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Step 1
Assess your team's needs. Carefully count the team members and make sure you order enough face masks, pads and other protective equipment for each team member. Keep in mind your goalie will need a few extras besides the basics.
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Step 2
Set a budget. If you have a total amount you can spend, divide that by the number of players. This gives you a budget per player.
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Step 3
Check prices on shopping sites like dealtime.com. Dealtime has tons of sporting goods equipment and they have websites competing for your business, so their prices are generally lower than a sporting good store.
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Step 4
Consider buying used. This might not be feasible for a large group of hockey players, but if you can get a line on some used equipment at a used sports equipment store, such as Play It Again Sports, you can save hundreds of dollars over buying new protective equipment.
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Step 5
Buy the best face masks you can and make sure you have enough money left to buy a pad kit or a hockey armor set for each player. Most pad kits or hockey armor comes with all the pads you'll need for each player.
