why don't all hockey players have to wear a visor?
479207
Some leagues require it and some do not. I know I wore a visor for a while and took it off recently. I had a tinited one. It sucks when you stop fast and snow gets on it. The water spots bug me. Also Im a referee and I do not wear one so I am more used to not wearing one.
708823
allot of this players in the AHL have been drafted and not ready to jump to the NHL. most come from the Junior leagues in Canada and some from the colleges in the US and allot come from overseas. when they get drafted by a team it doesn't matter so much on the points they get through there year in the farm league they just need to learn the teams system then they get the call up when they are ready and sometimes when there are injuries. some players do make the team there first year and some don't.
812690
ummm...if there was anyway to make that happen...then it would be called as 'unsportsmanlike conduct' even if thr is no unsportsmanlike conduct. anytime you take your helmet off during a play, you can be penalized. if the helmet falls off then they dont care, but if u take it off yourself, then it would be unsportsmanlike conduct.
278121
There are so many changes I don't know where to start. Well, players didn't wear padding. Goalie shin pads were first adapted from cricket shin pads. Skates were nothing more than blades you strapped onto your shoes and sticks were cut from tree branches. Ice rinks didn't have boards and the fans would stand right at the edge of the ice and often were hit by pucks and knocked over by players. Teams used to have nine players on the ice, which is now down to six. No one wore helmets (including goalies who first started wear face masks around 1960). I'm sure you can find many books on the history of hockey, not to mention websites on the topic.
330460
Some people may argue that all professional athletes are paid too much.  However, based on what the other major sports' players are making, the short answer is 'no, not really.'\n\nDepending on how you base judgment of salaries, hockey players are quite reasonable.  They endure the most physical abuse of any athlete (perhaps comparable to football players - 82 games compared to 16...sometimes four times a week), and their skill is magnificent.\n\nHowever, the sport draws the least amount of money of all four major American sports, and the cause of the lockout that wiped out the entire 2004-05 season was escalating player salaries - the owners simply could not keep up with the raises and market values of some of the greatest skill men in the game.  \n\nSo, in terms of skill - no.  But in terms of their market - yes.  Teams had to shut down for a year to make up for finishing year after year in the red, and as a result, the players had to accept a 24% salary rollback and a salary cap was installed.
514925
Respect?  Too look good...  Hockey players do it... Baseball... EVERY SPORT..
634686
If they were completely below ground, they players couldn't see the game.  If they were completely above ground, then the fans in the first row couldn't see.  Its also an easy way to access the locker rooms below.
433390
The answers are correct.  Craig McTavish was the last player to not wear a helmet.  There were several players who didn't wear helmets after the rule change came in and they were allowed to continue due to a grandfather clause that allowed any player who did not wear a helmet before the rule change, could continue without one.  It was discouraged though, as it was a liability issue.
677025
The chin straps on hockey helmets without a cage (like the pros wear) are not meant to be fitted tightly. It would be very uncomfortable if they were to be tightened up since it hangs underneath your chin/throat. Also you would not be able to communicate easily if it were tightened up. In short that strap is only meant to keep the helmet on very loosely.
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Last NHL player to play without a helmet:\nCraig MacTavish, St. Louis 1996-1997\n\nFirst NHL player to play with a helmet:\nGeorge Owen, Boston 1929\nwore his leather football helmet\n\nFirst NHL team to all play with helmets:\nBoston Bruins, 4 January 1934\nAfter seeing their defenseman, Eddie Shore fracture Ace Bailey's skull in a simple bodycheck gone wrong.  They wore their leather helmets for the first time in a game where they were defeated by the Ottawa Senatore 9-2.\n\nFirst goalie to wear a mask:\nClint Benedict, Montreal Maroons, January 1930\nwore a leather mask for several games after a broken cheekbone but stopped wearing one due to obstructed vision on low shots.\n\nFirst NHL goalie to play with a helmet regularly:\nJacques Plante, Montreal, 1959-1960\nMade his own fibreglass mask\n\nLast NHL goalie to play without a helmet:\nAndy Brown, Pittsburgh, 7 April 1974\n\nFirst NHL goalie to decorate his mask:\nGerry Cheevers, Boston, 1967-1968\nCheevers painted his mask with black stitch marks as a joke after Fred Stanfield scratched his mask in practice.
915183
The change was made because of the introduction of third jerseys. It was not "change for the sake of change" – it was done because teams traveling on the road found that they had to bring both dark and white jerseys with them on their road trip, because some opponents wore the standard white jerseys, while others wore the (usually dark) third jerseys which have been around since 1996-97.\n\nTo allow teams to travel light, the NHL switched the home/road jersey color so that road teams could always know that they'd only need to bring a white jersey.
454471
The person above me has one of the main reasons.  Another key reason is because most goaltenders have their catching glove on their right hand.  Shooting right-handed would allow more shots to go on the blocker side.  It is harder for a goalie to get the blocker in the way of the shot because, not only does that glove weigh more, but it's hard to move that hand with the stick in hand.  I am right-handed, but I shoot left-handed for this sole reason.
591310
No, I think that having a salary cap for each team is enough.  Besides, 250K is well below the minimum salary now, and the NHLPA will never go for a cap that low.  \n\nBut I disagree with the person who said that they play for love of the game now.  I am sure they all love the game, but just because they're not making as much money as NFL players doesn't mean they're playing *only* for love of hockey.  If they played for the love of the game only, we wouldn't have lost an entire season while the players refused to consider a salary cap.
1177077
because they have amazing cadiovascular strength, without being obnoxiously over bulked up like most other pro athletes \nAND\nmany of them come from eastern europe where the men are truly beautiful...high cheekbones and beautiful eyes\nand they play hard but they know how to have FUN!\nLOVE PUCK GUYS!
1173509
In High school your visor must be 100% clear no colors of any kinda, I know how u feel (there plain). Reason: if you get injured you may need to be checked if concious because they CANT move your head in case of broken neck etc. so they need to check if your concious without having to remove your helmet.
24124
It would be a good idea to wear a cup. You never know, one little hit could destroy you. In some sports they require it. You right, in football im not sure if its a requirement or not BUT its a major safety issue
579055
Brian Leetch (D) is from Texas - a place that sees ice about 6 hours out of the year.  He won the Conn Smythe Trophy back in the early/mid-90's.\n\nPhil Housley (D) grew up in So. St. Paul, Minnesota.  I knew him personally.  His Dad and my Dad were in Vietnam together.  He is one of the best defensemen of all-time.\n\nI see what you're saying... hockey is a sport dominated by Canadians and other foreigners (players outside of North America).  Look at the Minnesota Wild.  Only one player, Brian Roloson, is from the US.  Hockey is Canada's national sport, and consequently they will breed a majority of the players in the NHL.