though, to be less snarky, that is an interesting follow up. For the lazies... 59 per cent of European players wear visors, followed by 55 per cent of French-Canadian players. Among North American players born outside of Quebec, only 20 per cent wear face shields to guard against injury.
doesn't change the fundamental problem - that grapes' cherished tough canadians born outside of Quebec aren't wearing visors because they think it looks wimpy. same used to be said about helmuts.
I think mandating visors is blaming the victim. The eye injuries are from illegal or careless uses of the stick. MacInnis, Berard, Tucker and Nolan were all standing when they were hit with high sticks. Al Arbour and Hal Lacoye wore glasses when they played: that would be impossible today with the high-stick work. Paul Kariya took Gary Suter's stick to the chin. Geoff Courtnall retired after Berard elbowed him in the chin. Scott Stevens has bashed Lindros, Ronny Francis and others on the chin. No one talks about mandatory chin guards. There were a number of eye injuries in the early eighties when helmets became mandatory. Hector Marini and Pierre Mondou, among others. And for the record, I prefer this Don Cherry, RIP.
