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Equipment: Dressing the Part

Submitted by thecoach on Sun, 02/06/2011 - 20:56

First, you'll need ice skates. Then, you'll need hockey gear. The primary role for almost every piece of hockey gear is to protect the player. To that extent, every piece of equipment is a necessity. Maybe one area of debate is "used" versus "new". This section examines this question for each piece of equipment. (NOTE: I'm not a goalie, so this article is geared for a forward or defenseman.)

Living in Greater Boston, there were a good number of hockey focused sporting good stores which sold plenty of equipment on consignment. Thanks to the Internet, you can outfit yourself pretty easily online, but use common sense when making purchases for fitted products.