The change is not the only one the NHL has made recently. It restricted the height of goalie leg pads in 2011 and decreased the size of goalie pants in February 2017. In the new goalie pants ...

The NHL has mandated that goalies reduce their pads by about 10 percent for the 2013-14. On a goalie with a 20-inch upper leg pad, the pads can only go up to nine inches above the knee, which is ...

Told NHL gets its 10% reduction on goalie pad knee-to-thigh allowance (~2" avg) but PA balked at enforcing thigh rise separately with 8" max — Kevin Woodley (@KevinisInGoal) August 7, 2013 ...

The new rules New rules apply to goalie leg pads, chest-body armour, the blocker and catcher. Under the new sizing, the width of goalie pads cannot exceed 11 inches. The former maximum was 12 inches.

Martin Biron, the Rangers’ 6-3 backup goalie, said that under the new rule, he was allowed a 37 ½-inch pad but would stick with the 37-inch pads he had worn throughout his 12-year N.H.L. career.

The NHL instituted a small but important rule change this season when it comes to goalie equipment, with leg pads reduced in size to help give scoring a boost. A look at how leg pads have evolved ...