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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
Something occured to me during the game that I just remembered, and maybe some of the folks here can help.
When I last played hockey, it was 30 years ago, and I played goalie, so it never came up.
But after seeing 2 guys get pasted in the face with the puck, why don't folks use the full clear face masks, like the Jets player came back the second time with. I can recall some folks arguing (way, way back when) that the full metal cage cuts down on vision, but the full clear visor seems like it'd fix that problem.
What am I missing?
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I wore the clear facemask in midget, tier II and first year of college. While it was definitely better than the cage it was terrible for fogging up. The half shield doesn't fog up much because there is nothing in the mouth and nose area to send your breath upwards. Even if it didn't cause fogging it was annoying to have your breath come back at you when you were exerting yourself. Those breathing holes in the mask are far from perfect.
Anti-fogging technology is probably better these days but I am sure it is also far from perfect.
The day I was eligible (there were age rules) to change to the half-shield I did.