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
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.
@@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.
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
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...
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
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!
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
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
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
@@wesleythorne6657 lol. If you think Mr Connor Mcdavid didn't have the most expensive skates money could buy at the time, you live in another dimension.
@@wesleythorne6657 dude I’d say 95% of people in the NHL grew up with rich parents. Hockey, as are all youth sports, is ridiculously expensive. TBH the equipment isn’t even that big of an expense compared to hockey fees and traveling.
@@zalapski9399 That number is “common sense” failing at its finest. Most parents aren’t rich, most players from countries like Russia are poor, and that’s well over %5 if the league. All the money that is thrown into “building an nhl player” is nonsense. The kid needs to process the will and natural talent to make it to the nhl, and if they have it they will make it regardless of the slightly lighter gear, or a couple less away tournaments made.
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.
When i was a kid hockey skates were not quite as cheap as high end running shoes- i remember my dad splurging to get me the top tier Bauer's for $179, the mid tier were $129 and was recommended, thanks dad! You could still find good entry level skates under $79- less for generic off brands... Except now a days not even running shoes are cheap... Paying over $500 for a Nikes and over a grand for ice skates was an experience i thought i'd never live to see... I was a 90's kid, FTWRW!
I'm going to Zellers and getting a 12$ 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.
Interesting. As a guy just getting into watching the sport, they say it’s expensive for gear but I would say it is exactly right in line with golf equipment prices.
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.
Granted I bought gear about 15 years ago but I’d say everything is maybe 5x the price? Skates were getting up in the high 00s and sticks I think were about $220, absolute max. Those actually haven’t increased as fast. But elbow pads for $200, holy hell.
The funny thing is the only “top tier” equipment pros use out of all these are skates, sticks, and gloves. Crosby and others probably still use some ancient, janky looking Reebok shoulder pads.
Man I don't know if things changed but when I was playing, we'd minimize as much as we could. I even wore lacrosse shoulder pads playing hockey to reduce the amount of pads to feel less bulky.
I never got to play hockey as a kid cuz it outpriced a lot of people. A lot of fees equipment, and commitment from parents or guardians. It's hard for kids of individuals who don't make a ton to try it out. I think that's a big reason why Basketball or soccer tend to be more popular with kids, people of colour, marginalized people, and people with poor households. I always wanted to play hockey but my parents couldn't afford it. It's a real shame. Thats not to say hockey equipment prices arent completely "justified" considering all of it is for safety and protection, I just wish there were more organizations that helped kids from those backgrounds be able to participate. I think the sport could grow a lot and you'd see much more diversity in the sport if that were the case.
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.
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.
Mtb'ers over here thinking, whoah that looks like a lot...oh wait, that's it? That's a budget full sus or a mid range ht. Mhmm. I think I'm riding too much.😅
How about the same concept expect hitting up places like Play It Again Sports and thrift shops and seeing how cheap you can get a full set of decent equipment. You know, something people might actually find useful and relate to...
*I kid you not, our SportsCheck, had a pair of Bauer Skates that were mainly gold color, about 2-3 years ago. I saw them on display for about 2 months. Price tag on em was $2,100. They either got sent back to factory or liquidated lol. Have never seen anyone wearing em since.*
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
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.
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 😂
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
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 $3500.00 out of pocket, so ya, it's crazy!
I'm still wearing the same helmet my dad bought me when I was 13...I'm 35
When it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Damn u must be a tiny man
Ya I think I may have actually been about 17 . Sorry for misinformation
@@coop6620 it has definitely degraded by now lol
@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavijaOilers going all the way baby!!!!!!! LETS GO!!!
Great way to demonstrate how hockey is becoming unplayable for many Canadians.
@Enigmatic Electronic Records Can cheap out on everything but skates.
No it's not.. this is like the most expensive shit he could find. Literally says it in the video. You can get all this gear for way cheaper especially if youre a kid
@@primary2630 Do you even know what the difference is in your entry level 100$ 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.
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 😅
“This is how much it costs your favorite hockey player.”
Meanwhile they get it for free.
$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...
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
No nhl players use the top of the line padding. It’s all custom stuff that doesn’t restrict movement
Shout-out to all the parents who pay for there kids equipment.!!!
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!!!
Goalies: "hold my beer"
Bauer isn't even the tiniest bit embarrassed to sell a 1000k skate without blades? Yikes
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
Don’t forget ice time at the rink. When I have kids I’m going to have to take a second mortgage out.
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.
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
It's not that bad if you are done growing and play a lot cause you will have everything forever
With that release I’d buy my next twig at Canadian tire yikes
Cute do one on goalie gear
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.
You should do the cheapest next
Thats the only reason soccer is more popular than hockey....
Also they dont have ice in Nigeria.
Would love to see you do this for goalie gear
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
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
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
Not too bad! In South Africa we still have to ship everything to us and pay import fees.
You need top of the line skates and stick, and good gloves. The rest of the equipment doesn’t matter much.
You don’t need top of the line anything, the best players in the world grow up without that stuff.
@@wesleythorne6657 lol. If you think Mr Connor Mcdavid didn't have the most expensive skates money could buy at the time, you live in another dimension.
@@jakegibson3862 I know other nhl players who absolutely didn’t, ryan migrant Hopkins for example.
@@wesleythorne6657 dude I’d say 95% of people in the NHL grew up with rich parents. Hockey, as are all youth sports, is ridiculously expensive. TBH the equipment isn’t even that big of an expense compared to hockey fees and traveling.
