No More Cowling, First 1-Piece Boot, and 3D Custom Fit in 8 Days

The first thing goalies will notice about the new CCM JetSpeed FT2 skates is what is missing.

For the first time ever, CCM goalie skates don’t have a cowling.

In its place is their new SpeedBlade XSG holder with a dial-based quick release system designed to eliminate the chances of the steel blade popping out when being hit by a puck or post.

This improvement is obvious. Getting rid of the cowling makes the JetSpeed FT2 the lightest CCM goalie skate ever and improves the attack angle, allowing goaltenders to hold their edges deeper in their stance, and making it easier to access that edge for butterfly pushes.

Before we quantify those improvements, however, it’s really important to note that is far from the only upgrade in the new JetSpeed FT2 goalie skate. It’s arguably not even the biggest.

CCM may be late to the party in eliminating the traditional cowling for a player-style holder, but they made up for it with a totally new one-piece boot and a 3D measurement-and-molding process capable of delivering custom skates fit to your foot in just eight business days.

These advancements in fit and custom options are big enough that it only makes sense to start this review there, before moving on and measuring other improvements like attack angle.