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TILO Neck & Wrist
Neck and wrist protection in one base layer. Core and Elite versions give players a choice of protection level and feel.
Protection focus
Neck · clavicle · wrist
Learn TILO · Warroad Protection System
A base layer
built around
protection.
TILO started with a simple idea: protection should not be something you add to a player after everything else. It should be built into what they already wear.
TILO is a protection system designed around the areas a skate can
reach — from the neck and wrist to the lower leg and the top of the boot.
01 · What TILO is all about
We changed what a base layer is for.
TILO is Warroad's approach to protection: combine the function of a base layer with protection where it matters. Instead of thinking about a single neck guard, TILO thinks about the player as a system — what happens at the neck, where the glove meets the elbow pad, where the pant meets the skate, and where the lower leg sits above the boot.
The goal is simple: make protection something a player can actually wear every shift. That means protection has to work with the rest of the equipment, feel like part of the uniform, and stay where it is supposed to stay.
02 · The protection system
Neck to heel.
Protection only exists where the material sits. That is why the TILO system is designed around four connected zones.
01 · TOP
Neck & throat
The TILO stand-up collar brings cut-resistant protection around the neck and clavicle area.
Covered by · TILO Neck & Wrist Top02 · WRIST
Wrist & forearm
The built-in wrist closes the space between the glove and elbow pad instead of leaving that area exposed.
Covered by · TILO Neck & Wrist Top03 · LOWER LEG
Calf & Achilles
The Cup Connector Pant's back-of-leg panel extends cut-resistant coverage toward the lower calf and Achilles.
Covered by · Cup Connector Pant04 · SOCK
Shin & calf
Flying Eagle brings cut-resistant coverage around the lower leg from the ankle bone toward the top of the calf.
Covered by · Flying Eagle Sock03 · The TILO philosophy
Protection should disappear into the game.
A protection product only helps if a player keeps wearing it. That is why TILO is designed as a base layer rather than an afterthought.
The neck and wrist live in the same shirt. The lower leg is covered by a dedicated pant panel and a purpose-built sock. Different pieces, one idea: build protection into the equipment a player already understands.
Protection
Designed around the areas a skate can reach.
Performance
Built to function as apparel, not just protective equipment.
Coverage
Different pieces work together to extend the system.
Wearability
If it does not get worn, it cannot provide its intended protection.
04 · Meet the system
Three pieces.
One system.
Start with the protection you need, then build the system around the player.
The pant
Cup Connector Pant
The lower-leg part of the system. Its back-of-leg protection helps extend cut-resistant coverage toward the calf and Achilles.
Protection focus
Lower calf · Achilles · back of leg
The sock
Flying Eagle
A performance-first hockey sock with a Dyneema knit extending around the lower leg from the ankle bone toward the top of the calf.
Protection focus
Shin · calf · above the boot
05 · Understanding protection
Protection is a system,
not a promise.
01 · CUT RESISTANCE
Cut resistant.
Not cut proof.
No fabric can make a player impossible to hurt. Cut-resistant equipment is designed to reduce the likelihood and/or severity of a laceration when contact occurs. TILO's language is deliberately simple: protection should stack the odds in the player's favor, not promise something no garment can guarantee.
02 · COVERAGE
Where the fabric sits matters.
A protection rating does not matter if the product does not cover the area being exposed. TILO therefore starts with coverage: neck and wrist in the top, lower calf and Achilles through the Cup Connector Pant, and lower-leg coverage through the Flying Eagle sock.
03 · WEARABILITY
Protection has to be worn.
TILO treats comfort and performance as part of the protection equation. A product that stays in the equipment bag cannot provide its intended protection on the ice.
04 · SYSTEM THINKING
One player.
Multiple zones.
The neck is not the only place a skate can reach. TILO's protection system extends the conversation down the body, connecting the top, pant and sock into a more complete approach to skate-cut protection.
07 · The TILO standard
No fear.
No hype.
We would rather teach you what the protection does than tell you what to be afraid of. TILO is built around real coverage, tested materials and equipment that players can wear every shift.
That means being precise about ratings, precise about coverage, and precise about what cut-resistant equipment can actually do.
Cut resistant, not cut proof. Protection equipment is not a guarantee against injury.
Build the system
Protection from neck to heel.
Start with the zone that matters most to you, then build the protection system around the player.
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