CCM Jetspeed FTW Womens Hockey Skates

Editor's Full Product Review

"We’ve had gear tailored for female hockey players before, but not like this: nearly from scratch, made by women, for women."

Intro & New Features

CCM has expanded their increasingly-popular FTW line after a wildly successful debut last season. Amongst other new additions, the CCM Jetspeed FTW Skate has been announced, with the high-end skate designed to be the best fitting and performing skate available to women in hockey. The FTW skate features top-of-the-line additions from the FT8 Pro skate, such as the ADPT tongue, rear tendon, ankle pads and liner, and FTW-exclusive features such as the 2D Metaframe composition and footbed.

Skate Fit Profile

The FTW skate is available in a regular width configuration, with a tapered silhouette achieved through calculated modifications in the forefoot width area and around the heel portion. These modifications create a better connection and therefore, a better energy transfer from the player to the ice. Paired with the ankle pads from the FT8 Pro and the unique FTW footbed, this skate is designed to perform like no other and feel good while doing so.

Boot Construction & Stiffness Profile

Using multiple anatomical shape variances to create the composition of the boot, CCM has made a shape that is tailored specifically to women’s feet. The skate has been constructed with a sleek and tapered fit, aligning closely to the composition of female hockey players’ anatomy. Using a 2D Metaframe to accomplish a refined fit, the FTW skates are tailored to the natural silhouette of women’s feet, with the perfect amount of flexibility and support to achieve ultimate power transfer.

The CCM Jetspeed FTW skate has a stiffness rating of 190, providing a good balance between speed and agility to maximize quickness on the ice. The stiffness index of this skate is lower than the Tacks family but high enough to provide the perfect blend, or hybrid, of the key areas in skating performance.

Liner & Internal Padding

A TotalDri Pro liner is found in the FTW skate, which works to wick moisture away and keep feet comfortable and dry. This liner is treated with Polygiene, an antimicrobial technology that fights odor and bacteria so your feet stay fresh during play. Made to match the rest of the skate, the liner is green instead of the traditional blue found in liners with the same technology.

Multi-layered and denser ADPT Memory Foam makes up the composition of the internal padding in the Jetspeed FTW skate. Keeping women in mind, CCM has created a fit specific to the FTW skate which keeps the foot aligned closer to the natural physiological composition of female players. This change contributes heavily to reducing fatigue in the long term, benefitting players greatly.

Lacing System

The FTW skate uses the tried and true standard eyelet and lace system.

Tongue

Like the FT8 Pro, the FTW skate utilizes a layered ADPT memory foam construction with a molded core, as well as a ribbed central channel that wraps around the foot for ultimate feel and comfort. This tongue also has FlexMotion, a technology that maximizes forward flexion and additionally has built-in lace bite protection to keep you in your skates for longer.

Steel/Runner/Profile/Blade Holder

The FTW skate comes standard with the SpeedBlade XS holder. This quick-release holder and metal pin blade lock system have been designed for ease of use for replacing steel when needed.

CCM has equipped the FTW skate with the Step Steel runner. This steel is regarded as one of the highest quality options available on the market and boasts an extra 4mm in height over standard runners to add longevity.

Insoles

CCM has coupled the new FTW skate with a footbed exclusive to the women’s equipment line. Designed to accommodate the unique foot anatomy of female players, the new FTW insole features an elevated arch and heel, both for optimal fit and for quicker acceleration with every stride. Comfort was kept in mind while creating the FTW-exclusive insole, with ADPT memory foam being the primary material used in the construction. Strategically modified ADPT foam sections have been placed and differ from other retail skates to produce a fit experience tailored to women in the game.

Graphics

Staying true to the newly released FTW line colouring, these skates see pops of green in the tongue, insole, laces, and tendon guard as well as lining the CCM and FTW logos on the sides of the skate. Chrome accents are incorporated throughout the skate, accentuating the shape of the boot and highlighting the logos on the quarter package.