What It Protects
THE GAME HAS CHANGED. SO SHOULD THE EQUIPMENT.
Most players wear a shirt or compression pant/ short under their equipment....why not wear one that also provides protection? Our philosophy is that all players have the right to proper protection...no matter what age or what position. Prevention is the key to safety.
In minor hockey, we see players learning to skate and play the game. We see scrums, collisions, and young players chasing the puck by jumping over other players who are sprawled on the ice. In recreational hockey, players are not always in control of themselves or their skates. While in the NHL, play is so fast and powerful, anything can happen in an instant. Injuries due lacerations from razor sharp blades are increasing in occurrence and severity.
Now put yourself in the skates of a minor hockey player, or a recreational player, without access to onsite medical treatment.
Click image to view Mike Modano injury
See what the CBC commentators on Hockey Night in Canada are saying about skate injuries in the NHL. Sidney Crosby incident - April 24, 2010
Hockey equipment has traded off performance for safety. Hockey gloves have shorter cuffs, elbow pads are smaller, and shin pads are thinner. Exposed areas of the wrist, calf and Achilles are highly susceptible to laceration from skates. These regions contain critical arteries, tendons, muscle, and/ or other soft tissue.
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