Rule 11 - Goalkeeper's Equipment
11.1 Goalkeeper’s Equipment - With the exception of skates and stick, all the equipment worn by the goalkeeper must be constructed solely for the purpose of protecting the head or body, and he must not wear any garment or use any contrivance which would give him undue assistance in keeping goal.
The League’s Hockey Operations Department is specifically authorized to make a check of each teams’ equipment (including goalkeepers' sticks) to ensure the compliance with the rule. It shall report its findings to the Commissioner for his disciplinary action.
11.2 Leg Guards – The leg guards worn by goalkeepers shall not exceed eleven inches (11'') in extreme width when on the leg of the player. The maximum length from bottom mid-point to top mid-point of the pad is not to exceed thirty-eight inches (38''). The minimum length of the boot of the pad is to be no less than seven inches (7''). The boot channel of the goal pad must be flat or concave in appearance. No attachments such as plastic puck foils are permitted.
Calf protectors must follow the contour of the calf and ankle and can have a thickness of no greater than one and a half inches (11/2''). No raised ridges will be permitted on the calf protector that would be deemed to act as deflectors of pucks.
The knee strap pad is not to exceed six inches (6'') in length by five and one-half inches (51/2'') in width by one and one-half (11/2") in thickness. The knee strap pad must be fastened to the inner risers. The total width measurement of the entire inner knee padding (pad risers) including the outer knee strap pad must not exceed two and a half inches (21/2'') in thickness. The inner kneepads are not to exceed seven inches (7") in length, five and a half inches (51/2'') in width. The length of seven inches (7") is measured from where the inner padding attaches to the leg pad and back to the end of the inner padding. Medial rolls (raised seam ridges) will not be permitted. All knee protection must be worn under the thigh guard of the pant.
11.3 Chest and Arm Pads – No raised ridges are allowed on the front edges or sides of the chest pad, the inside or outside of the arms, or across the shoulders.
Layering at the elbow is permitted to add protection but not to add stopping area. This layering, both across the front and down the sides, to protect the point of the elbow shall not exceed seven inches (7'').
Shoulder cap protectors must follow the contour of the shoulder cap without becoming a projection/extension beyond or above the shoulder or shoulder cap. This contoured padding must not be more than one inch (1") in thickness beyond the top ridge of the shoulder and shoulder cap.
On each side the shoulder clavicle protectors are not to exceed seven inches (7") in width. Their maximum thickness is to be one inch (1''). This protection is not to extend or project above or beyond the shoulder or shoulder cap nor extend beyond the armpit. No insert is allowed between the shoulder clavicle protector and the chest pad that would elevate the shoulder clavicle protector.
If, when the goalkeeper assumes his normal crouch position, the shoulder and/or shoulder cap protection is pushed above the contour of the shoulder, the chest pad will be considered illegal.
11.4 Pants – No internal or external or cheater padding is permitted on the pant leg or waist beyond that which is required to provide protection (no outside or inside ridges).
The maximum width (straight line) of the thigh pad across the front of the leg is ten inches (10"). If the groin and/or hip pads extend beyond the edge of the front thigh pad they are to be included in this ten-inch (10'') measurement. This measurement is to be taken while the goalkeeper is in an upright standing position. This measurement is to be made five inches (5") up from the bottom of the pant.
All thigh pads must follow the contour of the leg. Square thigh pads are considered illegal.
All knee protection must be strapped and fit under the thigh pad of the pant leg and not exceed the ten inches (10'') allowed for the width of the thigh pad.
11.5 Catching Glove – A maximum perimeter of forty-five inches (45") is permitted. The perimeter of the glove is the distance around the glove (see measurement procedures below).
The wrist cuff must be four inches (4") in width. The cuff of the glove is considered to be the portion of the glove protecting the wrist from the point where the thumb joint meets the wrist. Any protection joining/enhancing the cuff to the glove will be considered part of the glove rather than the cuff.
The wrist cuff is to be a maximum of eight inches (8'') in length (this includes the bindings). All measurements follow the contour of the cuff.
The distance from the heel of the glove along the pocket and following the contour of the inside of the trap of the glove to the top of the ?T? trap must not exceed eighteen inches (18''). The heel is considered to be the point at which the straight vertical line from the cuff meets the glove (see diagram at right).
Suggested Equipment - binder clip, pins and a 5/8" fiberglass cloth measuring tape that measures eighth of an inch.
Procedure:
3) If at the junction of the cuff and catch portions of the glove there is a “jagged point,” the measurement tape will follow the imaginary perpendicular line to the glove ridge above. (A “jagged joint” anywhere else on the glove will not be allowed this “straight line” privilege, i.e. where the trap joins the main glove). 
