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Windsor Clippers Jr. B goalie wearing field-style helmet (2014). Box goalies wear two different types of helmets. One type is the standard field lacrosse helmet, the other is the ice hockey mask. Field masks [12] have strongly reinforced face masks, thick like the bars on a football helmet and also offer a wider range of vision than a hockey ...
James Reimer wearing a goaltender mask Braden Holtby wears a goaltender mask, protecting his head from an incoming shot on goal from Bryan Rust.. A goaltender mask, commonly referred to as a goalie mask, is a mask worn by goaltenders in a variety of sports to protect the head and face from injury from the ball or puck, as they constantly face incoming shots on goal.
Mathieu Garon, playing for the Los Angeles Kings, in full goaltending gear. As Braden Holtby receives the shot fired by opponent Bryan Rust (far right), he can use any one of many pieces of his equipment to make a save on the puck; he can catch it with his left-hand glove, he can block it with the blocker that covers his right wrist, he can deflect it with his goaltender stick, he can block it ...
Two NCAA players wearing helmets with full cages. A cage in ice hockey is a device attached to the front of a helmet to reduce potential of injury to the face.It consists of a metal or composite mesh that covers the entire face, although some half cages do exist (to protect the eyes while allowing full airflow).
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For their glove side, goaltenders may use an ice hockey trapper, an ice hockey blocker, a glove like a player's glove or lacrosse glove, or a ringette goalie trapper a.k.a. "Keely glove", named after a Keely Brown, a former goalie of Canada's national ringette team who helped create the sport's first design.
In field lacrosse, the goaltender (goalie, goalkeeper, or the keeper) is the most important and last line of defense between the opposing offense and the goal. The goaltender's primary roles are to defend the opposing team's shots on goal and to direct the defense.
The role of the goalie or goaltender in Broomball is to prevent the ball from entering the net using their broom and body. In official games they must wear a face protector and helmet in addition to the normal protective clothing used in the game. They are additionally allowed to use one blocker glove and leg guards. Most goaltender privileges ...