hockey skates

Rink footwear equipment

Hockey skates are boots with metal blades attached to the soles, designed for playing ice hockey.

They have shorter, more curved blades than figure skates, allowing for quick turns and sudden stops.

The boots are heavily padded and reinforced to protect feet from pucks and stick impacts: He laced up his hockey skates before hitting the ice.

blade

steel

Carbon-hardened iron alloy

grind · sharpening · radius · profile · rocker · holder · stanchion · mount · groove · precision

boot

ankle support

Device stabilizing lower leg joint

insole · outsole · padding · carbon fiber · composite · leather · microfiber · rivets · eyelets · custom fit

ice

rink

Enclosed skating surface

  • puckHockey's rubber projectile
  • faceoffDirect competitive confrontation
  • checkOrder to pay

powerplay · penalty · icing · slapshot · goaltender · defenseman · forward · center · winger · Zamboni

movement

glide

Move with effortless continuity

acceleration · agility · balance · push-off · transition · pivot · tight turns · backward skating · power · momentum

Categories
Opposites
ice skate type/purpose

hockey skatesfigure skates

Boots with serrated blades

speed skates

skating surface

hockey skatesroller skates

Wheeled boots for gliding

inline skates · rollerblades · quad skates · running shoes · cleats

footwear mobility

hockey skatesstreet shoes

Ordinary outdoor footwear

sneakers · boots · cleats

Family

skate, hockey, skates, skater, skaters, ice hockey, hockey stick, field hockey, hockey player

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G