| Ice hockey is one of the most famous sports around | | | | kinds of hockey pucks. The difference between these |
| the world. Even though it is a very physical and | | | | pucks lie on their weight, color, and usage. Your |
| sometimes brutal sport, ice hockey promotes good | | | | standard black puck weighs around six ounces and is |
| sportsmanship. Because of the many people who play | | | | always used for playing. There is also the blue puck |
| this sport, manufacturers of hockey equipment have | | | | that weighs about four ounces that is intended for |
| spent millions of dollars to create more sophisticated | | | | younger players who are not yet accustomed to the |
| types of gear and equipment. | | | | standard puck. There is also the heavier reddish puck |
| The hockey puck | | | | that weighs around ten ounces and is used to improve |
| The hockey puck is a small black disk made out of | | | | the strength and stick handling of a player. There is |
| vulcanized rubber. A typical puck measures around | | | | also the puck that is made of steel that weighs a |
| one inch think and three inches in diameter. Usually, a | | | | staggering two pounds. It is used by players who wish |
| hockey puck would weigh about five point five to six | | | | to strengthen their wrists for better stick handling. |
| ounces. | | | | The mighty puck |
| During the early years of hockey, players used a | | | | During professional hockey games, the puck can reach |
| round ball on ice fields to play but soon realized that | | | | a speed of one hundred miles per hour or more and |
| this rubber ball bounced too much on the hard, icy | | | | can inflict serious harm to both the players and |
| surface. To solve this problem, they cut off the top | | | | spectators. Due to the incredible speed it can reach, |
| and bottom part of the ball to create the standard | | | | specific types of equipment such as the goaltender's |
| puck. | | | | mask have been designed to protect the goaltenders |
| Types of hockey pucks | | | | from potential harm. |
| Though they may look the same, there are different | | | | |