Hockey goaltender leg pads

A method of manufacturing a hockey goalkeeper leg pad, comprising:

• obtaining an outer shell defining a pocket, the outer shell having a facing section, a rear section, a medial section, and a lateral section;
• securing a medial pad to the medial section of the outer shell, the medial pad having a longitudinal pad and a knee pad, the longitudinal pad extending longitudinally between a top end and a bottom end in a vertical direction, the knee pad monolithically protruding rearwardly from the longitudinal pad in a transverse direction, the transverse direction being transverse to the vertical direction;
• inserting a core padding inside the pocket of the outer shell;
• and
• closing an opening of the pocket by securing a rear edge of the medial section of the outer shell to a medial edge of the rear section of the outer shell by contouring a perimeter of the knee pad such that a thickness of the medial pad at an intersection between the knee pad and the longitudinal pad is substantially equal to the thickness of the medial pad at opposite sides of the intersection, wherein the medial pad is free of a hinge connection at the intersection.