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I played but only through the midgets level (don’t @ me that’s literally what the level was called) and that leg action was completely unnatural. I understand he was knocked off his feet and there was some degree of upward motion that was going to occur, but…. Skates are heavy ., when you go sideways the natural tendency is for them to go downward .. he totally intended an “accidentally on purpose “ type of contact., I have no doubt he didn’t mean for the skate blade to be involved or it to hit the neck. Apparently this guy is a greasy player as wellI know a lot of former college and AHL level hockey players. All of them I’ve talked to felt the likelihood this was entirely accidental is close to zero percent - he was probably being reckless trying to trip/kick/etc and did more damage than he intended. But - they also thought that anyone who hadn’t played hockey at a reasonably high level is going to have enough reasonable doubt that getting a conviction is going to be tough. One guy said “If this was Minnesota, he’d probably be screwed - but in the UK there’s probably not enough people who skate to get a conviction.”
Almost had a Salming situation
I had a neck guard but never wore it. My mom was the one who got it and tried to force me to wear it. I hated it so much . It really feels restrictive because it’s around your damn neck . Also makes you look like a dork which didn’t helpI remember MacTavish skating around without a helmet on the ‘94 Rangers since he was grandfathered out of the helmet rule. Safety equipment changes more recently haven’t allowed that.
I suspect neck guards will become mandatory fairly quickly, this incident is proving to be a tipping point where there’s broad agreement it’s required. The University of Minnesota men’s and women’s hockey coaches wanted to make neck gear available for all interested players immediately - but a week later, the men’s team was only able to secure one neck guard. Demand is massively exceeding supply.
There’s probably conversations underway with some guarantees from top leagues they will adopt this soon - manufacturers are going to need to increase production rapidly (probably requiring immediate capital investment) and are going to need some confidence this isn’t a short term demand situation. I don’t think there’s any doubt neck guards will become mandatory - I think we’re already in the process of managing the rollout.
Hopefully the neck guard technology has improved Im since I wore one. They were basically a piece of clothI had a neck guard but never wore it. My mom was the one who got it and tried to force me to wear it. I hated it so much . It really feels restrictive because it’s around your damn neck . Also makes you look like a dork which didn’t help
Hopefully the neck guard technology has improved Im since I wore one. They were basically a piece of cloth
Hopefully the neck guard technology has improved Im since I wore one. They were basically a piece of cloth
There is an NHL Player (TJ Oshie I think) that is part of a company that does some very high end neck guards that are apparently quite comfortable as well. The cost though is well over $200 apparently. For NHL or high level players whose equipment is purchased for it would seem like a very good option.
I know a lot of former college and AHL level hockey players. All of them I’ve talked to felt the likelihood this was entirely accidental is close to zero percent - he was probably being reckless trying to trip/kick/etc and did more damage than he intended. But - they also thought that anyone who hadn’t played hockey at a reasonably high level is going to have enough reasonable doubt that getting a conviction is going to be tough. One guy said “If this was Minnesota, he’d probably be screwed - but in the UK there’s probably not enough people who skate to get a conviction.”
Chain steel may be too heavy and uncomfortable to get wide spread acceptance. At least the engineered fiber would be an acceptable compromise and would provide a very good level of protection and usageI’ve never worn it, but have been told the ones now with SpectraGuard fibers are very resistant to slash cuts. But the issue with these is there’s not a lot of real world data, it’s mostly lab analysis which may not correlate perfectly to game play.
For work gloves I think you can get cloth/woven gloves up to an A6 rating, but to get to the highest rating of A9 requires chain steel (I may be wrong on the exact details here, but know chain steel is required at some point)- if it turns out engineered fibers aren’t adequate, they’d probably need to make something with an inner chain steel liner to increase protection from current designs.