zellers and getting a 12$ 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.
I grew up in the 80's before composite sticks. you could buy a great stick for $20, or get an aluminum one for $50. I liked the feel and control of aluminum, but it took 10 MPH off my slapshot, so I primarily played with either a marble Koho, a Canadien, or a Titan. I had a Christian aluminum stick that I used occasionally. my skates were Bauer Supremes, but I had CCM Mustangs, CCM Tacks, and got a pair of Grafs once. I got the Nike Zooms, and while they looked great, they were too heavy.
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.
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.
Look - I know this was the most expensive stuff, and you could bring that down a LOT. However, if you’re a high level player you’re not spending much less, and then you’re paying anywhere from 5k to 30k on team dues and league fees. And USA Hockey wonders why we don’t have more kids playing at elite levels. Edit: This is also just a commercial for Bauer.
No reason all of that stuff is so expensive. The skate not coming with a damn blade is bs. I’ll stick with my Sherwood vintage style shoulder pads. Light weight and comfortable. And only like 70 bucks or something probably less.
Shoots a muffin, “definitely worth the money”
Easily steered aside by any competent tendy… ☠️ brutal release
@@GusMacGus313 lmao competent tendy? That’s steered aside by a 5 year old defenseman that’s just standing in front of the net lol.
@@presidentwilliamhowardtaft5932 haha very fair assessment
@@presidentwilliamhowardtaft5932 then to say its worth the money after like worst acting ive seen to add insult to injury hahaha
Sounds like me, except I’d have no intention of buying it
Every kids dream, but every parents nightmare
Lol real talk 😂
A good player will do good with cheap gear and sharp skates
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.
" 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
I wanted to like SO bad but it's at 666
I like how his video idea is having TSN buy him nice gear lol
Yeah, and they can write off taxes as well so it's a win win.
@@bingle96 you realize a tax write off is still an expense right? It’s not free money
@@harshbirbrar2830 everyone seems to think it's free money. I've seen so many people go out of their way for tax write offs
he didn’t have a bag or any gear at the end im not sure if he actually got it all
It was just a video to see how expensive gear is. No sign of him actually making a purchase
Absolute insanity that a $1k+ pair of skates doesn't even come with the blades.
If your gonna get skates that are that expensive your also gonna wanna get custom blades.
@@EliBlackTVthe price can still be included. Custom or not.
Used to a few years ago. Just penny grabbing at this point
@@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.
Ong like imagine buying a brand to car but it doesn’t come with wheels 😂
The markup on this stuff is a joke. It's the definition of a joke. 😝
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
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
@@huevoosranchero gloves and pads are ridiculous. It's plastic and stuffing...
Plus, I was really just trying to make a Lindy Ruff reference.
@@markstaud Shareholders expect constant profits and growth. Kinda like the new iPhone being an exact copy of the old one and costing more.
@@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.
i played goalie and this is the fraction of the cost of what goalies have to go through
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.
@@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
@@fwater9543 same but idrk how much all of my gear costs (pads brand new, $2100)
@@c_hein helmet is like 900, atleast a good one.
@@fwater9543 just depends on the sizing
Laughs in goalie
*secretly cries in goalie*
@@CapnCorn304it's not like you're buying em
Cries in british goalie
Man playing travel hockey since i was 6 I wished I had the chance to thank my father.He was a modest truck driver sacrificed allot so i could play always managed to buy me the most decent equipment.Dont realize as a kid how expensive it is specially when you start going through puberty out growing equipment every couple years.
Thanks pops R.I.P
Going through this now as a dad and I can tell you it's rough. Hope to someday see my boy write a similar message although without the RIP part! Bless your Dad btw!
R.I.P pops. luckily me and my dad have been the same size at the same ages so i’ve used all his old equipment for my entire life lol
I'm still wearing the same helmet my dad bought me when I was 13...I'm 35
When it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Damn u must be a tiny man
Ya I think I may have actually been about 17 . Sorry for misinformation
@@coop6620 it has definitely degraded by now lol
@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavijaOilers going all the way baby!!!!!!! LETS GO!!!
