| Having the proper head protection when you play ice | | | | of all levels have much better slap shots and wrist |
| hockey, no matter what position you play, is incredibly | | | | shots than they had years ago due to the popularity of |
| important for your safety. This might sound like an | | | | composite hockey sticks. Back when hockey players |
| incredibly obvious statement, but you would be | | | | did not wear helmets a lot of hockey players did not |
| shocked to see what some hockey players, especially | | | | even have curved blades on their sticks, now hockey |
| adults, wear in terms of head protection. I think one of | | | | sticks have gotten so much more advanced hence |
| the main reasons why some old school hockey | | | | shots have gotten harder and players need to protect |
| players fail to realize the importance of a good hockey | | | | themselves from high shots to the head. |
| helmet is because they remember the glory days of | | | | Hockey players should never underestimate the |
| ice hockey when nobody, not even goalies, wore | | | | importance of wearing quality hockey equipment in |
| helmets or goalie masks to protect their heads and | | | | order to prevent injury. Even though hockey is |
| faces. | | | | arguably the greatest sport in the world, it is still a sport |
| The problem with the old school thinking when it | | | | where many serious injuries happen, most often to the |
| comes to wearing head protection in ice hockey is the | | | | head. It does not matter what league that you play in |
| fact that hockey, as a whole, has gotten so much | | | | or what level you play at, the potential to get injured is |
| faster than it used to be. Players of all levels are able | | | | always there and so you should make sure that your |
| to do more than they were back in the day due to | | | | head and face are protected well at all times. |
| advancements in technology. Many hockey enthusiasts | | | | |