@@zalapski9399 That number is “common sense” failing at its finest. Most parents aren’t rich, most players from countries like Russia are poor, and that’s well over %5 if the league. All the money that is thrown into “building an nhl player” is nonsense. The kid needs to process the will and natural talent to make it to the nhl, and if they have it they will make it regardless of the slightly lighter gear, or a couple less away tournaments made.
Bro you gotta do some goalie equipment
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.
Don't forget to add ice fees and gas per mile for the roadies
All so your kid can outgrow all this in 6 months
*cries in goalie gear* My entry-level gear for getting back into the game was over half of this price
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
Back when I played, all this cost about $500 for new Bauer and CCM gear. Skates were the most expensive at $125
When i was a kid hockey skates were not quite as cheap as high end running shoes- i remember my dad splurging to get me the top tier Bauer's for $179, the mid tier were $129 and was recommended, thanks dad! You could still find good entry level skates under $79- less for generic off brands... Except now a days not even running shoes are cheap... Paying over $500 for a Nikes and over a grand for ice skates was an experience i thought i'd never live to see... I was a 90's kid, FTWRW!
There’s a reason prople buy game-used NHL equipment, it’s actually cheaper than buying it new from stores
I'm going to Zellers and getting a 12$ 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.
And all made overseas. You gotta love it
Interesting. As a guy just getting into watching the sport, they say it’s expensive for gear but I would say it is exactly right in line with golf equipment prices.
Because you purchased it the company thinks they can charge more next year.
For NHL most of the gear is included, most of the time the team manager provides gear because they get paid so much.
bauer literally taking over the game
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.
sticks and skates are the only thing worth splurging on, for everything else usually cheaper/lighter is better.
Gonna be on the ice looking like Megatron with all that clunky gear
If you think that’s expensive, try goalie equipment next lol
My helmet was $814 I got it in Madison wi and it’s so comfy. Inside the helmet it’s 3d printed
You should do one using goalie equipment. I went cheap of the cheap new stuff and it was probably around $2400 USD before tax.
Granted I bought gear about 15 years ago but I’d say everything is maybe 5x the price? Skates were getting up in the high 00s and sticks I think were about $220, absolute max. Those actually haven’t increased as fast. But elbow pads for $200, holy hell.
The funny thing is the only “top tier” equipment pros use out of all these are skates, sticks, and gloves. Crosby and others probably still use some ancient, janky looking Reebok shoulder pads.
Man I don't know if things changed but when I was playing, we'd minimize as much as we could. I even wore lacrosse shoulder pads playing hockey to reduce the amount of pads to feel less bulky.
I never got to play hockey as a kid cuz it outpriced a lot of people. A lot of fees equipment, and commitment from parents or guardians. It's hard for kids of individuals who don't make a ton to try it out. I think that's a big reason why Basketball or soccer tend to be more popular with kids, people of colour, marginalized people, and people with poor households. I always wanted to play hockey but my parents couldn't afford it. It's a real shame. Thats not to say hockey equipment prices arent completely "justified" considering all of it is for safety and protection, I just wish there were more organizations that helped kids from those backgrounds be able to participate. I think the sport could grow a lot and you'd see much more diversity in the sport if that were the case.
I understand the pad prices with no question but $260 for a pair of gloves? That should be illegal..
Buying expensive hockey gear should be real damn easy 💀🙏
Bauer thanks you for this commercial.
I spend on skates and sticks. Everything else, as long as I'm well enough protected I'm good to go!
I love this video hockey is so expensive but keep it up
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.
And that’s why my grandparents took me out of hockey.. way too damn expensive
The ol 'if you gotta ask, yah can't afford it'
“Heavy duty” bro has got to get better descriptive words
welcome to the bakery folks, where only muffins are served
Peanuts! 😋 Do a goalie version and watch it get REAL expensive 🤑
Those prices are crazy
That heavy duty Bucky is one of the least protective helmets on the market😂
"Im not wearing hockey pads" -batman
This what a high school kid pays to play. That's a semester of university in Canada. What's more worth the investment?
Outrageous equipment prices.
Pls do cheap goalie equipment if you haven’t done it
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.
Every AA bantam hockey parent! Road to the NHL🤣
LETS GO KNIIIIIGHTS
I bought the most expensive equipment for my 7 year old from that very location last fall. It felt great at the time. Now I lament. Now I lament.
Do you know the muffin man? The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man? He’s here on UA-cam shorts.
Chel players shit cost way more than that it's mostly customize fitted and had their names stitched into it
Mtb'ers over here thinking, whoah that looks like a lot...oh wait, that's it? That's a budget full sus or a mid range ht.
Mhmm. I think I'm riding too much.😅
The funnies thing is, that’s the price just for the full set of high end goalie pads like Mach or hyperlite
Hockey is by far the most expensive sport to put your kid in. And that's buying the cheapest stuff you can get.
The hockey dads are screaming right now
HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE ❤️❤️❤️❤️
How about the same concept expect hitting up places like Play It Again Sports and thrift shops and seeing how cheap you can get a full set of decent equipment. You know, something people might actually find useful and relate to...
“Look at this heavy duty cup”
Muffin to bread basket,“definitely worth the money “
*I kid you not, our SportsCheck, had a pair of Bauer Skates that were mainly gold color, about 2-3 years ago. I saw them on display for about 2 months. Price tag on em was $2,100. They either got sent back to factory or liquidated lol. Have never seen anyone wearing em since.*
And they wonder why not a lot of other people don't do these types of sports.
The size of those elbow pads and shoulder pads are ridiculous and $500 for a helmet. Though crucial to buy a good one it's ridiculous.
Absolutely bar down snipe wrist shot worth the money he’s just that good he knows
Me, a goalie: ‘Rookie numbers, step it up boys’
Except for the bucket I thought I was watching a Bauer advertisement