HOCKEY CAGE vs. VISOR vs. SHIELD - WHICH IS THE BEST?

Idk i've always used a cage and I feel like once your in the play and focused on the puck or playing defence or whatever you don't even see the cage in front of you. I also block a lot of shots and with a cage I don't have to worry about a puck knocking out my jibs

I had a fishbowl for years and went back to a cage. The only time I noticed the cage was the first few games inbetween shifts, once I hopped the wall I didn't know it was there. Sweat on the inside of the visor or bowl drives me nuts.

Honestly, playing very competitive hockey, I use a cage, and you may think the big rods get in the way, but while your focused on the game, you barley notice them

Recently picked up a fishbowl myself and I'm very pleased with it. I've never understood the fogging issue, as I knew it existed, I went to the first game without any anti fog or conditioner treatment just to see how bad it gets. Well, it really wasn't bad at all, it fogged up twice on the bench when i was bent tying my skates or something, once i jump on the ice the fog goes away in a few seconds, and then on the next change, if I didn't specifically breathe on the upper portion of the visor, it honestly didn't fog up at all. So it's 100% the best choice for me, full protection and visibility, best of both worlds.

2 things not mentioned: the more expensive the cage, the thinner the bars get. It's just as protective, but you get better visibility. There is one other option, the hybrid cage. It's a visor in the top half and a cage in the bottom half. Visibility wise, it only beats out the cage, but it's still pretty good, you might lose some vision at your feet, but that's it. It'll give you slighty better protection compared to a fishbowl, although not much more and it'll fog about as much as a visor. It's also kinda ugly lol

Great vid!! Funny enough, it was only when I became a YouTuber full-time that I realized the need to protect my face so I could continue sitting in front of the camera with all my teeth and general appearance in tact. After using a visor for several years I tried out multiple cages and a fishbowl and I found the best was the bauer re-akt cages with the super thin and light weight matte-silver bars. My biggest issue with the fish bowl, fog-aside, was that I could not stop losing the puck in my feet... there was a huge blind spot down low where I had no peripheral vision and that was enough to make me give up on the bowl and go with the cage permanently. Fast-forward a couple years and I don't notice the cage anymore while I'm playing. Another thing that's nice about having a cage is that I always have 2 hands on my stick because I'm not using one hand to cover the lower half of my face any more when defending lol. Keep up the awesome reviews, I love these kinds of videos!

It’s a good day when Nasher posts🔥🔥🔥

Grew up w/ a cage, like every kid. I actually went from a shield to a cage in the 70s when they came out. Took a shot to the face on the first day that would've knocked out a few teeth the day before. Always hated the visibility of the cage. The fishbowl was great for about a season. Eventually, it fogged super bad and no treatment seemed to help. And cleaning it on the bench was a pain. You have to unsnap and flip it up to get a finger or a cloth up under it. It is not a quick wipe. I have gone back to the shield. But I'm 55 and have had my teeth long enough.

Is it just me or does the sound of skates stoping and cutting the ice just the most satisfying thing ever

For beer league hockey, I rock the Bauer Profile 2 cage with the I2 color scheme. Black on the outside to reduce glare with white on the inside so the puck stands out better.

I just have to say, watching your videos has inspired me to get my legs back in shape to play in the beer leagues next year. It's been over 10 years since I've played in a league and I've just been itching to get back in the game. I've been considering getting the fishbowl... it just seems like the way to go. I always played with a cage before but I too think I will be experimenting with the fishbowl! Cheers!

Great product review video Nasher!!!

I have used a CCM helmet and fishbowl combo. I skated with buddies for 5 hours and didn't have any fogging issues at all. Just take care of the "glass" with a jumbo microfiber towel and a helmet bag. Love the video man.

I used a cage for many years as defense and felt way more protected as a potential for getting hit in the face. As for the visor I switched recently in higher levels of hockey because the visibility trade reaction time for protection. And I don't regret my switch but i always recommend the cage for a lot of players. Good video and love the new videos that come out.

Well I’m a player, and a ref, so I use a cage, and the visor. I personally didn’t like the fish bowls because I thought they looked kinda ugly. I just learned to focus on the ice instead of the cage. I absolutely love my visor. It’s amazing how different it is going from my cage when playing to plopping on my visor to drop the puck. I think hockey is a great sport that is gaining more and more younger players like kids. It’s truly astonishing how this sport has changed throughout the years, and I hope it keeps going in the future.

I use a hybrid from Hockey Ninja that has a bit of cage on the forehead, and the nose down, with a visor in between. It never fogs up, is way lighter than a fishbowl and you can replace just the visor part fairly inexpensively.

We need more videos like this even just the og shooting pucks in the driveway I miss them

Great video! If you’re having trouble with fog try blue Dawn dish soap before any spray. Something my coach taught me and I literally haven’t had fogging trouble ever since.

Cool video man keep it up

I love ur hockey vids keep it up