Update on goalie equipment changes

[LadyStanley]

Golden Knights' Fleury adjusting to new goaltender equipment regulations

Still some tweaking happening in training camp.

And a few more bruises for the goalies appear to be happening too.

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[LadyStanley]

NHL, NHLPA add new chest, arm pad rules for goalies

NHL.com article on changes

 

[powerstuck]

I find it funny that NHL.com uses a photo comparison of photo from 1980's of Fuhr and a 2010 one of Lundqvist.

I find it funny because in 1980's sticks were mostly wooden and player physical strenght wasn't even close to today standards where sticks have such technology that can clearly be used as murder weapons projecting pucks.

In the 90s (when Skill competition started) the shots were clocked at mid-90 MPH, nowadays they are above 100 mph.

 

[cheswick]

I find it funny that NHL.com uses a photo comparison of photo from 1980's of Fuhr and a 2010 one of Lundqvist.

I find it funny because in 1980's sticks were mostly wooden and player physical strenght wasn't even close to today standards where sticks have such technology that can clearly be used as murder weapons projecting pucks.

In the 90s (when Skill competition started) the shots were clocked at mid-90 MPH, nowadays they are above 100 mph.

1993 hardest shot winner was 105.2. Last year it was 101. In which only one of the 10 shots taken surpassed 100.

 

[pabst blue ribbon]

NHL, NHLPA add new chest, arm pad rules for goalies

If the NHL wants to increase scoring it should just have the long change happen in the 1st/3rd period, the numbers back this up. The goalie equipment route is way too convoluted with lots of moving pieces involved.

 

[LadyStanley]

31 Thoughts: Goalies at odds with NHL, each other over new equipment - Sportsnet.ca

Friedman with some comments from the goalie guild on equipment.

Some manufacturers were better prepared than others (and some guys may be wearing unendorsed gear). Some have been speaking out, others not (and should).

 

[Nino33]

31 Thoughts: Goalies at odds with NHL, each other over new equipment - Sportsnet.ca

Friedman with some comments from the goalie guild on equipment.

Some manufacturers were better prepared than others (and some guys may be wearing unendorsed gear). Some have been speaking out, others not (and should).

I'm not sure what you mean by "others not (and should)" as it seems to me it's saying "others not but are being pressured to" or more accurately "others not, one says he was pressured to"

P.S. The article also says "There are those who feel they don’t need bigger equipment to be successful and aren’t sympathetic to those who do" which I think is as worth noting as some complaining/one pressured to

 

[LadyStanley]

31 thoughts podcast also discussed this topic this week

 

[LadyStanley]

NHL goalies legitimately concerned for their safety

Yahoo Sports discussion (video) of some of the issues on equipment. It's like padding is so thin, they are feeling every puck. Really hard to simulate game conditions so that testing didn't show these flaws.

NHL/NHLPA/manufacturers working on solution

 

[LadyStanley]

And GMs talking about it