Team USA Hockey Bag – It’s big, it’s blue, it’ll hold your gear for you!
Written: May 02 '05
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Pros: Big, really big. Cheap
Cons: Basic, single compartment design.
The Bottom Line: A bargain priced large bag. You will have a tough time finding one that is cheaper and bigger
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| puckmugger's Full Review: Nike Team USA Hockey Equipment Bag |
It’s big
The Nike Team USA Hockey bag is quite large. While this is a player’s bag it is almost big enough to be used for a full set of goalie gear including pads. Smaller intermediate and youth players will likely be able to fill this thing with goalie gear. If they play forward, it is big enough that peewees and squirts could likely get in the bag fully dressed.
I don’t actually recommend dressing your kid and putting them in the bag . . . I’m suggesting it is too big for them.
Some of you might be longing for some specs on this bag. I’ve got ‘em. The bag is 36 inches long (that’s a full three feet). It is approximately 18 inches high and 20 inches wide.
To put this into a more easily understandable perspective, the last Goalie bag that I used for all of my gear was 36” by 20” by 20”. I was able to fit all of my gear in it including leg pads. While this bag will be too small for most goalies, it is only because of the lack of outside pockets. This bag has only a single large compartment. I was able to put my gloves and skates in side pockets on the goalie bag that I was using.
It’s blue
The bag is navy blue with red nylon carry straps. The USA Hockey logo in Red and white is silk screened on one side. A slightly smaller than expected Nike logo adorns the other side. It is a fairly sharp looking bag.
The material is a very heavy nylon. This is almost like canvas as the nylon hasn’t been poly-coated. Many bags have a waterproof finish which makes the nylon slick and shiny. This is questionable practice in bags since many players do not like to unpack their gear to let it dry. The Nike bag will actually breath a little better and lessen the overall stink of gear as it isn’t coated.
The single zipper on the top of the bag is a heavy-duty nylon tooth zipper. It is not of the so-called self-repairing variety. Again I don’t find this to be a negative. The self-repairing zippers tend to break more easily in my experience. Perhaps that’s why they need to be self-repairing.
It’ll hold your gear for you!
Did I mention that this bag is big? I think that huge would cover the dimensions a little more appropriately. The Nike USA Hockey Bag is more than sufficient for players to keep their gear and some extra stuff in. I currently use a bag that is about half the size of this one. It is a tight squeeze, but everything fits.
The Nike bag is a great choice for a father and son who skate together as it would hold an adult and child’s set of gear with ease. Of course, lugging junior’s gear around isn’t likely all that fun. It is also a good choice if you want a no frills bag with lots of room.
While the Nike USA hockey bag is very large, it doesn’t have any additional pockets. I’ve always preferred a bag with skate pockets and end pockets to keep smaller stuff from mingling with the large stuff and perhaps becoming lost forever in the depths of my bag.
Is this the bag that team USA actually uses to carry their gear?
I don’t know. I suspect that they have team managers to carry their stuff anyway.
Parting Thoughts
This is a very inexpensive solution for those in need of a big hockey bag. As a rule bags that are too big are far more effective than those that are too small. I’ve seen these as low as $20 from time to time which is pretty hard to beat for a bag this big.
If you don’t play hockey, other stuff will fit in this bag. Did I mention it is really big?
Recommended:
Yes
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