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Originally Posted by DatSOOKin
Given all the critical incidents that we've seen the last number of years like this one (while the game gets faster and faster), I wonder if a 'Bill Masterton' level incident would even be enough to trigger change in the NHL safety culture.
I would be curious if the average NHL consumer would even be able to notice a difference in performance/quality with more strict PPE mandates.
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I'll keep annoyingly beating this drum. Professional male hockey players should be wearing face shields to protect themselves from facial injuries that can be devesting just like this. If you can do it as a youth, and as a female hockey player, you can do it as a pro.
Getting high stick night in, night out, losing teeth on the regular, and getting a puck or skate to the face that could end your career (or worse), sure doesn't seem like it just to be macho.
But as said in your post. Likely isn't going to happen until it's too late, and a 'Bill Masterson' happens.