Buckle Up: NHL general managers focus on safety, pace of play at meetings
BOCA RATON, Fla. — NHL players minus their helmets, hair flapping in the breeze as they attempt to rejoin the action, could soon be a thing of the past.
The league’s general managers announced Tuesday at their meetings a new rule has been drafted that would force skaters to immediately head to the bench when they lose the protective gear.
A player is currently allowed to stay on the ice if his helmet becomes dislodged.
“When guys lose their helmets, they don’t change their game,” said George Parros, the NHL’s director of player safety. “Guys are proud and tough. They want to go to those same areas.”