Great way to demonstrate how hockey is becoming unplayable for many Canadians.
@Enigmatic Electronic Records Can cheap out on everything but skates.
No it's not.. this is like the most expensive shit he could find. Literally says it in the video. You can get all this gear for way cheaper especially if youre a kid
@@primary2630 Do you even know what the difference is in your entry level 100$ skate, compared to the 1200$ skates ?
@@jakegibson3862 this thread already established that you can cheap out on anything but skates lol. Everyone knows if anything, you need some good skates.
@@jakegibson3862 I have $150 pair of skates from 3 years ago I can still skate good.
“This is how much it costs your favorite hockey player.”
Meanwhile they get it for free.
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 😅
$530 for a helmet??? I'm rocking the $45 Bauer 4500 and it's still the best looking bucket out there.
It’s the zack kassian goon bucket especially if you have no visor.
CCM tacks 70 for me
@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija I rock the CCM Tacks 210 simply because my melon is huge and that thing fits perfectly
@@kpov2533 Makes sense
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...
CAD makes everything look ridiculously expensive. I mean, $2,500 is still expensive in freedom units, but $3,500 looks crazy.
“Freedom Units”… 😂 🇺🇸 💵
It's all the same after the super expensive taxes in BC
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!
Well its only 0.0277778 btc thats not as impressive isnt it?
So do I pay rent or get evicted for skates 🤔
190 for elbow pads and 220 for shin pads is fucking insane
And $550 for helmet!!!
Bauer isn't even the tiniest bit embarrassed to sell a 1000k skate without blades? Yikes
Shout-out to all the parents who pay for there kids equipment.!!!
You should do the cheapest next
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
No nhl players use the top of the line padding. It’s all custom stuff that doesn’t restrict movement
Goalies: "hold my beer"
Don’t forget ice time at the rink. When I have kids I’m going to have to take a second mortgage out.
Cute do one on goalie gear
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.
Na try doing this with goalie gear and watch the price get doubled
I was gonna say that's like the average price of a complete set of goalie equipment 😂
@@habsfan3632 loll the sr bauer mach pads are 2k in Canada crazy that price is
🤣
Gotta love how everything other than the helmet is a Bauer product.
I understand the pad prices with no question but $260 for a pair of gloves? That should be illegal..
This Pro Hockey Life location is the one at Vaughan. Thank me later
People watching this now with the Bauer Twich existing
With that release I’d buy my next twig at Canadian tire yikes
Not too bad! In South Africa we still have to ship everything to us and pay import fees.
I wish my goalie gear only cost that amount 😂
About the same price as my gear from a second hand store when I was 14 😂😂😂 we really got it rough
This what a high school kid pays to play. That's a semester of university in Canada. What's more worth the investment?
Would love to see you do this for goalie gear
It's not that bad if you are done growing and play a lot cause you will have everything forever
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.
LETS GO KNIIIIIGHTS
Bro you gotta do some goalie equipment
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
Buying expensive hockey gear should be real damn easy 💀🙏
Now try cheapest goalie equipment and you’ll get close to the same price
This guy went to the exact pro hockey life I go to. That’s Vaughan Mills right?
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!
It has nothing to do with how much they make
Every AA bantam hockey parent! Road to the NHL🤣
For NHL most of the gear is included, most of the time the team manager provides gear because they get paid so much.
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
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
You should do one using goalie equipment. I went cheap of the cheap new stuff and it was probably around $2400 USD before tax.
