Best Hockey Gloves

Hockey is really four sports for gloves: ice and roller hockey with hard-shell gloves, street hockey with light padded gloves, field hockey with a thin padded glove and lacrosse with its own gloves. The glove you need depends on which one you play.

This guide covers the rules, the fit and ten gloves. Two picks, the STX Stallion 50 and the Under Armour Illusion, are lacrosse gloves, and four are field hockey gloves.

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Why You Need Good Hockey Gloves

• Protection – Foam and plastic inserts protect the back of the hand and the fingers from sticks and balls.
• Mobility – The glove has to let you flex and grip the stick.
• Fit – A glove that is too big slips, and one that is too small is uncomfortable.
• Sport Rules – Gloves are part of the protective equipment for ice hockey, and field hockey has size limits for hand protection.[1][2]
• Durability – A worn-out glove loses its padding and should be replaced.

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Getting the Right Fit in a Hockey Glove

Ice and roller hockey gloves are sized in inches, and the picks here run from 10 to 11 inches. Youth gloves such as the Franklin HG 150 are sized by measuring from the fingertips to the midpoint of the forearm.

• Finger Space – You need a little room at the fingertips, and your fingers should not pull at the material when you make a fist.
• Finger Breaks – The bend of the glove should line up with your knuckles.
• Wrist Break – The glove should bend where your wrist bends, so it does not restrict movement.

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Features of a Good Hockey Glove

• Padding – High-density foam, as on the Harrow gloves, or single-density foam, as on the Alkali and TronX.
• Shell – Pro Knit, ballistic nylon or polyester, depending on the glove.
• Palm – Leather on the Mylec, silicone on the Byte and ventilated synthetic on the Harrow.
• Closure – A wrist strap or hook-and-loop closure keeps the fit.
• Hand Side – Most pairs fit both hands, but the STX FH 621 is left hand only.

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Rules for Hockey Gloves

USA Hockey Rule 304 says each player is personally responsible for wearing protective equipment in games, and the list includes gloves.^[1] FIH rules for field hockey allow field players hand protection that does not increase hand size significantly, and any protection must fit into a box 290 mm by 180 mm by 110 mm.^[2] Check your league’s rules before you buy.

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How We Chose These Hockey Gloves

These picks come from research. This is desk research. We compared the manufacturer specifications and product descriptions for each pick. We did not test the gloves ourselves, and we did not check stock this time.

We looked at these factors:

• Sport – Ice, roller, street, field hockey or lacrosse.
• Protection – Foam, inserts and shell.
• Fit – Sizes, hand side and closure.
• Rules – League and sport equipment rules.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Hockey Gloves

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Our Picks: Hockey Gloves

Here are 10 hockey, street hockey, field hockey and lacrosse gloves.
We hope you love the hockey gloves we recommend!
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The Harrow Double Down is a field hockey glove with high-density foam over the hand.

• The palm is soft synthetic material with ventilation holes for grip and air flow.
• The gloves are made for both hands and sold in a range of sizes, and Harrow says they suit indoor, outdoor and street play.
• This pair is a large in black.

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The Mylec DekHockey is a street hockey glove with a leather palm and soft foam inside.

• The palm is leather, and the closed back is made of a lightweight, breathable material with EVA foam.
• A wrist strap holds the fit, and the foam padding lets you keep control of the stick.
• It is a street and dek hockey glove, so it is a different type from the field hockey picks.

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The STX Stallion 50 is a beginner lacrosse glove, not a hockey glove.

• The palm and gussets are ventilated, and the shell is lightweight, tough polyester.
• STX lists it for attack, midfield, defense and face-off positions, so it fits a lacrosse player rather than a hockey player.
• This pair is a youth 2X-small in black.

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The Byte Skinfit is a field hockey glove with a silicone gripping area on the palm.

• An adjustable fastening sets the fit, and Byte says the glove keeps hands warm and helps prevent astro burn.
• It is sold in a range of sizes, and this pair is a large in navy and yellow.

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The Harrow Field Hockey Glove has high-density foam, a reinforced thumb hole and a ventilated palm.

• The reinforced thumb hole is made to take the strain of putting the glove on.
• This pair is a large in grey and black.

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The Alkali RPD Lite is a lightweight ice and roller hockey glove with a Pro Knit shell.

• The shell is a flexible, durable Pro Knit material, and the palm is a Nash palm.
• A comfort polyester liner and single-density foam keep it light.
• This pair is the 10 inch size in white and black.

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The TronX E1.0 is an ice and roller hockey glove sold in senior and junior sizes.

• The shell is ballistic nylon pro knit for flexibility and durability.
• The foam is single density, and a 1 mm plastic insert is added to the back of the hand and the fingers.
• An internal moisture-wicking back hand and cuff pad and a tapered fit complete the design. This pair is the 11 inch.

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The Franklin NHL SX Pro HG 150 is a youth street hockey glove with full-coverage, high-density padding.

• The padding is flexible to keep the range of motion, and Franklin sells it for roller and ice play.
• It is NHL licensed for street hockey with 2 5/8 inch balls.
• Franklin says to find the size by measuring from the fingertips to the midpoint of the forearm.

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The STX Stallion FH 621 is a left-hand-only field hockey glove with an open palm and half fingers.

• The open palm and half fingers give more contact with the stick.
• The glove is anatomically shaped to protect the hand and knuckles, and a hook-and-loop closure adjusts the fit.
• This pair is a large in black and yellow.

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The Under Armour Illusion is a women’s lacrosse field glove in black.

• It is cut for a women’s hand, and this pair is a medium.
• Under Armour sells it for lacrosse, so check that it suits your sport before you order.

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Index Table: Top Rated Hockey Gloves

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Sources

1. USA Hockey. Rule 304: Protective Equipment. Accessed October 27, 2026.
2. International Hockey Federation (FIH). Rules of Hockey 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026.

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Update History

• Oct 2026: Rewrote the article around the USA Hockey and FIH equipment rules, removed the unsourced claims and the old score table, described each glove by its sport, rewrote all product notes and added Sources
• Jun 2020: Published

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