Will we see guardian caps in hockey?
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This would require the NHL to admit they have an issue with concussions.
an explanation of a guardian cap would be helpful in the op
EurlichBachman
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the sport of hockey has an issue with concussions. the NHL is not unique in this. every player in the league right now knows the risks of playing a high-speed contact sport.
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No they wouldn't be useful in hockey. They're useful for those minor helmet to helmet collisions in football that can prevent them from adding up into a concussion. Football players lower their heads and hit with the crown a lot.
Most headhits in hockey aren't to the helmet area, they are to the face and jaw.
Basically a softshell helmet over the traditional hard helmet. Good for more minor helmet to helmet contact.
Most headhits in hockey aren't to the helmet area, they are to the face and jaw.
Basically a softshell helmet over the traditional hard helmet. Good for more minor helmet to helmet contact.
The best part is: they look badass.
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Reminder that independent research has not found guardian caps to be effective, and the only person claiming that it works is the NFL.
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We had that at an office party and had 3 injuries (one was open leg fracture)
They had to close the whole thing less than 20 minutes in.
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See then you're just running into each other on purpose because it's funny.
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I was fashionably late, but one guy was kind enough to show me the top 10 hits on video (and the way too many pictures of the broken leg)
Also no, I am married.
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Hockey Guardian Caps
The Guardian Cap is a padded helmet cover that augments any existing helmet to make it flexible and soft, addressing the impact severity of blows for hockey players. Our leading soft-shelled football helmet mandated by the NFL, has been retrofitted to fit hockey helmets.
shop.guardiansports.com
Would this actually help NHL players?
The NFL I can understand the logic but I'd want to see data anyways. In football a lot of players tackle head first with their helmets. But I can't think of many hockey hits or plays where the player is ramming with their head.
The NFL I can understand the logic but I'd want to see data anyways. In football a lot of players tackle head first with their helmets. But I can't think of many hockey hits or plays where the player is ramming with their head.
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the construction could be better
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I thought this was going to be about a salary cap exception for 1-2 players per team
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Every player knows the risks? Because the commissioner of the NHL has said repeatedly that he hasn't seen any evidence that hockey causes CTE.
Would probably help in stances where head hits the ice after and hit or head it’s the glass/boards. It’s an extra layer to decelerate the head.
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While I can agree with that, it also feels like an extra distance for the neck to travel.
I only really mention that because if I remember correctly, during Crosby's concussion era I think I read somewhere that one of the causes of his concussion symptoms was actually an untreated/underdiagnosed neck injury. I ain't no doctor, but that's the info I recall.
