CCM Drops the Number and Ships the Ribcor Trigger Unleashed Pro

The Ribcor Trigger Unleashed Pro sits at the top of a four step Ribcor ladder on CCM's US site, above the Ribcor Trigger Unleashed at $199.99, the Trigger 80 at $169.99 and the Trigger 60 at $109.99 in senior. The name is half the story. The flagship drops the number, while CCM still lists numbered Ribcors on the same page, including the Trigger 10 Pro Chrome on sale.

The pitch is a redesigned kick point. European retailer Hockeystore says the "redesigned ultra-low kick point features a sharper, lower rib profile, allowing the shaft to load energy with minimal effort," and promises a quicker release and explosive shot speed. That is a brand claim, not a measurement, and Ice Warehouse's product page lists the flex profile as "Ultralow Kick Point (Low Kick)" with a "Quickest Shot Release" shot profile.

Ice Warehouse goes further on construction. It lists the flex profile as "Ultralow Kick Point (Low Kick)" with a "stiffer upper handle, softer middle and new aggressive taper," credits NanoLite Shield Technology for the carbon layering, and describes a MicroFeel grip with raised texture on the bottom and backhand of the shaft's midsection plus a redesigned blade to shaft connection point. CCM's US product page calls that junction Nitrocoil Fuze. Ice Warehouse lists a weight, 360 grams at 85 flex, and notes that it weighs and measures every product itself with a 5 percent variance. Ice Warehouse shows senior flexes from 65 to 95, in P28, P29, P88 and P90TM.

Who is it for? Hockeystore's copy aims it at offensive players who thrive on turning small scoring chances into goals, the wrist shot and snapshot crowd working in tight spaces.

Pricing is $389.99 senior, $359.99 intermediate, $289.99 junior and $219.99 youth on CCM's US site. Inline Warehouse matches the senior, intermediate and junior numbers and Ice Warehouse's $289.99 to $389.99 range fits, so both retailers sit at CCM's US prices. Hockeystore opened pre-orders August 7 for an August 14 release at 309.90 euros senior, 269.90 euros intermediate, 219.90 euros junior and 189.90 euros youth.