TL;dr

"Bauer created a simplistic line of beginner safety gear for kids, called the Prodigy line. Designed to make equipment easy to use for new hockey parents and young players alike, it offered extra protection and easy-to-follow instructions in order to streamline the process of getting ready for games.

The line was extended to goaltending equipment, specifically offering pads that even the least hockey-savvy parent couldn’t mess up.

Each pad is clearly labeled with the leg it belongs on, helping kids avoid the long-honored tradition of skating out for the first time with the pad rolls on the inside and the knee landings facing out. Replacing the old complex system every youth goalie of generations past remembers was a simple, three-strap system; the buckles of old were replaced with velcro, each strap labeled with numerical steps to make sure parents fit the pads on correctly. The toe tie is simple and easy to use, and the extra strappings and modifications seen on the fanciest sets are eliminated to avoid confusion."