>
> From: Ron Babuka <[log in to unmask]>
>
> 	Hmm.  Marsh suffers a seizure after a hit with helmet on and
> 	he figures he's better with it off.  I'm not a genius or any-
> 	thing but wouldn't matters have been worse without the helmet.
>
Marsh received the injury while wearing NO helmet.  Then he wore one
for a period of time to protect himself from a recurring injury of the
same nature, before ditching it again.
 
> 	Of course, they could require the pros to wear cages or full
> 	shields, too.  If everyone wore a cage or shield, everyone
> 	would have the same disadvantage of limited vision.  The pros
> 	are too macho for that though.
>
Better yet, if nobody did!  I don't know about anyone else, but I REALLY
miss the days when you could recognize the players by their appearance
instead of just a number.  Besides, after years of both playing and reffing
at levels Pee Wees through the AHL I saw a remarkable increase in the
chippiness and stick-work catagories.  The conclusion I drew from seeing this
was NOT that the "tough guys" get any dirtier, but that the previously
"clean" players were a LOT quick to bring up the sticks and elbows.  It became
real easy for people to hide behind a cage and not have to worry about getting
hurt to badly in return.  Masks came along after I was finished playing at
the school levels so I've never worn one, but I suspect I wouldn't like one.
Much the same way that I enjoyed playing in private rinks where helmets
were optional.  I know I was more conscious of players around me that didn't
have the protective head gear.  I for the most part they seemed to be also.
Besides, I've always wondered how many serious injuries they really saved
compared to the amount of people playing the sport.  I know that after 25
years of playing oranized hockey I still have all my teeth and no serious
head wounds.  Yeah, quite a few stiches and 3 broken noses but who says
hockey players are supposed to be good looking anyway?  :-)
 
 
-bill
 
 
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