How long do NHL goalies have to change their pad colours after being traded?
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A question from a reader: I know the NHL got on Chris Osgood to get pads the matched the team’s colours after he was picked up by the Islanders a few years ago. I know they can be kind of different from the team, especially if the are solid black or solid white. Marc-Andre Fleury’s are similar to the colours of the penguins, but a little different. If anyone could help me out on this, I’d really appreciate it.
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Added to Uncategorized on January 28, 2010 | 6 Comments
DC FURY
usually teams will provide players with new pads, but most goalies like they’re broken in pads. I can’t see the league getting on a player for not breaking something in fast enough.
Navigator
I’d imagine that the team would furnish the goalie with new pads and he’d start right away on breaking them in during practices. But he’d probably stick with his old already-broken-in pads for games at first, even though he ends up wearing mismatched colors for a while. I don’t think the team would get on his case about it unless he didn’t wear the new pads during practice, therefore not making any progress on breaking them in.
This happened with our WHL team last year. They traded for a goalie in midseason, and he had red-and-blue pads matching his old team’s colors. It made an interesting contrast with our team’s green and silver until he had new green pads broken in and ready for games.
EDIT: Thanks to Like I’m for the clarification. <>
Rocco G
Ask Jeff Hackett. He once wore a Canadians mask, Bruins Jersey, Flyers pads and bruins glove and blocker.
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To the above responders………….players are responsible for their own equipment at the NHL level, not the teams. All goaltenders provide their own pads through whatever sponsorship agreements they make.
ripper
players in the nhl supply their own equipment via their respective sponsor. as far as i know there is no set time limit in the rules. most seem to get it done quite quickly. must be part of the team!!
red_e_freddie
it might take a month or 2 to get the new colors going but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a goalie go longer than 3 with the old team’s colors.
However….is there a way we can make a rule of no DAY GLO pads? cause Fleury’s jsut about sends me into convulsions.