Jim Treliving Calls His Son For His Opinion On An Ice Skating Investment | Dragons' Den Canada 

That kid looked him right in the eyes and said “even better”. This kids gonna grow up to be a great lawyer

This was the most Canadian piece of television I think I've ever seen. Absolutely love it.

The look of disappointment on Kevin's face while everyone celebrates the deal: priceless

A royalty deal and Kevin's not part of it. The look of regret at the end. 😂

As a Brit who has never been to Canada, this man is probably the most Canadian man I have ever seen. Ice hockey gear, the accent, the friendly disposition and just everything really. I hope he has a successful and happy life.

Every time Kevin acts like he knows best I remember he invested in ftx

The most Canadian product ever! I'm 70 and I want them!

It’s a great product . Every kid on my sons team has these! There more used to get ready at home and skate into practice and leave right after getting changed at home.

The roller part is very unique. No one past 10 really wears guards in hockey world. All I ever see is the cloth baggie type for the adults.

This episode is from 2014 (Season 8). RollerGuards are now available everywhere. Still in business. Don’t know actual sales of course, but that 5% royalty deal has likely fully paid back the investment.

This pitch was from 2013, and the dragons backed out of this deal but this product is pretty much in every specialty hockey shop in the world. Got to assume he lucked out with the dragons backing out, because this stuff is still everywhere and the only way it can get much bigger is if the sport grows.

Kevin knowing he screwed up at the end is priceless. Those things are all over the place now

There were so many awesome moments in this. Like the guy saying he played 2 games for the Blackhawks in the 80s and at 6:52 Jim and David were talking about their NHL player connects.

this is the most canadian thing I've ever seen on any den/tank/whatever

As a former figure skater, this is a GREAT product. Anyone whos ever worn skates knows how awkward it is to walk in them. This would have made things so much easier! My man, whos a former hockey player agrees 100% too!

These are by far the most popular skate guards used today

Love that we got to see the family interaction with the Jim and his son Brad and how the latter vouched for his longtime hockey buddy from years ago. It's also great that 3 generations of the family is involved in this business. Business life mixing with family life in a hockey related venture. What can be more Canadian?

That was really cool. I love seeing good people get rewarded. Good for them.

2 games....2 more games than I played in the NHL.

The deal did not make it through due diligence.

Can confirm the cheap skate guards dulled my kid's edges quickly given how she used to run around the lobby and at home with them on. Took a little bit to figure out why she was struggling so much to get back up from the ice. 😄 I really liked the Supergards but soakers have just been more convenient. My kids have been really wanting the rollergards though.

It's crazy. I just bought a pair of new skate guards from Canadian tire last week and they won't stay on my skates. I said out loud "why do skate guards suck!?" As the man said they've only ever made just one kind.... not anymore! Go Flames go!

This is awesome , great clip wow , every second of it was just wow

Being a diehard hockey fan, it was awesome to hear the names Treliving, Bertuzzi, Doan, etc.

Kevin will put his money in FTX with Sammy Boy and company! LOL

wow. wonderful episode. best one i have seen yet. i love how they all came together. too bad for mr wonderful missing out. hope the family is doing well now, keep doing what you're doing!

I think he could have easily negotiated 20-25% equity + 5% royalty until double the investment was repaid. Royalties in perpetuity are usually a bad deal.

Always feel great when a straight up GOOD GROUP'A GUYS get a deal.

Awesome. One of my favorite pitches of all time. Hope you sell a ton. I am sure I will be sending few to Winnipeg so my nephew can use them and then he can then use them at the cottage in the driveway.😎

I worked at an ice rink for about a year. These things were EVERYWHERE! I saw them daily. I’m glad this guy succeeded (at least as far as I know).

Great stuff! Cool invention for sure.

I had one of these when I was 7 and when I dressed at home I pulled up in a pair of RollerGards and I miss those days. Coming in with those in men’s league is like walking in a rolling grit bag in Bantam and above.

What a great outcome and product

I had one of these. Had no clue it was on Dragon’s Den

For being uploaded 2 weeks ago this has to be years old. Brad treliving is currently calgarys GM

It was literally too wholesome for Kevin at the end.

O’Leary was having some fomo lmfao 🤣

This is genius! But so simple.. Amazing

Not the 5% percent lifetime royalty, he should have countered. 😬

They should have atleast countered and pushed for better deal

Great product. I wish there was something like this when I was young. Definitely walked to the rink with my skates with guards on and this would of been helpful

I know what I’m gonna gift some of my friends kids for Christmas. Great product

It's inappropriate to have family members who are not part of the business present in negotiations. In Shark Tank US they dismiss the family members and everybody else who isn't part of the business if they aren't actors demonstrating the product. That's what should've happened here. They should've dismissed the guy's kid.

Such a simple product but just never really thought of. Good for them

what a legend played for the Blackhawks, knows the og, knows the scene Victor is amazing :)

very nice product and idea

some commenter will do a little research, and this time it was I. The dragons backed out of the deal after due diligence, altlhough Jim Treliving remained interested. Both products are all over the internet, which speaks well for their continued success, seeing as how this particular episode of Dragons Den is from about 10 years ago. I didn't look for how much the company is worth now, but It looks like Posa is still there. Completely off-topic, I see that Robert Herjavic is back on the Den. I always did like him.

