DOMINICK WILLIAMSON
LIFE ON THE ICE
I magine
you are on the ice
and you forget an elbow pad
when someone takes a slap
shot to the elbow and
fractures the main bone in
your arm and can’t play in the
first play off game. You're
sitting on the bench with
your helmet on and a cast on
your arm.
GEAR YOU WEAR
AND EQUIPMENT
ON THE ICE
Forgetting one piece of
equipment can be crucial, All
hockey players must have all
their equipment before
getting on the ice, If you don’t
have skates then you can’t
skate or play hockey.When
the players sharpen their
skates it puts a better edge
on them so that you can
skate quicker. If you don’t get
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your
skates
sharpened you could
not skate good.
In hockey if you do
not wear a jersey
with a number on the
back when you score
it will not go on your
score records and
you most likely won’t
get the point for it.
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All players need to wrap
tape around a hockey stick
for better grip when you
shoot the puck or stick
handling the puck. You also
need a mouthguard to
protect your teeth or they
will all get knocked out. All
players must wear gloves to
protect their hands so that
don’t get beat up and so they
don’t bleed when a puck hits
them. All players must also
wear padded pants so that
when you fall it does not hurt.
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All players must wear shin
pads so that when you get hit
in the shin it will hit the shin
pad and not your bone. You
must wear a protective
helmet that will keep the
head from getting hit from a
puck or a stick by accident.All
players must wear shoulder
and elbow pads to protect
their upper body and arms.
The goalies were a lot more
padding than the players
because the
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