Custom Goalie Hockey Jerseys: Sizing, Fit, and What to Order

By the Puck Drop Prints team. Updated November 2026.

Puck Drop Prints publishes 11 goalie-cut jersey sizes, four youth and seven adult, alongside 15 player cuts. A custom goalie hockey jersey in an adult size runs 2 inches wider in the torso and 1 inch longer in the sleeve than the same-letter player cut, at the exact same overall length. Order your tendy off that chart, not off his street size.

Why the goalie is the only guy you can't size by eye

Every other guy on your roster can guess. He wears a large in real life, he wears a large on the ice, and if it's a little baggy, that's the look anyway.

Your goalie cannot do that. He is wearing a chest-and-arm protector that adds four or five inches of foam across the shoulders and down both arms before the jersey ever goes on. A large that fits him at the bar will not go over that, and if it does, it'll ride up over the pads and sit on his chest like a bib.

So the goalie gets his own cut, his own chart, and his own paragraph in the team spreadsheet. He's also the guy most likely to be forgotten until the order is already submitted, which is a separate problem we'll get to.

What is a goalie cut hockey jersey?

A goalie cut hockey jersey is a jersey built wider through the chest and longer in the sleeve than a player cut, so it fits over a goalie's chest-and-arm protector without pulling or riding up. At Puck Drop Prints the length stays the same as the player cut, it's the width and the arms that change, because that's where the equipment is.

That's the whole idea. A goalie cut is not a bigger jersey. It's a differently shaped one.

This matters when you're ordering, because "just get him a 2XL" is the most common mistake on a team order. A 2XL player cut is 28 inches across the torso. An adult GS, the smallest adult goalie cut, is 26 inches across with a sleeve built for pads. The 2XL gets you width you didn't need in the body and sleeves that still bind at the elbow. The goalie cut gets you width exactly where the foam is.

What sizes do custom goalie hockey jerseys come in?

Puck Drop Prints publishes 11 goalie-cut sizes: four youth (GS through GXL) and seven adult (GS through G4XL). Every one lists three measurements in inches, taken with the jersey laid flat, torso width, sleeve length, and top to bottom. Here is the entire chart.

Torso width (A) is the measurement straight across the chest of the jersey, seam to seam, with the jersey laid flat, so it is half the chest circumference, not the whole way around. Double it when you compare it to a tape measure reading off a body.

Four youth goalie cuts is the part most shops skip. If you run a squirt or peewee program, the tendy is usually 11 years old and the "smallest" adult goalie jersey swallows him. Youth GS is 22 inches across and 26 inches long. That's a real size, not a rounding error.

The full grid, all 26 sizes, player and goalie, youth and adult, lives on the Puck Drop Prints size charts page.

How much bigger is a goalie cut than a player cut?

Exactly 2 inches wider in the torso and 1 inch longer in the sleeve, at identical length. That relationship holds across every letter-matched adult size, S through 4XL. It is the single most useful number on this page, because it means a goalie who knows his player size already knows his goalie size.

Read the last column again, because it's the one that surprises people: the goalie cut is not longer. A GL and an L are both 32 inches top to bottom. All the extra fabric goes across the chest and down the arms, where the pads are, and none of it goes toward the knees, where it would just get in the way of a butterfly.

If your goalie wears a large in a beer league skater jersey, order GL. If he's between sizes, go up, the foam is the deciding vote, not the guy.

How do you measure a goalie for a custom jersey?

Measure him in his chest-and-arm protector, not in a t-shirt. Put the pads on, run a tape around the widest point of the chest over the foam, and halve that number to compare it against the torso width (A) column. Add an inch or two of room on top so it drapes instead of stretching.

The pads are what you're sizing around, not the guy wearing them. Puck Drop Prints publishes 11 goalie cuts from 22 to 32 inches across.

Three things that go wrong, in order of how often we see them:

• Measuring the goalie, not the equipment. A 5'9" tendy measures like a medium and needs a GL. The chest protector is the size that matters.
• Ordering a bigger player cut instead of a goalie cut. You get a tent in the body and sleeves that still bind. Width and sleeve are two different problems and the goalie cut solves both.
• Forgetting the backup. Most teams carry a second tendy who plays eight games a year and then shows up for the playoff run in a borrowed sweater. He counts in the order.

If you're collecting sizes for a full roster, the same spreadsheet that handles your skaters handles your goalies, just add a column for cut. Our guide on how to collect jersey sizes, names, and numbers has the template and the chase-down tactics.

What does a custom goalie hockey jersey cost?

The same as every other jersey in the order. Puck Drop Prints publishes one price per jersey type, $55 roller, $65 sublimated, $99 reversible, $99 tackle twill, and the pricing page lists no separate goalie-cut price and no cut-based upcharge. Names, numbers and worldwide shipping are included on all four.

