I was kind of encouraged during training camp when the Flyers made all players wear a face shield for a period of time. I think it is time for someone to step forward and develop a helmet that prevents this contact to the jaw, which is how all these concussions are happening. Gary Bettman can shut his committee down. The standard hockey helmet needs to have a bar, similar to a football helmet, to prevent the elbow and shoulder from coming into contact with the jaw. While I agree that this is a drastic change, everyone needs to remember that the equipment for hockey players has been changing for years.
Elbow pads are now weapons.
Goalies didn't wear masks 35 years ago. I find it hard to believe that nobody has mentioned this yet. It seems so obvious to me. No guarantees that yours will be published, and we reserve the right to edit them. In conjunction with this, we are also looking for children's artwork to post on the Fan Focus site.