Mitchell Enterprises Custom Design Equipment – A Brief History
It began in the mid-seventies, making and modifying goal equipment for my personal use. Originally I played out but later found myself playing goal. I credit my father, who was the Director for Wexford Minor Hockey, for getting ME started playing net when he brought home an old set of goal equipment (Cooper gloves and I believe Spalding goal pads), and a felt chest protector to use for road hockey. Of course I was elected to play goal, since I had the equipment, and later being the ‘target’ at our weekly nighttime rental with my friends.
1976 was when I tried out for Clairlea Minor Hockey, made the team and won the Championship. The next year a friend of mine said to try out for his team, which was the Toronto Olympics of the MTHL. I made that team, and we won the championship that year as well. During the season the goal pads I had originally made were getting too small, so I decided to extend them. I did this by adding another knee roll. If I recall correctly, I saw a set of four roll Cooper goal pads and that gave me the idea. See the before and after photos below.
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Some folks may remember Paul Wilson Sports on Yonge Street in Toronto, later to become SportsFame. There I started to do repairs and modifications for other goaltenders equipment through the store and things evolved from that point on. Fast forward to today and I am bringing back the leather Custom Pro’s that were made back in the late seventies and early eighties. Currently, it is a work in progress, and I hope to have everything this summer to start production.
EDIT:
The Custom Pro goal pad has been completed and is now available. Contact us to go over your personal requirements as this is an highly customizable goal pad.