So, you want to play hockey (or your child does) and you're not sure where to start. Well, purchasing ice hockey equipment is going to be your first step. Here are the basic hockey equipment requirements:

• Hockey Skates
  
  
• Shin Guards or Shin Pads
  
  
• Hockey Pants or Breezers
  
  
• Chest Protector or Shoulder Pads
  
  
• Hockey Jock (shorts with built-in jock)
  
  
• Mouth Guard (to protect your brain)
  
  
• Neck Guard (optional with most associations)
  
  
• Elbow Pads
  
  
• Hockey Helmet
  
  
• Hockey Gloves
  
  
• Hockey Stick
  
  
• Hockey Jersey (usually provided by the team)
  
  
• Hockey Socks (also usually provided by the team
  
  

Here are some videos to help you figure out what hockey equipment you need, how to put it on, and which brands might be best. I do not control the selection of videos that YouTube provides on my site -- I only select the category and topic.