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oldschoolcalgary · 07-11-2016, 06:33 PM

i've always felt like one of the major catalysts to all injuries is the switch from wooden sticks to aluminum or carbon fibre...

once the velocity of the pucks got so high, the natural response was to increase protection... but the protection causes many other issues, particularly with the concussions etc. Goalie equipment also got bigger as a result.

the genie is probably out of the bottle now, but i honestly believe that if the NHL moved back to wooden sticks, there could be a reduction in the kind and amount of padding needed...

07-11-2016, 06:33 PM	#8
oldschoolcalgary Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Exp:	i've always felt like one of the major catalysts to all injuries is the switch from wooden sticks to aluminum or carbon fibre... once the velocity of the pucks got so high, the natural response was to increase protection... but the protection causes many other issues, particularly with the concussions etc. Goalie equipment also got bigger as a result. the genie is probably out of the bottle now, but i honestly believe that if the NHL moved back to wooden sticks, there could be a reduction in the kind and amount of padding needed...