| The first artificial ice rink (mechanically refrigerated) | | | | also wear visors on the helmets, and sticks are made |
| was built in 1876 at Chelsea, London and was named | | | | of aluminum and plastic moving away from early |
| the Glaciarium, with none of the modern techniques of | | | | models, and lastly the modern skates have steel |
| today however things have changed and the modern | | | | blades, and are concave and not flat, this gives the |
| ice rinks are kept clean and smooth by the use of a | | | | skate two sharp edges, thus giving the player all the |
| machine called the ‘Zamboni’ | | | | moves that is imperative in a fast game like hockey. |
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| The first game of ice hockey was played in Montreal, | | | | A player today can get the best in either inline or ice |
| Canada with Canadian J.G.A. Creighton’s rules | | | | hockey skates, and every imaginable piece of |
| devised in 1875, and today ice hockey is the most | | | | equipment to keep them safe in this ever popular sport |
| popular team sport played on ice. | | | | at Crazy Kenny’s online shop which is the best |
| | | | | provider of ice hockey equipment in the UK, you will |
| Equipment has evolved from years ago to make it | | | | find it all at Crazy Kenny’s, stocking a full range of |
| much safer and ‘fit for purpose’ for example | | | | ice hockey skates, inline hockey skates, helmets, |
| the first goalie’s leg pads were made from cricket | | | | shoulder pads and every single piece of equipment to |
| pads, and the early mask designed in 1929 was made | | | | keep you safe on the ice, not only for the professional |
| of leather, and did not have much protection. Sticks | | | | but if you are taking to the ice for the first time purely |
| were made of wood only, and ice hockey skates did | | | | for pleasure you will need equipment to keep you safe |
| not have the stiff heel for support thus making skating | | | | should you have a fall. |
| a lot more difficult than it is today. | | | | |
| | | | | Go online to browse through what is on offer at a |
| Today hockey equipment has changed and is much | | | | fantastic price tag then you are ready to take to the |
| stronger, and safer for the player, the helmets of | | | | ice. |
| today have to meet certain standards, some players | | | | |