EASTON ICE HOCKEY PROTECTIVE LINE - SYNERGY GX: SHOULDER PADS, ELBOW GUARDS, LEG GUARDS, PANTS AND GLOVES
Easton Synergy GX Hockey Shoulder Pads are the elite model in the Synergy Line-up. The shoulder pads offer a very comfortable and lightweight fit that allows players to move freely on the ice. By utilising new foam technologies and advanced manufacturing techniques, the GX line was a top competitor in the protective market.
The Hyperskin design builds a floating protection on a stretch base offering a second skin fit and feel with full coverage protection.
Hyperlite Foam with Helyx 10 technology was developed not only absorbs impact energy, but also resists abrasion and tearing, all without any unnecessary layers of material or extra weight
E-Cell foam is a 3D molded and vented foam that is engineered to provide incredible protection while remaining extremely lightweight. The Bio-Dri Technology. Lining Material infused with moisture-wicking and anti-microbial properties. Bio-Dri lining will keep players dry and odour free
This was final line of protective gear before Easton was dissolved. It encompassed all the past leanings of developing protective gear, followed with low cost technological advances in manufacturing and fused with new ideas.
Role: Developer/ 3D CAD/ Material sourcing/ Factory communication
Designed by the Montreal design team, the work collaborated upon was mainly on the development side, creating tech-packs, 3D CAD modelling, size grading, sample/ fit development/ feedback, material sourcing, quality control and R&D visits to factories to review and test samples.