Skate boot tongue

A skate boot comprising:

• a shell shaped to enclose a heel, portions of an Achilles tendon, and medial and lateral surfaces of a foot of a wearer of the skate boot when the skate is in use by the wearer;
• a toe cap connected to the shell and shaped to cover toes of the wearer when the skate is in use by the wearer, the toe cap having an aperture defined therethrough;
• a tongue shaped to cover at least a portion of a forefoot of the wearer when the skate is in use by the wearer, the tongue and the toe cap overlapping each other along at least a portion of the toe cap that defines the aperture therein;
• a connector connecting the tongue and the toe cap, the connector having a bottom surface connected to the tongue and a top surface spaced apart from the bottom surface, the connector extending from the bottom surface to the top surface in a direction extending upwardly away from the tongue such that the connector protrudes from the tongue in said direction, the connector extending through the aperture of the toe cap with a portion of the connector including the top surface extending outwardly from the aperture of the toe cap, the portion having apertures defined therethrough;
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• a lace engaged to the skate boot, the lace extending through the apertures of the connector to secure the tongue to the toe cap.