| Ice hockey requires special equipment.
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| | meet safety standards to protect eyes,
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| The basics being the stick and the
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| | nose and teeth. Professional players may
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| puck.The ice hockey stick is slightly
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| | be excused from wearing mouth guards, but
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| less curved than the routine hockey stick
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| | young players and collegiate-level
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| and may be made of wood or a high-tech
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| | players are obliged by law to wear
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| composite material. The composite stick
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| | them.Ice hockey players should wear
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| is sturdier, but also more expensive.
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| | shoulder pads, shin and elbow guards and
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| Instead of a ball, there is a hard,
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| | knee guards. Ice hockey gloves are more
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| vulcanized rubber disc called as the
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| | thickly padded than regular hockey
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| puck, which is supposed to be hit with
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| | gloves. And jockstraps are mandatory.
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| the stick towards the goal net. Ice
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| | Both men and women must wear padded
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| hockey players use special skates, which
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| | undergarments to protect the upper torso
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| have blade grips to facilitate contact
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| | and calves.Goalies require much more
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| with the ice. The goal net, which is made
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| | protection since they must physically
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| of steel frames and synthetic nylon net,
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| | stop the puck from entering the goal-net.
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| can be dismantled for storage.When the
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| | They are fortified with chest protectors,
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| hockey stick is swung strong enough, he
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| | back protectors, neck guards and leg
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| puck moves at about 120-160 km/h,
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| | pads, as well as the standard
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| increasing chances of accidental injury.
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| | equipment.Ice hockey is a very demanding
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| Wearing safety gear is the law. A helmet
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| | contact sport and the gear is designed
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| with a mouth guard is mandatory and must
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| | with safety and comfort in mind.
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