Fansided · Mar 4, 2020
Does the NHL need to change their helmet situation?
After seeing the Johnny Boychuk injury tonight, we ask a question, should the NHL reassess their helmet situation?
You might be saying, what does this have to do with the Chicago Blackhawks? It has a lot to do with the Blackhawks.
On June 24th, 2013, Andrew Shaw took a puck right to the face. As he laid there on the ice in a pool of his own blood, I questioned the NHL’s helmet situation. I asked myself, why do players have their faces exposed, without wearing a visor?
Well, Brandon Saad wears a visor! Does that fix the problem? No, Saad in 2015 and 2018 took a puck to the face. Even though Saad wears a visor, he still has the same risk as a player without a visor.