How much does a skater's equipment weigh?

Me4Anon

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Jan 2, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/2/97

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My newly-adopted sisters had never been to a hockey game, so I took them
to one over the Holiday. While there, the question in the subject line
came up.

Does anyone here have an idea of how much the typical skater's equipment
weighs? I'm not looking for an answer to the nearest microgram, just a
ballpark (ice rink?) figure.

Thanks for your help.

Matt Anderson
Auburn, Alabama

John P. Crowley

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Jan 2, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/2/97

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A *hell* of a lot more after a game than before :^)

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DKnight818

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Jan 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/4/97

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a skater's equipment will gradually gain weight as a game goes on due to
moisture, but on average...

my equipment for defenseman is around 15 pounds...

my goaltending equipment floats around 40 pounds...But then again, I just
found out it's all illegal anyway! ;)

Derek Knight

timberwoof

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Jan 6, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/6/97

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> In article <19970102002...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,

> me4...@aol.com (Me4Anon) wrote:
>
> >Does anyone here have an idea of how much the typical skater's equipment
> >weighs? I'm not looking for an answer to the nearest microgram, just a
> >ballpark (ice rink?) figure.

I just weighed all my goalie stuff and it came out to about 35 pounds. Since my
leg pads weigh about 15 pounds and my chest pad weighs probably the same as a
forward's shin pads plus shoulder pads, I'd guess the weight of a forward's
equipment at around 20 pounds.

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PSX Boy

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Jan 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/7/97

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Yeah, my equipments are around 10 pounds since I am playing forward.
(light equipment).

The Hepburn

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Jan 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/7/97

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In article <5aqd44$j...@sjx-ixn10.ix.netcom.com>, J. Brian Paris <jbp...@ix.netcom.com> writes:
->In article <19970102002...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
-> me4...@aol.com (Me4Anon) wrote:
->
->>My newly-adopted sisters had never been to a hockey game, so I took them
->>to one over the Holiday. While there, the question in the subject line
->>came up.
->>
->>Does anyone here have an idea of how much the typical skater's equipment
->>weighs? I'm not looking for an answer to the nearest microgram, just a
->>ballpark (ice rink?) figure.
->>
->
-> Are you talking...my legal pads...? or my illegal ones?

It seems that my equipment weighs a LOT more when it's crammed into my bag
after a game than it does when I'm wearing it during a game...

Scott Whiteley

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Jan 8, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/8/97

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On 2 Jan 1997 00:30:55 GMT, me4...@aol.com (Me4Anon) wrote:

>My newly-adopted sisters had never been to a hockey game, so I took them

>to one over the Holiday. While there, the question in the subject line

>came up.

>
>Does anyone here have an idea of how much the typical skater's equipment

>weighs? I'm not looking for an answer to the nearest microgram, just a

>ballpark (ice rink?) figure.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Matt Anderson
>Auburn, Alabama

According to Dick Irvin's book "In the crease", The average weight
for a goaltenders equipment now is about 45 lbs. versus 65 lbs. about
15 years ago. The difference were the pads. The old leather pads used
to soak up water so by the end of the game the pads would go from
about 25 lbs to 40 lbs.

Depending on quality of equipment, a forward or defenseman's can
weight as little as 20 lbs.

Scott Whiteley sco...@telusplanet.net

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ellice

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Jan 10, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/10/97

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In article <32d3906a...@news.calgary.telusplanet.net>,
sco...@telusplanet.net (Scott Whiteley) wrote:

>On 2 Jan 1997 00:30:55 GMT, me4...@aol.com (Me4Anon) wrote:
>
>>My newly-adopted sisters had never been to a hockey game, so I took th

>>Does anyone here have an idea of how much the typical skater's
equipment
>>weighs? I'm not looking for an answer to the nearest microgram, just a

>>Matt Anderson
>>Auburn, Alabama
> According to Dick Irvin's book "In the crease", The average weight

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>Depending on quality of equipment, a forward or defenseman's can
>weight as little as 20 lbs.

>Scott Whiteley sco...@telusplanet.net

well, just for grins I weighed my stuff (packing up to go play anyhow)
- figured since the question came from Matt's sisters, a female answer
would be worthy. My stuff weighs the same as the guys - no surprise. Just
a hair under 20 pounds in pads, gloves and shorts. My Tackla 2500 shorts
weigh over a few pounds themselves, and my helmet does have a cage which
is probably an extra pound.
Agree, it is all a lot heavier in the bag after - between the wet of
the equipment, and the tired of the carrier :) But, as most of us that
play know, if your equipment fits I don't think the weight is a bother,
although the shinpads definitely can affect skating a bit (whenever you
change styles or just get them), and lots of guys i know don't like
wearing shoulderpads cause they feel as if there is some binding trying to
take a full slapshot - but the weight is not a big deal to the
non-goalies, IMHO.

later,
puckwench