goalkeeper [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Player whose role is to prevent the puck from entering the goal; the goalkeeper, who faces shots reaching speeds of 95 mph, wears heavy protective equipment.
throat protector ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Hard part secured to the goalkeeper’s mask that covers the throat and the neck; it rises and falls with the goalkeeper’s movements.
goalkeeper’s chest pad ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Heavily padded vest that protects the goalkeeper’s shoulders, chest, stomach, back and arms.
arm pad ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the goalkeeper’s chest pad that covers the arm.
goalkeeper’s skate ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Skate that is reinforced on the sides and equipped with a long low straight blade; it is designed to improve the goalkeeper’s balance.
goalkeeper’s stick ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stick featuring a large lower half and blade so that the goalkeeper can stop pucks more easily.