What is the difference between hockey training balls and hockey match balls?

Answer 1

first of all, they aren't balls.

Game pucks are light weight

Training pucks are 5 times heavier then game pucks so the player builds arm strength while using it. If you practice with a training puck then come game time that game puck is going to be pretty easy to stick handle and shoot with

Answer 2

Very little in manufacture or specifications. Match balls are often a higher quality (around $30 per ball as opposed to $5 each) and are used for only two or three matches before being used as another practise ball. They are also less ranging in colour, as white is almost the only colour used for matches.