Helmets - Helmets are the most important thing when you go out on the ice. If you don't have a helmet you can not play unless you get one. Helmets are usually about $49 - $59, just for the helmet. The cages costs around $14 - $9, and the shield costs around $39 - $29	Helmets are very important and they can be very cool to because they are the most important thing of the game
Elbow pads - Elbow pads are usually not that important. You hardly use your elbow and if you  elbow somebody you will get a penalty. They usually have 2 - 3 straps and are usually Velcro. elbow pads are not that much money the max would be about $39, and the lowest would be about $9
Sticks - There are Million's of kinds of sticks. There is wood or safari. Safari is usually more bendable so you can get a better shot and more speed when you shoot it. Wood is hard to bend. All the sticks have flexis to them. If a stick said 50 flex it would be easy to bend, and if it would probley used by a kid. If it said 100 flex it would be pretty hard to bend, and a pro would use it. Sticks have a very high price range they go from 150, and at the lowest is 20		sticks are very popular weather you have a good one or you have a bad one and it does make a difference.
Shoulder pads - Shoulder pads are probably the biggest thing on you, besides the pants. Sometimes they can be annoying when you get hit and they come out but it is better to get hit with them on then of. Shoulder pads can be about 119 and the lowest is about 39.		Shoulder pads are very big on a person and they make it help a lot.
Skates - Skating is the most important ting. If you can't skate you can't play. Players don't even thing about going, stopping,  skating sideways, they just do it. There are many different kinds of skates, but they are half and half meaning some can be a lot and some can be cheap. The highest is probably 275, and the lowest is probably 75 money wise.
Shin pads-  Shin pads sort of don't do their work. If you get hit in the pants you probably won't feel it. If you get hit in the shin pads it feels like some one skated as fast as they could and knocked you down from the back when you get hit. They are about 49 at the highest and the lowest is about 29 dollars.