*cries in goalie*
Ya so all of u ppl out there saying that “ oh horse riding is the most expensive, no figure skating is the most expensive.” NO SHUT UP ITS NOT IS THIS NOT ENOUGH PROOF. WE GOTTA SPEND 500 FREAKING DOLLARS ON A STICK THAT CAN BREAK IN ONE GAME. OH YA AND LET ME ADD WE WILL GROW OUT OF ALL OF IT IN THE NEXT 2-3 SEASON SO WE NEED ALL NEW STUFF!
high end hockey equipment is NEVER worth it!!!! Get the high end equipment from 2/3 years back though? thats TOTALLY worth it and what ive done my entire playing career. 2-3 years old skates that WERE 800 when they came out are like 250 after a couple of years no joke.
most expensive thing i bought was a brand new, near 300 dollar stick that i broke on a slapshot less than a month later. immediately got a set of 5 (4 year old) taylormade sticks on ebay for $200 total, and havent even broke through ONE yet
NO WAY SO MY UNCLE GAVE ME HIS BRAND NEW $1,000+ SKATES-
Chel players shit cost way more than that it's mostly customize fitted and had their names stitched into it
Still only comes out to the price of a custom set of goalie pads😂
I love this video hockey is so expensive but keep it up
All Goalies laughing
*cries in goalie gear* My entry-level gear for getting back into the game was over half of this price
What's the bucket used for in hockey?
And all made overseas. You gotta love it
And that’s why my grandparents took me out of hockey.. way too damn expensive
If you think that’s expensive, try goalie equipment next lol
Cooolll I love it so much
Don't forget to add ice fees and gas per mile for the roadies
U forgot jock sock and jersey
Those prices are crazy
Except for the bucket I thought I was watching a Bauer advertisement
Laughs in goalie budget gear
Why I could never play hockey when I was a kid
bauer literally taking over the game
The ol 'if you gotta ask, yah can't afford it'
HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE ❤️❤️❤️❤️
welcome to the bakery folks, where only muffins are served
Gonna be on the ice looking like Megatron with all that clunky gear
Thats the only reason soccer is more popular than hockey....
Also they dont have ice in Nigeria.
Bauer thanks you for this commercial.
Personally I just don’t wear a shirt I just go with the shorts under everything
Outrageous equipment prices.
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 $4,694 in 2023. So I guess things really haven't changed that much.
"Im not wearing hockey pads" -batman
I'm going to Zellers and getting a 12$ 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.
Ez win: become goalie.
Do goalie next
There’s a reason prople buy game-used NHL equipment, it’s actually cheaper than buying it new from stores
Now, let’s go goalie
The agent is Only 200$ In örnsköldsvik
Hockey is by far the most expensive sport to put your kid in. And that's buying the cheapest stuff you can get.
POV “ hey boys I’m paying”
Me goes right to the goalie section
Back when I played, all this cost about $500 for new Bauer and CCM gear. Skates were the most expensive at $125
As a goalie I'm hurting that regular gear is this cheap
I grew up in the 80's before composite sticks. you could buy a great stick for $20, or get an aluminum one for $50. I liked the feel and control of aluminum, but it took 10 MPH off my slapshot, so I primarily played with either a marble Koho, a Canadien, or a Titan. I had a Christian aluminum stick that I used occasionally. my skates were Bauer Supremes, but I had CCM Mustangs, CCM Tacks, and got a pair of Grafs once. I got the Nike Zooms, and while they looked great, they were too heavy.
Brokie needs to get himself some goalie gear
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.
My helmet was $814 I got it in Madison wi and it’s so comfy. Inside the helmet it’s 3d printed
I spend on skates and sticks. Everything else, as long as I'm well enough protected I'm good to go!
All so your kid can outgrow all this in 6 months
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.
Look - I know this was the most expensive stuff, and you could bring that down a LOT. However, if you’re a high level player you’re not spending much less, and then you’re paying anywhere from 5k to 30k on team dues and league fees. And USA Hockey wonders why we don’t have more kids playing at elite levels.
Edit:
This is also just a commercial for Bauer.
No reason all of that stuff is so expensive. The skate not coming with a damn blade is bs. I’ll stick with my Sherwood vintage style shoulder pads. Light weight and comfortable. And only like 70 bucks or something probably less.
Goalies are laughing watching this