Bauer vs Warrior: which do NHL players use?
Today 442 NHL skaters wear Bauer skates and 1 wear Warrior (65% against 0%). On sticks it is 280 Bauer against 101 Warrior (41% against 15%). 99 skaters use both brands somewhere in their setup.
Today in the NHL
| Gear | Bauer | Warrior | More used | On record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sticks | 41% (280) | 15% (101) | Bauer | 682 |
| Skates | 65% (442) | 0% (1) | Bauer | 684 |
| Gloves | 41% (284) | 20% (134) | Bauer | 686 |
| Helmets | 46% (314) | 8% (53) | Bauer | 685 |
| Pants | 45% (311) | 11% (76) | Bauer | 684 |
| Goalie skates | 17% (12) | 0% (0) | Bauer | 72 |
| Catchers | 28% (20) | 0% (0) | Bauer | 72 |
| Blockers | 29% (21) | 0% (0) | Bauer | 72 |
| Masks | 39% (28) | 0% (0) | Bauer | 72 |
Share of current NHL players with that piece on record (goalies counted only for goalie gear). Other brands make up the rest.
Sticks
682 skaters with a stick brand on record
Most used Bauer: Bauer Vapor FlyLite (128) · Bauer Nexus Tracer (41) · Bauer Supreme Fuse (35) · Bauer Pulse 2 (34)
Most used Warrior: Warrior Alpha LX3 Pro (32) · Warrior Covert QR6 Pro (26) · Warrior Novium 3 Pro (20) · Warrior Covert QR7 Pro (16)
Skates
684 skaters with a skates brand on record
Most used Bauer: Bauer Vapor FlyLite (209) · Bauer Supreme Shadow (107) · Bauer Vapor HyperLite 2 (68) · Bauer Supreme Fuse (37)
Most used Warrior: Warrior Alpha Pro (1)
Gloves
686 skaters with a glove brand on record
Most used Bauer: Bauer Vapor HyperLite (146) · Bauer Supreme Mach (77) · Bauer Pro Series (28) · Bauer Vapor FlyLite (25)
Most used Warrior: Warrior Covert QRE (55) · Warrior Alpha DX (28) · Warrior Covert QR6 Pro (19) · Warrior Covert QR5 Pro (9)
Helmets
685 skaters with a helmet brand on record
Most used Bauer: Bauer Re-Akt 150 (196) · Bauer Re-Akt 3D (51) · Bauer Re-Akt 95 (27) · Bauer 4500 (21)
Most used Warrior: Warrior Alpha One (32) · Warrior Covert CF 100 (14) · Warrior Covert PX2 (7)
By position
| Position | Bauer sticks | Warrior sticks | Bauer skates | Warrior skates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centers | 44% | 16% | 62% | 0% |
| Left wings | 38% | 11% | 66% | 0% |
| Right wings | 34% | 13% | 58% | 0% |
| Defensemen | 43% | 17% | 69% | 0% |
Players who mix Bauer and Warrior
Bauer skates, Warrior stick: 60 players. Noel Acciari, Emil Andrae, Viktor Arvidsson, Sam Bennett, Teddy Blueger, Bobby Brink, Ben Chiarot, Lawson Crouse, Rasmus Dahlin, Phillip Danault, Vincent Desharnais, Connor Dewar and 48 more
Bauer vs Warrior by decade
| Decade | Bauer sticks | Warrior sticks | Players | Bauer skates | Warrior skates | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 1960s | 1% | 0% | 83 | 9% | 0% | 11 |
| The 1970s | 0% | 0% | 105 | 9% | 0% | 11 |
| The 1980s | 0% | 0% | 118 | 36% | 0% | 11 |
| The 1990s | 13% | 0% | 143 | 51% | 0% | 35 |
| The 2000s | 22% | 15% | 160 | 42% | 0% | 36 |
| The 2010s | 35% | 24% | 198 | 46% | 2% | 52 |
| The 2020s | 54% | 27% | 850 | 67% | 0% | 792 |
Share of players with a stick or skates brand on record in that decade (a player who used both counts for both). Older decades rest on the records that survive, so they are a sample. Brands that changed hands are listed under the name on the gear.
Quick answers
Do more NHL players use Bauer or Warrior skates?
Bauer. 442 of the 684 NHL skaters with a skates brand on record use Bauer (65%), against 1 on Warrior (0%).
Do more NHL players use Bauer or Warrior sticks?
Bauer. 280 of the 682 NHL skaters with a stick brand on record use Bauer (41%), against 101 on Warrior (15%).
Are Bauer or Warrior skates better?
No record can say which is better for you: fit depends on your foot, and both brands make several skate lines with different fits. What the records show is use: of the 684 NHL skaters with a skate brand on record, 442 wear Bauer (65%) and 1 wear Warrior (0%). Try both on before you buy.
Which gloves do more NHL players wear, Bauer or Warrior?
Bauer. 284 of the 686 NHL skaters with a gloves brand on record use Bauer (41%), against 134 on Warrior (20%).
More
Every Bauer player · Every Warrior player · What the NHL uses today · Gear leaderboards
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Current setups as logged by GearGeek and Ice Warehouse pro player pages; decades from Rink Buddy's dated, sourced records. Pros often use pro-stock versions of retail models.