Grandfather Visors

it just make too much sense.

let’s see…

playing with a piece of glass over your eyes….. or loosing ur eye on a freak play. Wouldn’t be much of a decision for me to be frank.

Speaking of Don Cherry… Do you remember when he claimed that mostly Quebecois and/ or European players wear visors. News coverage here and, funnier, here. I cannot find the original of his comment.

At first I thought Cherry was implying that the visor’d are wimpier, but now I learn he was saying that visor-wearers were less safe with their play.

Well. According to this collection of stats, Cherry was correct about the number of visor-wearing players at the time of his statement:

PLAYERS WHO WEAR VISORS
Total Number of Players Wearing Visors:………………………………234 (35% of all players)
Total Number of North Americans Wearing Visors:……………….82 (35% of players who wear visors)
Total Number of Europeans Wearing Visors:………………………..122 (52% of players who wear visors)
Total Number of French Wearing Visors:……………………………….30 (13% of players who wear visors)

Etc.

But on the other hand, players with visors take proportionally fewer high-sticking penalties, per this study.

But, that doesn’t address the question of standing in the crease, blocking shots, or fisticuffs when wearing a visor.

The first two occur when a player is willing to put his own body at risk. But should a visor-wearing player be obligated to remove his helmet when fighting? The other guy could break or cut his hand on the visor.

I hardly see how a visor/ helmet removal rule would work in hockey, except by the consent of the pugilists themselves. It’s sort of like in a barroom brawl, where everybody agrees to take off their rings and watches before throwing down.