True's Catalyst 7X6 Goalie Pads Are Soft by Design

True's Catalyst 7X6 is a goalie set sold as three separate pieces, leg pads, catcher and blocker, and it sits below the Nitro Catalyst Pro gear The Goalie Crease lists at $2,499.99 CAD for senior pads. Ice Warehouse lists the pad as model CAT-7X6-STK-PADS in seven sizes, 30 inch plus 2 through 36 inch plus 2, at 1904 grams in the 31 inch plus 2.

The most interesting thing on the spec sheet is that the knee stack is tunable. True calls it an adjustable stiffness knee stack and says it lets goalies fine tune their setup by tightening or loosening an integrated strap to reach the stiffness they want, with a stiff HD foam knee landing carrying the adjustment. The strapping follows the same logic. True's FRS system sits on the calf and, per the listing, uses double internal adjustable straps for increased stability, weight distribution and ankle mobility.

Everything else reads soft on purpose. True lists the core as flexible and the flex profile as a single outer break, over a shallow loose fit leg channel, an HD foam calf wrap and a synthetic leather face. The pad keeps traditional knee rolls, which True says give a more flexible feel best suited to hybrid goalies who rely on more reactive movement, and the brand pitches Short Rebound as absorbing puck impact. Toe attachment is pro lace with bungee toe ties. The catcher, CAT-7X6-STK-CATCH, uses a 590 break angle listed at 60 degrees with a double T pocket and a Sure Grip palm, and 590 is one of two breaks, alongside 580, that The Goalie Crease lists on the Nitro Catalyst Pro catcher. The blocker, CAT-7X6-STK-BLOCK, runs a 615 blocker board with an adjustable half piece velcro closure.

Who is it for? By True's own positioning, hybrid goalies chasing maximum mobility and close rebounds, and anyone who would rather set knee stack stiffness themselves than take it as it comes.

Ice Warehouse sells the pads at $999.99 USD senior and $699.99 USD intermediate, the catcher at $349.99 USD senior and $299.99 USD intermediate, and the blocker at $299.99 USD senior and $249.99 USD intermediate. Pad stock is thin. Both intermediate sizes show one unit on hand, senior 32, 33 and 34 are backordered to September 15, and senior 35 and 36 are listed at seven days. In Canada, The Goalie Crease lists the senior catcher at $399.99 CAD.