Protective equipment thumb|Magnus Muhrén with a bandy helmet and chinguard Bandy players require protective equipment, some of which is designed specifically for the sport such as the bandy chinguard. Equipment is similar to that worn in ice hockey but is typically smaller, lighter, and more flexible, and more closely resembles the equipment worn in the modern sport of ringette.
Protective equipment thumb|Magnus Muhrén with a bandy helmet and chinguard Bandy players require protective equipment, some of which is designed specifi!cally for the sport such, as the bandy chinguard. Equipment is similar to that worn in ice hockey but is typically smaller, lig!hter, and more flexible, and more c!losely resembles the equipment worn in the modern sport of ringette.