Manipulation of task constraints have previously been effective in task simplification enhancing skill development. This study examines how manipulation of puck masses affects movement behaviors in skilled and less-skilled ice hockey players during a representative ice hockey task. Fifty participants were separated into a skilled (n = 25) or less-skilled (n = 25) group. Three trials per condition of an obstacle course and breakaway goal attempt were completed in a counter-balanced design using three puck masses, categorized as light (133 g), regulation (170 g), and heavy (283 g). Findings revealed that use of the light puck by less-skilled participants reduced obstacle-course completion time (p < .05, ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{p}}^2=.781$) and error occurrence (p < .05, ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{p}}^2=.699$) while improving shot accuracy (p < .05, ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{p}}^2=.430$) and goal success (p < .05, ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{p}}^2=.092$) compared to the regulation and heavy puck. However, skilled participants had a decrease in performance when deviating from the regulation puck for all the dependent measures excluding an increase in goal success when using the light puck (p < .05, ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{p}}^2=.430$). Findings demonstrated the functional coupling of puck mass and movement behaviors are dependent on the skill level of the performer.