Hockey Helmet is a protective gear item in Project Zomboid. It gives 70 bite and 80 scratch defence where it covers you. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Protective Gear Clothing & armour
It gives 70 bite and 80 scratch defence where it covers you.
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Hat_HockeyHelmet | Protective Gear |
Base.Hat_HockeyHelmet_TINT | Protective Gear |
2 versions share the name Hockey Helmet, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Hockey Helmet is on 13 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport Storage Helmets | Gym storage (box, shelves); Sport storage (box, crate, shelves) | 27% | 4 |
| Sport Store Ice Hockey | Sporting Good Store (shelves) | 7.9% | 4 |
| School Gym Sports Gear | School gym storage (box, crate, shelves) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Safehouse Armor | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 1.4% | 2 |
| Safehouse Armor Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.99% | 2 |
| Safehouse Armor Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.80% | 3 |
| Closet Sports Equipment | Closet (shelves) | 0.49% | 2 |
| Crate Sports | Closet (box); Garage storage (box); Pawnshop (box, shelves); and 1 more place | 0.48% | 4 |
It is on 5 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
Base.Hat_HockeyHelmet, Base.Hat_HockeyHelmet_TINT (variants share the name).
Bite defence 70 and scratch defence 80.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.