There are max size rules for some of the pads, so a really large player would have exposed area. I don't know if you've seen the bruises that pro hockey goalie

There are max size rules for some of the pads, so a really large player would have exposed area. I don't know if you've seen the bruises that pro hockey goalies get even when they take a puck through the pads, but I really wouldn't want someone with unprotected flesh to have to make a decision about allowing a goal or getting hit.