| Here it is the most important game of the | | | | include a comfort foam lining, sweatbands to |
| hockey season. This is it, time to make it or | | | | absorb the sweat, and face protection by way of |
| break it in the Kelly Cup finals. As a netminder, | | | | a wire net. This wire net provides protection for |
| aka the goalie, you have quite a few jobs. Of | | | | all areas of your face, ensuring safety from a |
| course, as we both know, it is important to keep | | | | flying puck or another player. |
| the puck out of the net and away from the goal | | | | Of course, as you know the blocker and catcher |
| crease. While you are not frantically skating up | | | | are two very important pieces of equipment for |
| and down the ice, checking, or shooting the puck, | | | | a goalie too. In fact, they differ from any other |
| you have perhaps the most important role on the | | | | type of hockey gloves. As a goalie, you will have |
| hockey team, watching the puck, preventing the | | | | to catch fast moving pucks and you spend a lot |
| other team from scoring, communicating with | | | | of time on the ice. This means you must have |
| your team and the number one personal role, | | | | protection for your hands against the speed of |
| your own safety and protection. | | | | the puck, as well as the blades of other player's |
| When the opposing team is barreling down the | | | | skates. When it comes to the blocker and |
| ice, directly towards you they have only one task | | | | catcher, the catcher is placed on one hand, the |
| in mind, scoring a goal. That means at some point, | | | | blocker on the other. Of course, this will depend |
| very soon you will have a puck flying right at you, | | | | on what hand you use the most. |
| which might be traveling at extremely high | | | | The blocker is a sturdy glove, placed on the hand |
| speeds. Therefore, it is of highest importance that | | | | that holds the stick. This glove works to deflect |
| you have the best and highest quality of goalie | | | | high shots on goal and provides your hand with a |
| protection available. What do you need? You need | | | | massive amount of protection against the |
| a high quality goalie helmet, a blocker, and a | | | | elements of hockey. A catcher is designed very |
| catcher. | | | | similar to that of baseball catchers. It comes with |
| Does this mean you should run out and buy the | | | | a deep pocket for handling the puck, it is |
| first helmet you see? Absolutely not! The helmet | | | | important when choosing a catcher that you |
| must be a goalie helmet. The helmet has to be | | | | choose one that works well with your needs and |
| specific for goalies. There are several reasons for | | | | abilities. With a catcher, you can catch the puck, |
| this, the first reason being that the goalie helmet | | | | cover a puck, or deflect a puck, without damaging |
| has to be light in weight. You have to move | | | | your hand. |
| quickly and a heavy helmet will weigh you down. | | | | Of course, there are other elements of protection |
| Another feature of a goalie helmet is that it is | | | | that a goalie must have, but the goalie helmet, |
| shock resistant, with all the spills, hits, and tumbles | | | | blocker, and catcher, are three of the essential |
| a goalie must endure, you want to make sure | | | | elements of playing hockey. |
| your head is protected. Some other features | | | | |