GSM is grams per square metre, the standard measure of fabric weight, higher means heavier and more opaque. The $65 sublimated jersey is 220 GSM, which is the heaviest of the four, and it is the one most teams land on. If you want the difference explained properly, we wrote a whole piece on sublimated vs tackle twill vs roller.

One number worth planning around: a goalie added after the team order goes through as a reorder, and a reorder of one or two sublimated jerseys is $85 each instead of $65. Getting the backup tendy into the original order saves $20 and about four weeks.

Do goalies need matching socks and a pant shell too?

Socks, yes, $20 a pair with a team order, same as everyone else. Pant shells are where goalies get their own chart again: Puck Drop Prints publishes nine goalie shell sizes, Youth GS through Adult G2XL, cut to go over goalie pants rather than player pants.

Matching socks are $20 a pair on a team order, the cheapest way to make a beer league team look like it meant it.

A pant shell is a lightweight outer cover worn over hockey pants to match the jersey, and Puck Drop Prints makes them in Oxford fabric, the same durable, tear-resistant material your pants are probably made of. The goalie shells run wider through the hip at every size, because goalie pants are wider than player pants.

On price, goalie shells are $35 each with a team order, the same as skater shells. A goalie who wants the full uniform can go with a Sublimated kit (jersey, socks and pant shell) at $100 per player, or a Tackle Twill kit at $134.

When should your team order the goalie's jersey?

At the same time as everyone else's, four to six weeks before you want to wear them. Sublimated, roller and reversible jerseys run 4 to 5 weeks; tackle twill runs 5 to 6. Design drafts come back within 3 to 5 business days, and production is 4 to 5 weeks once the proof is approved and paid (5 to 6 for twill), then 3 to 5 days in transit.

The tendy is always first to the rink and last onto the order form. Build in 4 to 5 weeks plus shipping and he still gets his name on the back.

The goalie-specific version of this timeline: your tendy is the guy least likely to answer the group chat, because he is either at the rink or asleep. Do not wait on him. Get his cut and his number from last year's sweater if you have to, confirm it later, and keep the order moving.

The minimum team order is six jerseys, and goalie cuts count toward it exactly like player cuts. Every team order also comes with a free swag store branded with your logo. The full sequence, inquiry, design, spreadsheet, approval, production, is laid out on how it works.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size goalie jersey should I order?

Order the goalie cut that matches the player size the goalie already wears. At Puck Drop Prints an adult goalie cut is 2 inches wider in the torso and 1 inch longer in the sleeve than the same-letter player cut, at the same overall length. A goalie who wears a large in a skater jersey orders GL, which measures 28 inches across the chest laid flat and 35 inches in the sleeve.

How many goalie jersey sizes does Puck Drop Prints offer?

Eleven. Four youth goalie cuts, Youth GS, GM, GL and GXL, and seven adult goalie cuts, GS, GM, GL, GXL, G2XL, G3XL and G4XL. Every size publishes three measurements in inches: torso width, sleeve length and top to bottom, all taken with the jersey laid flat. Combined with 15 player cuts, that is 26 published jersey sizes in total.

Does a custom goalie hockey jersey cost more than a player jersey?

The Puck Drop Prints pricing page lists one price per jersey type and no cut-based upcharge: $55 for roller, $65 for sublimated, $99 for reversible and $99 for tackle twill. Names, numbers and free worldwide shipping are included on every jersey regardless of cut. Confirm the final quote when the team order information is submitted.

Do goalie jerseys count toward the six-jersey minimum?

Yes. The minimum team order at Puck Drop Prints is six jerseys, and player cuts and goalie cuts are counted together toward that six. A team ordering four skater jerseys and two goalie jerseys meets the minimum. Adding a goalie after the order is placed is handled as a reorder, which is $85 each for one or two sublimated jerseys.

How do you measure a goalie for a custom jersey?

Measure over the chest-and-arm protector, not over a t-shirt. Put the pads on, run a tape around the widest point of the chest, halve that figure, and compare it to the torso width column on the goalie chart. Add an inch or two of ease so the jersey drapes over the foam instead of stretching across it. When a goalie falls between two sizes, size up.

Are goalie pant shells sized differently from player shells?

Yes. Puck Drop Prints publishes nine goalie pant shell sizes, Youth GS through Adult G2XL, on a separate chart from the nine player shell sizes. Goalie shells run wider through the hip at every size because goalie pants are bulkier than player pants. Shells are made from Oxford fabric, the same durable tear-resistant material used for hockey pants.

Get your tendy measured and get the order moving

Eleven goalie cuts, nine goalie shell sizes, and a chart that tells you exactly how much wider each one runs. That is more than anyone else in this category prints, and it exists so you can order for your goalie without guessing.

Create your logo in ChatGPT, then send us the artwork, roster and jersey cuts. Start Your Order and confirm the logo placement on your jersey proof.