> You know this isn't true. I believe Jagr wears one..? There are others,
> not that numbers are important. What IS important is that there is a half-
> shield being worn at all in the NHL. How many players do you suppose
> wore one in the 60's? 70's? 80's?. Why is that? First, there was no real
> market for it. Tradition and ego are obviously big in athletics
(especially
> the toughest of tough-guy leagues, the NHL), and what "sissy" would be
> caught dead in one?
 
I would like to see NCAA go to the half sheild, I am not saying go with out
eye protection.
In the NHL players that wear shields also take crap from the players that
don't wear them.
If you read the denver post article it quotes Chris Drury and his opinion of
the mask and he is not the only person that has said this. Former UND player
Perry Berrizan (sp) also brought up the same points about the Mask, as being
one of the major difference between the NHL and NCAA. Are we supposed to
just discount what they said?
 
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