InGoal Magazine CCM Extreme Flex Pro Special Edition : Page 10
2 EXTREME FLEX PRO GLOVE THE NEW CCM GLOVE IS THE FIRST FROM THE LEFE VRES W I TH A “BASEBALL” ST YLE CLOSURE, BUT THE INTERNALS, ADJUSTABILI T Y AND L ARGER CUFF OPENING ENSURE I T CAN ST ILL BE SQUARED UP TO FACE THE SHOOTER – AND THE POCKET PRESENTS BIG.” If the boot break is the biggest difference in the CCM pads, the angle of the break in through the palm and into the pocket is the game changer on a glove the Lefeveres built from scratch for Price, who experimented with various versions of the new design in a Reebok logo last season. Built from scratch, the new CCM glove has a flatter, more “baseball-style” closure, with the tip of the index finger pinching towards the end of the thumb rather than the fingers pulling into the palm like a P4. “Like the old first baseman,” Michel said with a smile, adding they’d never made a glove that closes that way. Price is glad they do now. “It’s just a feel I have always liked,” said Price, adding it was important to combine that style of closure with the ability to still turn the glove over for handling the puck with an overhand, or Turco, grip, something he worked on extensively last season. “To be able to have both is huge.” The result is a glove that feels like it extends out from the hand more than rising up from the 10 / INGOAL MAGAZINE MARCH 2013
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