Hockey Hats & Apparel

  Hockey Clothing The North American ice hockey market is a reflection of this. The sport has also increased in popularity throughout the world, partly due to the introduction of synthetic-ice. The padding on the pelvis, thighs and hips of goalie trousers is more substantial. Goalie jocks (also called jills) have reduced groin protection but have more padding in front of the cup. Apparel Hockey players must wear protective gear as the sport is high-speed on hard surfaces. Players often collide, and sometimes even intentionally. Apart from ice skates and sticks the typical player's safety gear includes a helmet (with the visor or complete face mask), shoulder pads and chest protector, elbow pads, mouth guard and gloves, as well as heavily padded shorts (also called hockey pants or jock athletic protector, for males, and a jockstrap, or a "jill" for females) as well as a pelvic protector (known as a girdle women) and thigh, the tailbone, hip, as well as shin pads. A neck...