hockey helmet

Ice player's protection

A hockey helmet is protective headgear worn by ice hockey players, covering the skull and typically including a face cage or visor.

Required equipment in most organized play, it guards against pucks, sticks, and collisions with the ice or boards: He cracked his hockey helmet on the dasher.

Related
  • visorEye-shading brim
  • cageBarred confinement structure
  • facemaskProtective covering worn over features
  • paddingMaterial for cushioning
  • strapNarrow flexible binding material

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protection vs. vulnerability

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Wearing nothing above

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sport-specific headgear

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Watertight head covering for pools

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G