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System V Sports Ice hockey pucks
Conforming to NHL regulations and standards and as such are black, 1 inch (25 mm) thick, 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter, and weigh between 5.5 and 6 ounces (160 and 170 g).
The black rubber used in System V Sports pucks is made up of a mix of natural rubber, antioxidants and bonding materials to achieve a balance of hardness and resilience. This mixture is turned in a machine with metal rollers to ensure that the mixing is even and that the rubber hardens at the right temperature.
System V UK supplies its partners and customers with either the standard System V Sports pucks (minimum order quantity = 50) or customised pucks in gold or silver (minimum order quantity = 500)
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History of the game
The game of Ice Hockey evolved in Great Britain from bandy, which is a game played by field hockey players using sticks and a ball on ice. The game came about to encourage players to continue with their training regimes through the winter months.
Early forms of ice hockey, also known as Canadian rules bandy, used a ball rather than a puck when it first came to North America from Europe. Early players found that the wooden ball used in field hockey was far too active on the hard ice surface, so they cut off the top and bottom of the ball to form an ice hockey puck.
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