[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by GarthB

I have had to add a "dangler" for the first time ever, due to the Wilson's forward protruding throat guard.

I have a short neck and my chest protector meets the built in throat guards on my old plus Pos and West Vest masks. There was never even room for a ball to come up from underneath with those masks. The Wilson is a different story.

And, I do have first hand experience with the need to protect one's throat. About five years ago, I had to borrow a mask to work a game. It had a very small throat guard and no dangler. I took a foul to the Adam's apple and spit blood for the rest of the game. I went to the emergency room after the game and was told that I was very lucking to not have suffered permanent damage. I had the world's worst sore throat for about two weeks.

Just reading that made my throat ache!