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The start of hockey helmets
The first person to wear helmet was George Owen. The fist helmet was a leather hat basically with very minimal padding -
The first goalie to wear a helmet
The first goalie was Clint Benedict. The mask he wore was very thin and like plastic -
The event that made players consider to wear helmets
This event was when a player on Toronto tripped a player in the Boston Bruins and hit his head on the ice so hard that he had to stop playing hockey, even he lived he was never the same. -
Helmet protection was taken seriously
Equipment manufacturers were called to a meeting to discuss making safer equipment so they wouldn't have as many injuries. -
The first helmet with a visor
The first ever helmet with a visor was worn by Greg Neeld. He decided to do this after a high stick had hit him in his left eye -
Most players are wearing helmets
By this time 70% of players are wearing a helmet and some are wearing a visor -
Helmets become mandatory
In 1979 helmets become mandatory -
The last player that was not wearing a helmet
His name was Craig MacTavish and he was required to where the helmet the following year -
Visors become manditory
The Commissioner of the NHL requires everyone to wear visors on their helmet -
Bauer one of the top helmet brands releases new helmet tech
Bauer releases new tech that gets them the highest rating out of all helmets on the market
