WHEN BRAD MARSH (EX FLYER) WENT FROM WEARING A HELMET (AFTER SUFFERING A SEIZURE FROM HITTING THE BOARDS HEAD ON) TO GOING HELMET- LESS AGAIN, HE SAID THAT HE FELT MORE SECURE WITHOUT THE HELMET!. HE FELT THAT THE PLAYERS COMING OUT OF SCHOOL WERE TOO CARELESS WITH THEIR STICK - DUE TO THE FACT THAT PLAYERS WERE WEARING HELMETS AND HEAD INJURIES WERE UNCOMMON. HE FELT THAT WHEN THE OTHER PLAYERS SAW HIM WITHOUT A HELMET, THAT THEY CONTROLLED THEIR STICK BETTER. OF COURSE COLLEGIATE HOCKEYS MAIN GOAL SHOULD BE TO PROTECT THE STUDENT ATHELETE, AND NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH THE PRO'S. IT BRINGS ABOUT A POINT - WOULD YOU BELIEVE A MAN WHO DIDN'T WEAR A HELMET! RON