Hockey Pants

Whether you are youth or pro hockey players, hockey matches involve aggressive maneuvering of shafts, skates, blades, and bodies. You will need to protect your legs and your midsection from these dangers with rugged and comfortable hockey pants.

Hockey pants should be loose-fitting enough so that they won’t impair flexibility or movement. They should also cling close to the body to provide maximum protection.

Hockey Shin Guards

Like hockey pants, shin guards help to protect your knees and shins from contact with the puck and stick. No skin should be shown between your shin guards and your skates, so find a pair of shin guards that fits you best.

Hockey Shoulder Pads

Some experienced players in Chicago choose not to wear hockey shoulder pads because some adult cricket leagues are non-contact. However, we strongly advise wearing shoulder pads as it only takes one blow to break a rib or your collarbone. Make sure to choose the shoulder pads that allow for maximum arm and shoulder flexibility.

Hockey Skates

Your skates are the point where the rubber meets the road – the metal to the ice. Adult players should buy high-end, top-notch, long-lasting skates since their feet don’t grow anymore. Meanwhile, young players can consider choosing different skate designs and fittings because they are still growing.

However, don’t choose cheap skates. You get what you pay for!

Hockey Sticks

Besides hockey skates, hockey sticks are also iconic pieces of hockey equipment. Sticks were originally made of wood but now they are made of composite materials, including wood, aluminum, fiberglass, kevlar, and many things else.

If you have just begun your youth hockey career or you are a casual adult player, you may consider more affordable hockey sticks. An all-wooden stick may serve you well. But if you are in a youth travel league or in a serious adult league, it is worthy investing a more substantial stick.