Reebok Premier 4 Goalie Gear.

Within the past week, Reebok is beginning to show off on their website and other retail websites the new Premier 4 goalie gear.  After viewing it I am completely in awe and I plan on purchasing a pad and glove set sometime after their release date in April.

Here's some of the features.

Leg Pads-
Solid front face and outer roll, the breaks in the pads are all interior and are not visible on the outside of the pad.

Flex Core - More flexibility at the boot/leg joint of the pad, allowing for more flexibility and mobility within the butterfly.

Quick Release Knee Cradle - New materials in the knee cradle as well as a wider base allow for the pad to fit differently to an individual goalie's preference.  It can fit losely and allow the pad to hang lower giving the appearance of better 5-hole coverage ina goalie's stance.  It can also fit tight for someone who wouldn't like their pads fitting extremely loose.  Also new is the max coverage knee lifts.  Similar to the knee lifts in the Bauer Supreme One100 pads, if you don't completely close off your 5-hole in your butterfly, the knee lifts come together to help close off.

The old knock on Reebok pads is that they don't provide good five hole coverage.  The new Premier 4 pads are changing that while still keeping the traditional Reebok style.

Blocker

The big new feature is the additional padding around the hand.  There is a lot more padding around the index finger that goes over the paddle (the finger Jimmy Howard broke by taking a puck off).  The padding around the index finger will fit around the paddle to allow for maximum mobility with the stick.

Catch Glove

The Premier 4 glove will be offered in both the one and two piece models.  New on the one piece glove is the interior cuff is not attaced to the main padding of the glove.  This feature allows for flexibility similar to a 2 piece cuff. 

The 1 piece glove is very similar to the old Premier 3 glove with a few tweaks, the main one making the pocket deeper, making the glove a better catching glove.  Also with the deeper pocket, it is now easier to see the puck in the glove. (Allowing Ref's to see the puck easier will allow for quicker whistles when the puck is covered.)

I am getting new gear this year, the Bauer Supreme One100's I'm using are not holding up the way a pro-level pad should hold up.  Reebok Premier 4 is on the very short list of gear I'm looking at. 

Release Date sometime in April - Reebok is taking custom orders on the pads, Goalie Monkey is one of the retailers offering the service.

Expected Goal Pad Price - $1599.99
Expected Catcher Price - $449.99
Expected Blocker Price - $349.99