He really say he could talk to bertuzzi?!?! Lmao

He way undervalued himself. The product will market itself for free, grow exponentially.

Very interesting product

I see kids wearing these at the rink all the time. Great product!!!

A 5% perpetual royalty... Depending on the profit margin that could easily be much worse than the additional 10% equity would have been. The royalty is on revenue, the equity is on post-tax net profit.

Has anyone seen this available to purchase ?

Got into ice skating and these skate guards are like the main ones they sell. i didn’t realize it was a revolutionary thing but here we are. that’s awesome that they’ve become norm

Dude is gasping for air just walking 15 feet in hockey gear 🤣

lol. He dialed the number in a smart phone

Never knew me wonderful for his hands in every single one of these shows lol

I had a pair of these they’re awesome

These are everywhere

I'm an industrial plastics expert, 11 years in this niche career. The pricing is fantastic to have a MRSP of $60. We couldn't make the polyurethane wheels alone for less than $80-$100/set. What's a bit curious is the whole "skate dulling" issue. HDPE polyethylene doesn't cause that issue, which is why we recommend it for synthetic ice. If it was made of more expensive UHMW polyethylene then the blades would dull. However, that would be overkill for the application. I would bet they're made of HDPE though so it shouldn't be an issue.

Deal fell through, and no deal was made. the Sha.....dragons felt it was hot air.

Man these have been around for over 10 years! I wanna say 15! No idea this came from him. Pretty cool mn

5% royalty for life is going to cripple the company. Also, I never understand what they mean with that. Is that 5% off the top? I highly doubt it’s 5% after costs

How old is this dragons den episode.

Even better than actual roller blades 😂

The roller blade thing is cool n all but tbh the innovation of not having the blade suspended in air is way better

Need to have the word `super ` in it to be the best

As a potential customer for this product, let me explain the problem. Most players don't even use skate guards. If you're in an arena, everywhere you walk is a soft material made for walking in skates. The only really solid use case for skate guards is playing outdoors. If you're going to buy skate guards and want to be able to walk across different surfaces, such as snow, uneven ground, gravel, do you want wheels on them? No, you sure don't. So what are we left with, for this super expensive skate guard? The fact that it doesn't touch the skate blade. Is that a big deal? Not really. The amount of dulling that the plastic of a regular skate guards effects to the blade is negligible compared to the dulling action of skating. Skate guards are meant to prevent major damage from dirt, stones, etc. Not to extend the time between sharpening by 1%. It's unlikely anyone would even notice the difference. So when I go to buy myself some skate guards once I lose my current pair, am I going to spend $10 for ones that do the job, or $60 for ones that theoretically do the job 1% better? This is a classic case of a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. I should add, there's another possible use case, which is in the hockey bag. This is more to protect the bag than the blades. A plain old skate guard works fine for this as well.

I'll be looking for these in the stores and I'm just about 60

I actually already own these had no idea these were on dragons den

the way kevin puts his head down knowing he missed out on royalty's lol

My counter offer: deal, but I'm in on the 5% royalty, so all 5 partners get a 1% royalty in perpetuity, everyone gets 1 board seat for votes, and the sharks each get an 8% stake

“Dress for the job you want”

They guy seems to have left out that most arenas banned roller protectors years ago.

Kids from my sons team used these around the arena, some of parents in charge banned them.

nothing worse than losing a good edge in crummy guards just before a practice or a game !

Hockey always brings joy off the ice and hatred on the ice LOL

This was great! Those original skate guards, at least for me, fall off SO easily. Nobody asked about it, but I wonder how snug the rollerblades are, assuming they wouldn't fall off as easy like the old skate guard would?

Every Kid that plays Hockey in California (a lot) is wearing these! Great Product

Now I see why this product costs 70 eur here in Finland. Still a very smart idea.

I have owned a pair for 7 years, rollerguards are nice

Now his son is the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Really wish Netflix kept this

Kevin Oleary makes Simon Cowell look approachable and friendly

These were banned in arenas almost instantly after they came out

As a Flames fan and a Calgarian I had no idea Brad's dad was a dragon!... Looks like he won't be losing his job then ☹️

Did he call his son hun?😂

certainly a great idea for kids who often change in the gear at home.

How the heck did I guess he was going to say the Chicago Blackhawks

Bro willing to give 20% total sales over life time for 200k when he's making over 100k profit 💀

Sat beside Jim at a leafs game once

Are you allowed to roller blade around the inside of rinks?

Tbh I want to get them for my brother he's a huge hockey fan.

Maybe Kevin is thinking, I know a better deal, this thing called FTX

These things are in every major sports store these days. Noice

He should’ve made it so the guards sharpen the skates

He sure is talking now.

Don Cherry's suits are custom made in Toronto at 10K a suit.

Had to look him up when they said "pro hockey player." 1:04 Played some non-NHL pro hockey but only two NHL games... Listed as 56 as I type this in 2023. This came out how many years ago? Yeesh. He be weathered. Pretty good idea though.

Lol, this show is so Canadian :p