Hockey is a very injury-prone sport, so a lot of attention is paid to protective equipment. Hockey equipment consists of:
- A hockey stick is a sports equipment that athletes use to move the puck around the court.
- The size of a hockey stick is approximately 150-200 cm.
- Ice hockey skates are boots with metal blades attached to them. They are used to move around on the ice.
- Sink to protect the groin area from being hit by a puck and other injuries.
- Helmet to protect the head.
- Knee pads and elbow pads. Knee pads protect knees and shins of hockey players, elbow pads protect elbow joint of a player.
- Bibs protect a player’s chest and full back
- Gloves protect hands, wrist joints and the lower part of the forearms of the player when the stick hits the hands or hits the puck. A mouth guard to prevent dental injuries.
- Hockey shorts are designed to prevent injury to the hockey player in falls, collisions, puck hits and other cases.
- Throat protector – a semi-rigid piece of plastic or kevlar that protects the throat, neck (front and back) and collarbones of the player.
- Sweater is a mandatory part of the player’s sports equipment in ice hockey, it is worn over the protection.
- Hammets.
- Hockey puck. The maximum recorded flight speed of the puck in hockey is more than 180 km / hr. Dimensions of hockey pucks: thickness 2.54 cm, diameter 7.62 cm, weight 156-170 gr.
Goalie equipment consists of:
- Goalie stick. Goalkeeper skates. Have a long wide blade, shock-resistant plastic exterior construction, a shortened back, special holes in the cup of the skate for attaching pads.
- Helmet and mask.
- Throat protection.
- Bib.
- Sink to protect groin area from puck and other injuries.
- Hockey shorts.
- Blocker (Blin) – a wide goaltender’s glove with places for fingers on the inside.
- Trap – A glove similar to a baseball trap, but designed specifically for puck catching, with hockey specifics in mind.
- Shields. The uniforms and helmets players on the same team should be the same color (the goalkeeper is allowed to have a different color helmet from the other players).
- Puck.