Full Shields Could Be Eliminated. Is It A Good Thing?

Full shields have been mandatory in college hockey for roughly 30 years, but now, for the first time since the rule’s inception, there is a real chance that the mandate could be eliminated.

Leading the charge against them are the vast majority of college coaches, most notably BU coach Jack Parker, who has been against it for decades now.

While the publicly offered reason is that they want to protect player safety, there is little doubt in my mind that the real reason is to make players in college hockey the same as every other league, and to provide more of a way to compete with the CHL for the top talent.

While it looks like they will get their way, I have long been opposed to wearing half or 3/4 shields, and still am: