Pant Shells

[black hills tj 5]

New around here, but not necessarily super new to hockey. I've always been interested in playing, and have watched for years. However, I just started playing this year, and my little brother is also starting to play. So please excuse me if I ask some fairly simple questions. This is my first post around here, but I'll be posting more often now.

My question, do all(or at least most) hockey pant shells fit over most other hockey player pants? My little brother is going to be playing for his first actual team this fall, and they wear black pants, but his current pants are blue. So instead of buying new pants, I thought I'd look into just getting a shell for him to wear over his current blue pants.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Mike

[hockeyfan77 0]

As long as it is a PANT shell and not a GIRDLE shell, yes, you should be fine. Probably want to size up on the shell also e.g. a large shell for medium pants.

[Chadd 916]

As long as it is a PANT shell and not a GIRDLE shell, yes, you should be fine. Probably want to size up on the shell also e.g. a large shell for medium pants.

If you go with a girdle shell, you can go with a size up. Pant shells should be the same size.

[black hills tj 5]

If you go with a girdle shell, you can go with a size up. Pant shells should be the same size.

So if he wears medium pants, a medium shell should work fine for him?

[black hills tj 5]

No such thing as a "girdle" shell. There are pant shells and padded shells.

PANT SHELLS = no pads; simply covers pants

PADDED SHELLS = commonly referred to as a "lower" on MSH. a padded shell is the bottom part of a two-piece pant. Padded in thigh area, attaches to the "inner" part of pant via buttons, and ends at the belt.

Sizing varies on which piece goes in conjunction with what...

PANT SHELL going over a standard hockey pant = same size

PADDED SHELL attaching to an inner = same size, depending on brand

PADDED SHELL going over a girdle = one size up from girdle size in order to accommodate fit over thighs. Usually worn by those wanting extra thigh protection

Thanks for clearing things up. Hopefully this post wasn't redundant, and it'll be helpful for people in the future.