I was a Graf supporter growing up beffor Junior. Even played my first season of Jr A with the 705 model. Unfortunatly Graf dosnt produce the best skate they ever made anymore ( the 704) Unfortunatly Graf has fallen behind the times. Many Jr A and WHL clubs will NOT let there players use Graf anymore, as they are 2 heavy and water loged being they have so much leather.
THe number one skate on the market by FAR is the Bauer/nike 190
My team just got me a pair and they are by far the best skates ive ever worn. Lightest skates made to date and best fitting.
Bauers vapor XXX is also a good skate and better for a wider foot.
The top CCM skate is the Vector if im not mistaken but i lost all faith in CCM after they switched to the Vector model from the Tacks model, thats when i made the switch to Graf.
It definitly is not worth buying Graf skates, anything under the 7 series is garbage. Thats real hard for me 2 say espeically since i was a huge supporter of Graf. There factory being in CalgarySW dosnt hurt either but if you play at a competive level try the 190s or the vapor XXX, the number one and 2 skates on the market for sure.
any questions i would contact
www.pro-skate.com i think they have something like 5 cgy locations now and one in Strathmore. definitly the most knowledgable skate sales ppl in cgy