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Coincidence - I'm watching Slap Shot right now. I'm amazed that only the goalie wore head gear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_Shot https://en.wikipedia.o
by emmelaich 7y ago
Coincidence - I'm watching Slap Shot right now.
I'm amazed that only the goalie wore head gear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_Shot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_Shot
- WalterBright 7y agoI suspect they didn't because the players need to be recognizable to the film goers. It's the same thing with movies about military pilots - they are filmed with the oxygen mask off. (Top Gun helpfully had the name of the pilot stenciled on the front of the helmet! Sort of like why knights had a coat of arms so you could tell who was who and not hack off the limb of your buddy.)
- emmelaich 7y agoGood point. I looked it up. Slap Shot is from 1977. Helmets weren't compulsory in the NHL still 79/80. And that only for new players. Most were wearing them by 78, in the NHL. Slap Shot is about a minor league, so probably a lot fewer wore helmets. Apparently some were still playing without helmets in 1996/97 !
- jgon 7y agoWhat's truly unbelievable is that even the goalie used to not wear any headgear, as any good Canadian can tell you having watched one of our Canadian Heritage Moments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcolbkAAgag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcolbkAAgag