Normal hockey skates are technically allowed as they provide propulsion and adequate protection, but are virtually never seen.

But hockey skates are very short and rounded.

I writhed loose from the remains of the air tank, but it still felt like someone was standing on my back in hockey skates.

The skin on my face felt as if it were being laced up like hockey skates.

He first tried figure skating at age 7, wearing hockey skates bought at a garage sale.

They wear standard hockey skates and carry a finger whistle, which they use to stop play.

We were too young to know we were on figure skates and not hockey skates.

There is also no rush for cross-country skis or hockey skates, despite the fact that the sports are two of the fastest-growing winter activities here.

The blade is generally an inch longer than the hockey skates, allowing for higher speeds.

After an initial failed experience with ballet lessons, Cranston started skating at the age of 7, when his parents bought him hockey skates.