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ELITE HOCKEY PRO LACES
Elite Hockey Prolace Waxed Hockey Laces. One Pair (One Box). Wax laces help your skates stay tight. Molded tips make them easy to use.
ELITE HOCKEY LACES
Elite Hockey® unwaxed wide cotton hockey skate laces. Includes one pair in box. Molded plastic tips make lacing easier, Lightweight. Assorted Colors and Lengths to choose from. Traditional feel, constructed with durability in mind.
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1) A&R Hockey Laces – Waxed
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Manufacture Specs:
Material: Double Yarn Construction
Design: Triple-Striker Lace
Waxed: Yes
Tips: Molded (Prevent Breakage / Fraying)
Packaging: “Green Packaging”
Pros: The A&R Sports USA waxed hockey laces are great even before you open them. This is because they’re packaged in environmentally friendly “Green” packaging that is made from recycled paper. The tips of the laces are also fuse molded, which makes pushing the laces through the slots in your pair of skates a painless process.
Player Feedback: The players that have used the A&R Sports hockey laces said that they’re good for the most part. They’ve praised the laces for being inexpensive and thus being accessible to hockey players of any budget. Hockey moms have also said their children love the color of the laces and the kids love that it’s always easy for mom to spot them in the rink. The downside to these laces is that players have reported inconsistent waxing and lace quality.
Overall Value: The A&R Sports USA waxed hockey laces are an inexpensive lace designed for casual hockey players. If you’d like having a little style and reasonable performance from your laces these could be a good fit for you.
2) A&R Hockey Laces – Non Waxed
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Manufacture Specs: 
Material: Double Yarn Construction
Design: Triple-Striker Lace
Waxed: No
Pros: The A&R hockey ice skate laces are a great option to add to your skates. These laces for ice
Player Feedback: As we already alluded to, some players have reported the laces have frayed or broken almost immediately upon use. Although this seems to be a fairly rare problem we did feel it was worth noting. The general consensus among hockey players is that the laces are strong and get the job done.
Overall Value: There’s no hesitancy on our part in recommending any A&R’s laces to you. They get the job done at a reasonable price.
3) Elite Pro Laces – Waxed
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Manufacture Specs: 
Material: N/A
Waxed: Yes
Tips: Molded (Prevent Breakage / Fraying)
Colors: Multiple
Pros: We at Honest Hockey always recommend you focus on function before form with your hockey gear. It’s more important for you and your team to play good than to look good. With that being said, we love the Elite Hockey prolace ice hockey skate laces. They’re a beautiful royal blue that will command other players to respect you on the ice.
Player Feedback: Users of the Elite Prolace skate laces have said that the laces stay tight. Something players really love about these laces is they seem to always stay tied for the whole game.
Overall Value: We’re big fans of these laces both because of their color, but also because of their solid reputation for staying tight. We would recommend these skate laces to you. Any skate laces hockey players like on a wide-scale are usually well liked for a reason. These laces are no exception (there’s a reason they made it onto our list of the best hockey skate laces!).
4) Elite Pro X7 Laces – Non Waxed
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Manufacture Specs: 
Material: N/A
Waxed: No
Tips: Molded (Prevent Breakage / Fraying)
Colors: Multiple
Pros: The Elite Hockey PRO-X7 wide molded tip laces are some of the best hockey ice skate laces for durability. Besides having molded tips the PRO-X7 laces are also sure to last you a long time because they’re wide laces. Wide laces are great because they are more resistant to cuts and scratches than thinner laces.
Player Feedback: Players that have tried the PRO-X7 laces have said that they’re good, though a slight adjustment if they’d previously been wearing waxed hockey skate laces.
Overall Value: Generally speaking, we like waxed laces better than unwaxed laces for adults. Unwaxed laces can be great for kids. We do like that the PRO-X7s have wide laces. If you buy them we think you’ll get good performance on the ice.
5) Derby Hockey Laces – Waxed
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Manufacture Specs: 
Material: High Tenacity Fiber
Waxed: Yes
Tips: Tri-Fold Tip Molded From High Tenacity Fibers (Prevent Breakage/ Fraying)
Pros: One notable upside to the hockey laces from Derby is that their tips are molded out of the lace material itself. This results in the lace tip being more durable as there are no plastic or metal bits to peel off or break.
Player Feedback: Feedback from those that have purchased these laces has been mostly positive. Players have said that the laces are extremely sturdy and appropriately waxed. They did note that sometimes the laces appeared a bit darker than you might have expected based on the ordering page.
Overall Value: They’re an upper-range lace with molded tips that we absolutely adore. Buyers with exceptionally large feet, beware, but if you’ve got normal-sized foot, these should be a good fit for your skates.
6) Silfrae Hockey Laces – Waxed
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Manufacture Specs: 
Material: N/A
Waxed: Yes
Molded Tips: Prevent Breakage / Fraying
Color: Multiple
Pros: These laces come in multiple colors, Yes! The Silfrae laces are also a good fit because as player grows and changes skate sizes the tri-folded tips should remain durable.
Player Feedback: Players that have purchased these laces have said that they’re easy to lace up and fit nicely once tied.
Overall Value: Great value for a pair of laces.
7) Kaps Ice Hockey Laces – Waxed
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Manufacture Specs: 
Material: Quality braided cotton fibers
Waxed: Yes
Colors: Multiple
Pros: These laces are extra durable and have a lot of wax for a great fit. They also come in multiple colors.
Player Feedback: Players have described these laces as being thick, and durable. Some users have reported that they’ve worn these on their ice skates for months without any color fading or significant wear.
Overall Value: These laces are high quality. With multiple colors, they can match with many teams’ jerseys. Decent price.
FAQs About Hockey Skate Laces
What kind of laces should I wear on my ice
hockey skates
You can wear waxed or regular skate laces, but always make sure they provide a snug fit and are not too tight, so you can play your best game.
How do I find the right laces shoe size for my
hockey skates ?
Hockey equipment vendors that sell shoelaces have likely provided chats with sizes that are divided into youth, junior and adult category. All in all, shoelaces sizes vary from 72” to 130”.
What are Ice hockey shoelaces made of?
Hockey shoelaces can be made of materials such as cotton, polyester, nylon, or lace, and some professional vendors have included special technology that allows a snug fit and that do not break or fray.
Conclusion
Thanks for reading the list the Honest Hockey team put together! We hope we were able to help you find some hockey skate laces that were a good fit for both your pair of
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