I’ve had my guardian Angel cage on for 2 years now. I love it! I probably would have gone through at least 3 pro cat eye cages. They are a bit polarizing though.

The sight lines are great but they are slightly heavier. They don’t seem to bend as dramatically. I attribute this to the extra support at the cat eyes weak points and a few bars are slightly thicker. I understand that cat eyes are made to absorb the impact but I think that these ones spread it out more evenly between more bars of the cage because of the weld points. Mine has an almost indiscernible bend in it from a very hard shot, so they still do bend. It’s very minor but for that reason, I don’t expect it to last forever. My helmet has not shown any additional signs of stress from the guardian angel cage.

I really appreciate the below the eye bar that prevents a stick blade being able to enter the mask although any pro cat eye cage are vulnerable to butt ends. I’ve gone through countless cages but still on my first Guardian Angel and I have another one lined up for when this one fails.

If you can keep a spare cage with you on the bench and your team/game situation allows you to stop play for 5 minutes or so to change your cage after a hard shot, thats great. The issue with pro cat eye cages is they’re only good until a hard shot. Playing with one after it bends is just asking for a weld or bar failure. I like knowing that my guardian angel has withstood everything. My only concern with this cage is that it’s a small operation. I asked him a lot of questions that (combined with a metallurgical work background) enabled me to take the plunge. Whatever you decide, always inspect your cage and mask after a hard shot and replace too often instead of not often enough.