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Read about this on Twitter. Today is the anniversary.
Per sports net:
The all-in-one hockey equipment had made its debut when the Flyers first donned them in 1981. By the time this game was played, both the Flyers and Whalers had switched to a rival version of the full-length hockey pants called “CCM Pro Guards,” but we all still recognize them as Cooperalls.
Sadly (but not really), the all-in-one hockey pants were outlawed by the NHL the very next season. The reason? In a word: friction. Or, rather, the lack thereof. Players that hit the ice in these fashion monstrosities were basically sliding around on a windbreaker-type material that gave them little chance to stop sliding into the boards at a higher rate of speed.
We’re Cooperalls the worst fashion statement in the history of the NHL?
Per sports net:
The all-in-one hockey equipment had made its debut when the Flyers first donned them in 1981. By the time this game was played, both the Flyers and Whalers had switched to a rival version of the full-length hockey pants called “CCM Pro Guards,” but we all still recognize them as Cooperalls.
Sadly (but not really), the all-in-one hockey pants were outlawed by the NHL the very next season. The reason? In a word: friction. Or, rather, the lack thereof. Players that hit the ice in these fashion monstrosities were basically sliding around on a windbreaker-type material that gave them little chance to stop sliding into the boards at a higher rate of speed.
We’re Cooperalls the worst fashion statement in the history of the NHL?
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