The Puck

• The puck is made of black, vulcanized rubber

• A standard puck measures one inch thick and three inches in diameter, and weighs between 5.5 and 6 ounces.
  

• The puck can be moved with the hockey stick or the feet, but picking it up with the hands is illegal.

The Hockey Stick

• A stick held by each player and used to retrieve, control, carry, pass and shoot the puck.
  

• Goals are scored by using the stick to shoot the puck into the opponent's net.
  

• A shot that inadvertently deflects into the net off another player's body is allowed to stand as a goal.
  

The Hockey Mask

• Is a mask worn by the goaltender to protect the head from injury

• From a helmet/cage combination that evolved into a full fibreglass mask is the much more popular option because it is safer.

• The mask has fundamentally changed the way a goaltender plays, since they can go down to their knees to stop a shot without the risk of a stick, skate, or a puck hitting and lacerating their face or concussing them. Ever since the mask became popular, it has been often decorated, and goaltenders are very well-identified by their design

The Net

• A cage measuring four feet tall and six feet wide, strung with nylon mesh in the back.
  

• There are two nets at opposite ends of the ice, guarded by the goaltenders.

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