Abstract: An upper arm blocker pad for the lead arm of a goalkeeper which provides impact protection from high velocity hockey pucks in the sense that the conventional back pad provides such protection for the hand and forearm, and further provides deflection control of impacting pucks similarly to that achievable with a conventional back pad. The upper arm blocker pad is generally composed of an upper arm pad member for protectively covering the upper arm, an elbow pad member for protectively covering the elbow, a pivot member for pivotally connecting the upper arm pad member to the elbow pad member, and a connection member for connecting the upper arm pad member and the elbow pad member to the lead arm of the goalkeeper in a selectively releasable manner.