What is the difference between ice hockey pants and girdles?

Answer 1

Basically the same thing, but hockey pants have the pads inside of them when the girdle is skin tight and is just the pads. Girdles normally go under the long pants that some skaters wear when they play roller hockey. Overall pretty similar and both used to protect your high thigh area's.

Answer 2

It depends on which kind of hockey your playing. If you are playing Ice Hockey, you can use either. I use Bauer One 95s, and I recommend them.