Actually, Karhu (Jofa, Koho, Canadien, Titan and Heaton) no longer
     provide the 235 to hockey players and have asked Gretzky to stop
     wearing it(personal knowledge and a Sports Illustrated article from
     last year), in fact several years ago they would not provide him with
     one for the all star game and in a silent protest he wore a CCM helmet
     and turtleneck.
 
     Liability, liability, liability
 
 
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Subject: Re: [2] Helmets
Author:  [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA
Date:    2/10/99 10:32 AM
 
 
Feb 10, 1999, at 9:23 AM, John Knight wrote:
 
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Although my son (7 years old) will not wear a Jofa helmet because of the way
it
looks (a friend who works for them wanted to take him to a sales meeting at
age
five to prove the point that it looks goofy) it is indeed one of the safest
helmets made.  Lets not confuse the uncertified broomball helmet that Gretzky
wears with the other well made Jofa hockey helmets.  Despite their looks most
trainers I know feel it is one of the better helmets made.  It looks goofy
because it is safer...lower coverage in the rear, full ear coverage, no
protruding edges.  Jofa is and continues to be a leader in innovative safe
equipment.
 
According to experts, the Jofa 366 or 390 worn by Jagr has five-eighths of an
inch of padding. Measure that to the 235 Gretsky wears, and there is no
comparison. In the NHL players do not have to wear a CSA approved helmet or a
HECC approved helmet as they do  in high school and the youth ranks. If a
player, over 21 is buying the helmet, I'm not sure safety is even a factor.
And that's when it needs to be even more of a factor if he's playing at a
competitive level. Most NHL players get their equipment straight from the
manufacturers. So, if Mc Soreley and Gretsky want a 235 that's what they get,
despite the fact they are no longer made.
According to Westwood Sports in Bloomington, MN, Jofa is coming out with a new
helmet in May with more of a conventional style not a bubble look which most
players don't like. Every retailer will tell you something different about
which is the best helmet. They buy what they sell. In the same way, every
manufacturer will tell you his helmet is the best. Most players wear the CCM
or the Bauer cause of looks. Westwood says the new Jofas are by far the better
helmet. When the new conventional styled Jofa comes out in May it will be
interesting to see if it becomes more popular because of a change in styling!
 
My son wears, I think a Cooper that hardly fits his head! Not sure if they
still make that style!? (-:
 
Vicki Price
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