When it comes to shopping for your hockey gear, sometimes we gain our guidance and inspiration by looking at what the pros are using. We had asked Hockey Pursuits for some ideas about what equipment is popular among pros, and they suggested we take a look at what the Bruins are using right now. Here’s what we found out.

Sticks

To begin with, let’s look at which sticks are used by which positions by the Bruins.

CCM Jetspeed is used by:

  • Center
  • Defenseman

Bauer Vapor ADV is used by:

  • Left Wing
  • Center

Bauer Nexus 2N Pro is used by:

  • Center
  • Left Wing

Warrior Alpha DX is used by:

  • Left Wing
  • Center
  • Defenseman

Bauer Vapor 1X Liteis used by:

  • Center
  • Defenseman

CCM Super Tacks AS1is used by:

  • Defenseman

Warrior Covert QR Edge is used by:

  • Defenseman

CCM Ribcor Trigger 2 PMT is used by:

  • Defenseman

Bauer Supreme 2S Pro is used by:

  • Right Wing
  • Center

Skate

Equipment is more than sticks, however. Let’s look at what the most popular skates are depending on positions as well.

Bauer Supreme 2S Pro is used by:

 

  • Left Wing
  • Defenseman

 

CCM Jetspeed FT1 is used by:

 

  • Defenseman
  • Center

 

CCM Super Tacks AS1 is used by:

 

  • Defenseman
  • Center

 

TRUE Pro Custom is used by:

 

  • Center
  • Defenseman

 

Bauer Vapor 1X 2.0 is used by:

 

  • Right Wing
  • Defenseman
  • Center
  • Left Wing

 

Bauer Supreme 2S Pro is used by:

 

  • Left Wing
  • Defenseman

 

CCM Ribcor 70K is used by:

 

  • Right Wing

 

Helmets

Helmets are another essential piece of equipment. Here’s what the Bruins use.

Warrior Alpha One is used by:

 

  • Left Wing
  • Defenseman

 

CCM Vector V08 is used by:

 

  • Defenseman

 

Bauer 4500 is used by:

 

  • Center
  • Defenseman

 

CCM Resistance is used by:

 

  • Defenseman
  • Left Wing
  • Center
  • Right Wing

 

Bauer Re-Aktis used by:

 

  • Left Wing
  • Center
  • Defenseman

 

Bauer Re-Akt 100 is used by:

 

  • Center

 

Warrior Alpha One is used by:

 

  • Defenseman
  • Center

 

Bauer 9900 is used by:

 

  • Right Wing

 

Warrior Cover PX2 is used by:

 

  • Defenseman
  • Center

 

Pants

Hockey pants have fewer models than other equipment, so we just broke them down by brand for you.

Warrior is used by:

 

  • Left Wing
  • Center
  • Defenseman

 

CCM is used by:

 

  • Defenseman
  • Right Wing
  • Center

 

Bauer is used by:

 

  • Center
  • Right Wing
  • Defenseman
  • Left Wing

 

Gloves

The last type of equipment we will look at is hockey gloves. It seems that few players use the same type, so this is just a top selection.

Warrior Dynasty AX1 is used by:

 

  • Left Wing
  • Defenseman

 

Bauer Vapor 1Xis used by:

 

  • Defenseman

 

Bauer Vapor 1X Lite is used by:

 

  • Center

 

Bauer Nexus 2N is used by:

 

  • Defenseman

 

Bauer Supreme 1S is used by:

 

  • Left Wing

 

CCM Quicklite is used by:

 

  • Defenseman

 

Bottom Line

As you can see, most equipment is based on personal preference, but your position can definitely affect what the right choice is for you. Make sure that you try on skates if you can before you buy and if any piece of your equipment does not feel right or comfortable, exchange it right away.