Most used NHL skates of all time
Every skates brand and model on record for 915 NHL players since 1917, ranked by how many players have a sourced record of it. Bauer leads with 574 players. Today's top models skew the all-time model list, because current pro-stock listings are far more complete than old auction records.
Brands, all time
| # | Brand | Players | Seasons on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bauer | 574 | 1961-62 to 2026-27 |
| 2 | CCM | 282 | 1940-41 to 2026-27 |
| 3 | TRUE | 152 | 2016-17 to 2026-27 |
| 4 | Reebok | 13 | 2003-04 to 2018-19 |
| 5 | Easton | 9 | 1990-91 to 2011-12 |
| 6 | Graf | 7 | 1992-93 to 2016-17 |
| 7 | Daoust | 6 | 1970-71 to 1991-92 |
| 8 | Nike | 4 | 1993-94 to 2000-01 |
| 9 | Micron | 3 | 1977-78 to 1986-87 |
| 10 | Sher-Wood | 3 | 1966-67 to 1993-94 |
| 11 | TPS | 2 | 2000-01 to 2000-01 |
| 12 | Warrior | 2 | 2013-14 to 2026-27 |
| 13 | Brian's | 1 | 1993-94 to 1993-94 |
| 14 | Cooper | 1 | 1976-77 to 1976-77 |
| 15 | Eagle | 1 | 2000-01 to 2000-01 |
| 16 | Jofa | 1 | – |
| 17 | Koho | 1 | – |
| 18 | Lange | 1 | – |
| 19 | Vaughn | 1 | 2000-01 to 2000-01 |
Top brands by decade
Share of the players with a record in that decade.
Models, all time
Models on record for 3 or more players.
| # | Model | Players | Seasons on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bauer Vapor HyperLite 2 | 276 | 2022-23 to 2026-27 |
| 2 | Bauer Vapor FlyLite | 229 | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
| 3 | Bauer Vapor HyperLite | 217 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| 4 | Bauer Supreme Mach | 152 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| 5 | Bauer Supreme Shadow | 149 | 2023-24 to 2026-27 |
| 6 | Bauer Supreme UltraSonic | 89 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| 7 | CCM JetSpeed FT6 Pro | 80 | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
| 8 | CCM JetSpeed FT4 Pro | 76 | 2020-21 to 2025-26 |
| 9 | TRUE SVH Custom | 66 | 2022-23 to 2026-27 |
| 10 | Bauer Vapor 2X Pro | 64 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| 11 | CCM JetSpeed FT8 Pro | 55 | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
| 12 | CCM Tacks XF Pro | 50 | 2023-24 to 2026-27 |
| 13 | TRUE TF Pro | 43 | 2021-22 to 2023-24 |
| 14 | CCM Super Tacks AS3 Pro | 41 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| 15 | CCM Tacks AS-V Pro | 41 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| 16 | CCM Vizion | 36 | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
| 17 | CCM Tacks | 26 | 1950-51 to 2015-16 |
| 18 | CCM JetSpeed FT2 | 24 | 2021-22 to 2022-23 |
| 19 | CCM Ribcor 100K Pro | 24 | 2021-22 to 2023-24 |
| 20 | TRUE Catalyst Pro | 23 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| 21 | TRUE TF Custom Pro | 23 | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
| 22 | Bauer Supreme 2S Pro | 22 | 2016-17 to 2021-22 |
| 23 | TRUE Custom SVH Two Piece | 21 | 2022-23 to 2026-27 |
| 24 | Bauer Vapor | 20 | 2000-01 to 2019-20 |
| 25 | Bauer Supreme Fuse | 19 | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
| 26 | TRUE Catalyst 9X4 | 17 | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
| 27 | TRUE Stock Two Piece | 15 | 2022-23 to 2023-24 |
| 28 | Bauer Supreme | 13 | 1980-81 to 2023-24 |
| 29 | CCM Ribcor 80K | 13 | 2021-22 to 2022-23 |
| 30 | TRUE Custom SVH One Piece | 11 | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
Most used today
Bauer Vapor FlyLite (199), Bauer Supreme Shadow (118), Bauer Vapor HyperLite 2 (83), TRUE SVH Custom (55), CCM JetSpeed FT8 Pro (38), CCM Vizion (32), CCM Tacks XF Pro (27), CCM JetSpeed FT6 Pro (25), Bauer Supreme Fuse (18), CCM JetSpeed FT4 Pro (16). Brand share for every position is on what the NHL uses today.
Counts are players, not items, and a player on record with two brands counts for both, so shares can add past 100%. Auction dates are often approximate ("late 1990s"), so the first and last seasons are as the source dated them. Sher-Wood and Sherwood are counted as one brand. Every record links to its source on the player page.