Het virtuele Schaatsenmuseum | Diverse hockeyschaatsen

Various ice hockey skates

Fig.1: Hockey skate, 3rd quarter 20th century
This model has the same tubular structure as traditional Norwegian type speed skates. This model was popular with school boys in the fifties and sixties of the 20th century.
Manufacturer: Kovopol (CZE)
Model: Tornado
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Technical data:
Total length: 28 cm;
platform: length x width x height: 24 x 6,5 x 6 cm;
blades: height x thickness: 13 x 3 mm;
weight: 665 g including boot

Fig.2: Hockey skate, 4th quarter 20th century
As speed skates hockey skates have undergone important changes in the last quarter of the 20th century. The tubular frame was replaced by synthetic materials as was the leather of the boots. Also the laces were replaced by clamps.

Manufacturer: Tuuk/Bauer, Mississanga, Ontario (CAN)
Model: Philadelphia
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Technical data:
Total length: 28 cm;
platform: length x width x height: 24 x 7,3 x 6 cm;
blades: height x thickness: 12 x 3 mm;
weight: 615 g including boot

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