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CCM Hockey Partners With USA Hockey National Teams As Official Supplier
CCM Hockey has inked a new partnership with USA Hockey, becoming the official partner and supplier for all national teams. As part of this agreement, CCM said it will provide state-of-the-art equipment, including helmets, gloves, sticks, skates, protective gear and fans apparel to USA Hockey's National Teams and their fans.
"This collaboration underscores CCM's commitment to supporting elite athletes at every level of the sport and helping them perform at their best on the world stage. With CCM's innovation and performance-driven products, USA Hockey's national teams will be equipped with the highest quality gear to compete at the highest level of international hockey," CCM said in a media release.
"We are thrilled to partner with USA Hockey and continue our legacy of providing top-tier equipment to the sport's best players," said Marrouane Nabih, CEO, CCM Hockey. "This partnership reflects our shared commitment to advancing the game and empowering athletes with the tools they need to succeed."
CCM Hockey will also serve as an official partner of USA Hockey's two national Try Hockey For Free Days, events that introduce new kids and families to the sport across the country.
"We're excited about our new agreement with CCM Hockey and appreciate their wide-ranging support of our programs," said Pat Kelleher, executive director, USA Hockey. "We share a vision to continue efforts to grow and provide wider access to the game and look forward to a productive and mutually beneficial partnership."
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The Impact Of Mandatory Helmet Use On Career Length In The National Hockey League (nhl)
Objective In 1979, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced that helmets would become mandatory for incoming players. The objective of this study is to evaluate, whether the mandatory use of helmets has a positive impact on the career length in NHL players.
Design A public database (www.Hockeydb.Com) was utilised to extract career lengths of NHL players before and after 1979. Since the rule allowed players who signed professional contracts prior to June 1, 1979 to continue not to wear a helmet, career lengths of all players entering the NHL via the draft in ten seasons before (1969–1978) and ten seasons after (1979–1988) the introduction of the helmet rule was compared.
Main results In the 20 years analysed, 3952 players were selected by NHL teams of which 1818 eventually appeared in at least one match and were considered for further analysis. Controlling for draft round, draft number, individual players' performance (games played per season, number of goals and assists per game, number of penalty minutes per game), year of entry and team picking the player, players during the era of mandatory helmet use had significantly longer careers (approximately 2.5 years, cox regression z=−0.768, p<0.01). Defenders and forwards benefit to the same extent from wearing a helmet.
Conclusions The introduction of mandatory use of helmets in the NHL was associated with an increase in career length. Protection of head and brain together with associated conditions may be contributing to this observation.
Competing interests None.
Evaluation Of Cricket Helmet Performance And Comparison With Baseball And Ice Hockey Helmets
Background: Protective helmets in sport are important for reducing the risk of head and facial injury. In cricket and other sports with projectiles, national test standards control the minimum helmet performance. However, there are few field data showing if helmets are effective in reducing head injury.
Objectives: (a) To examine the performance of cricket helmets in laboratory tests; (b) to examine performance with regard to test standards, game hazards, and helmet construction; (c) to compare and contrast these findings with baseball and ice hockey helmets.
Methods: Impact tests were conducted on a selection of helmet models: five cricket, two baseball, and two ice hockey. Ball to helmet impacts at speeds of 19, 27, 36, and 45 m/s were produced using an air cannon and a Hybrid III dummy headform and neck unit. Free fall drop tests with a rigid headform on to a selection of anvils (flat rigid, flat deformable, and hemispherical rigid) were conducted. Resultant headform acceleration was measured and compared between tests.
Results: At the lower speed impacts, all helmets produced a good reduction in headform acceleration, and thus injury risk. At the higher speed impacts, the effectiveness was less. For example, the mean maximum headform accelerations for all cricket helmets at each speed were: 67, 160, 316, and 438 g for 19, 27, 36, and 45 m/s ball speeds respectively. Drop tests on to a hemispherical anvil produced the highest accelerations. The variation in performance increased as the magnitude of the impact energy increased, in both types of testing.
Conclusions: The test method used for baseball helmets in which the projectile is fired at the helmet may be superior to helmet drop tests. Cricket helmet performance is satisfactory for low speed impacts, but not for impacts at higher, more realistic, speeds. Baseball and ice hockey helmets offer slightly better relative and absolute performance at the 27 m/s ball and puck impacts.
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