Except when he went to the bench(and I saw this on TV), he didn't get a helmet...he just got off the ice which is him attempting to follow a stupid-as-f==k rule that never should've been implemented.
Or a rule that should've been amended to
"You lost your helmet? Pick it up and put it back on or your team gets a penalty."
I think that would've been the more simple way of doing this.
The other wording regarding "going to the bench" and "immediate vicinity" makes the rule a bit to convoluted to properly understand.
Wood's helmet was nearby and he could've skated over and picked it up.
Who the f--k cares about what you look like when you go to pick up your helmet?
So "looking good" is part of the prerequisite of being an NHL Player?
"Dingus", indeed.