What equipment is needed for hockey?

Answer 1

A lot. A complete list (all this can be purchased at any sports store):

IF YOU ARE A SKATER (non-goalie);

-skates

-stick

-shin guards

-jersey

-socks (aka stockings), not to be confused with the socks that go on your feet

-socks (the kind that do go on your feet)

-bag for your equipment (anything will do here. There are specific hockey bags, but you can bring your equipment in a suitcase or something similar)

-gloves

-jock/jill, and a jockstap or a pair of athletic shorts

-stick tape (important to wrap the blade of your stick with tape)

-stocking tape (this is to tape your stockings with to hold them up, but some jockstraps have garter belts on them, which work fine.

-hockey pants (they are actually padded shorts. They need to have suspenders or a belt on them to prevent them from falling).

-elbow pads

-undergarments (material like Under Armour, which all your equipment goes on over)

-shoulder pads

-throat guard (aka "throat protector") (optional in some leagues, but you're better off wearing one even if it is a bit of a nuisance)

-helmet (most of the time you will be required to wear a cage (mask) on your helmet)

-mouthguard (important EVEN if you have a mask-prevents concussions)

IF YOU ARE A GOALIE:

-goalie mask (different from a regular helmet)

-throat guard (again, optional. Most goalie masks extend to the throat)

-chest and arm protector (most chest protectors extend to the arms)

-glove

-blocker

-jock/jill

-goalie stick

-goalie pads (aka leg pads-they go on the outside of your legs)

-goalie skates (some house league/beer league goalies use regualar skates, but goalie skates give you a slight advantage when it comes to stopping shots, and they are also safer, as they are more padded)

note: shin guards, elbow pads, gloves, and shoulder pads are unnecessary if you are a goalie because goalie equipment covers your body.

Other than that, goalies wear the same stuff as skaters.