The sticks, skates, gloves and goalie gear behind every NHL career, season by season. Every item links to the page it came from. Start with the 100 greatest hockey players of all time and what they used.
Every player who has played an NHL game since 1917. Pick a team and drag the season pucks to set the bench. Players in red have sourced gear in their stall. Every item shows its years, specs, a confidence light and its source, and unknowns stay empty instead of being guessed.
The left goal line is 1917 and the right one is today. Each puck is a turning point in equipment. Tap one to read it and see the source.
League size comes from the full roster. Brand counts come from every sourced gear record: the researched stalls plus game-used lots from the Classic Auctions archive. Auction lots lean toward stars and collectible eras, so read these as the documented record, not exact league market share.
Every player page, the Gear Finder and "Gear up like" are free, no account needed. A free account adds alerts for up to 3 players. Pro is for gear nerds who want everything.
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Rink Buddy collects what NHL players actually used, from the first season in 1917 to tonight's game. Every stick, skate, glove, helmet and piece of goalie gear on a hook links to the page it came from. When a source doesn't say something, the field stays empty instead of being guessed.
Confidence: high = photo-matched to a game, a player or team letter, or a manufacturer; medium = auction descriptions, retailer listings and the press; low = community reports.
Send the player, the item and a link that shows it to team@rinkbuddy.com. Corrections with a source go in the next update.
