For extra protection in those key areas Bauer has brought back it's padded goalie pant, this provides goalies just added protection in the knee with FLeXorb to help . The pant features added velcro for your socks so you won't need to wear a separate garter belt and the material in the pant provides a moisture wicking property to keep you very cool & dry throughout the game like any other Bauer performance base layer piece will give you.