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Skate Fenders

How it works

Engineered for the ice.

A clear, molded polycarbonate shell that sits over the top of your skate. Here’s what it does, what it covers, and what it doesn’t.

The shell takes the hit.

Pucks and sticks land on the top of the skate — the instep, the laces, the ankle. A Skate Fender puts a layer of injection-molded, high-grade, impact-resistant polycarbonate over those areas.

Its curved form is designed to deflect impacts and dissipate the energy across the shell, rather than letting it land on a single point on your foot. It’s light, streamlined, and straps on over the skates you already wear.

Concept illustration: how the shell handles an impactA puck travels toward the top of a skate. The curved polycarbonate shell sits over the boot, takes the impact, redirects the puck away and spreads the force across the shell rather than into one point on the foot.1 · Impact2 · Redirected3 · Spread across the shell
Concept illustration — not a test result

Two ways to cover the foot

Coverage illustration: Full ProSide view of a hockey skate. The Full Pro shell covers the ankle front, the instep and laces, and the toe and forefoot, held on with hook-and-loop straps.

Full Pro · Extended

Covers the vital areas of the foot: toe and forefoot, instep and laces, ankle.

Coverage illustration: Compact ProSide view of a hockey skate. The Compact Pro shell covers the ankle and the instep, with a front strap under the laces and a rear strap around the ankle. The toe is not covered.

Compact Pro · Targeted

Covers the vulnerable ankle and instep. Front strap under the lower laces, one rear ankle strap.

Illustrations of approximate coverage, not to scale

Compare the models
A skater in red pants stands on scratched ice with a Skate Fender fitted over a navy skate boot

On in seconds. Off just as fast.

Both models attach with hook-and-loop straps. The Compact Pro uses a strap under the lower front laces and a single rear strap around the ankle — undo the rear strap and tip it forward to reach your laces. Many players just leave their Fenders on their skates, even in the bag.

Installation guide

See how they’re made

A look at how Skate Fenders shells are produced.

Questions, answered

What are Skate Fenders?
Protective polycarbonate shells that fit over the top of your hockey skates to add protection from puck and stick impacts. They are not blade guards, skate covers for storage, or replacement skates.
Do I need special skates?
No. Skate Fenders strap over the skates you already wear. Fit depends on your skate size, width and boot style — see Find Your Fit.
Will they affect my stride?
They’re lightweight and streamlined, designed not to interfere with your skating stride.
Do they prevent injuries?
No equipment can promise that. Skate Fenders are engineered to provide additional protection from impacts to the skate boot and foot area. They don’t protect against twisting or rotational injuries, and a shell can break under severe impact.
How do I care for them?
Don’t use adhesives, paints, solvents or other chemicals on the polycarbonate shell. They can reduce its protective properties or damage it, and they void the warranty.