Helmet v Mask

[officialtony]

Originally posted by 3appleshigh [/i]
[B] " I grew up watching so called "Real" umpires and playing hockey. I saw playing hockey a lot of goalies with masks and a lot with regular helmets, I saw the number of helmet dwindle, I was a forward, so I wore a regular helmet, . . . . . "


Is this a baseball forum?




". . . . . . . the number of people who try the helmet and stick with it vs. go back to the traditional mask must be hugely lopsided in favor of the hockey mask. "



really? what do you have that supports that?



" Look at Hockey today (well last year anyway) there are 2 ref's in the show that still don't wear helmets, they sadly look out of place old and in my opinion stubborn. The world has agreed that helmets are better, and safer, but they are not required to so they don't. Is this because helmets are not better? or are they too stubborn to change? "



Is this a baseball forum?

I have trouble making the distinction between being better for hockey and being better for baseball. I understand what can be better for baseball. I'll go to the hockey forum if I want to learn more about their helmets.