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Is there a reason why hockey uniforms haven't become more ergonomically pleasing?
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:22 pm
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:22 pm
Best way for me to articulate this is to compare football uniforms from the 1970s to uniforms of today. Why haven't hockey uniforms evolved in a similar fashion in regards to more flattering / ergonomic fit? Even accounting for padding and such, it seems weird to have big baggy shirt sleeves hanging down to your wrists instead of tapered sleeves with padding on the arms (and same for the non tapered hem of the sweaters around the midsection).
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 10:25 pm
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Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:26 pm to JimTiger72
are you accusing me of trolling? Because I can assure you that I'm not. I'm genuinely curious.Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:38 pm to SirWinston
Starts thread about hockey uniforms
Posts two pictures of football uniforms
Posts two pictures of football uniforms
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:40 pm to SirWinston
on ice ,,layer up
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:43 pm to TheRouxGuru
quote:
Starts thread about hockey uniforms
Posts two pictures of football uniforms
That was kind of my point though, mate. Hockey uniforms literally have not changed in 50 years.
In fact, I'd argue they've gotten LESS fitted and ergonomically pleasing
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:46 pm to SirWinston
I get my son dressed for youth hockey, and getting some of his older, smaller jersey arms over the elbow pads is a huge PITA.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:49 pm to NaturalBeam
That makes sense - that it would be driven by smaller more aerodynamic padding and then the jersey cuts and fits would follow suit.
Perhaps there are fewer hockey pad manufacturers than football so there's no real change driver.
Also maybe since black guys tend to be the drivers of on field drip (with apologies to Derek Carr, the drippiest player in football) and the fact that there's no black guys in hockey that's what's retarded the style evolution
Perhaps there are fewer hockey pad manufacturers than football so there's no real change driver.
Also maybe since black guys tend to be the drivers of on field drip (with apologies to Derek Carr, the drippiest player in football) and the fact that there's no black guys in hockey that's what's retarded the style evolution
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:55 pm to SirWinston
Yeah the current pad design doesn’t allow for it. The hip pads on hockey pants come up pretty high and they have a tailbone pad that comes halfway up the lower back - so a tight jersey wouldn’t cover any of that and would look pretty dumb.
A better question might be to look at advances in hockey pads over the last 50 years. I just don’t know how you could get it much more compact than it is. Landing on ice doesn’t feel very good…
A better question might be to look at advances in hockey pads over the last 50 years. I just don’t know how you could get it much more compact than it is. Landing on ice doesn’t feel very good…
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:55 pm to SirWinston
They’re already perfect. Why switch it?
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:02 pm to SirWinston
quote:Evander Kane was just given an early line change when he was fully body-checked into his bench. I don’t think he was real concerned with how drippy he was looking.
there's no black guys in hockey that's what's retarded the style evolution
I’m fine with the fashion primadonnas sticking to their other sports.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 11:03 pm
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:52 am to SirWinston
Is that 80s?
There was a fad iwhen I played H.S. football, the crop top....you'd get issued a long arse jersey with long arse sleeves and you were supposed to tuck in neatly.
But we grew up with The U being popular....so players would just cut their jerseys to just be barely at the waist,. so you couldn't tuck them in and tighten the shoulder sleeves underneath the armpits with a wad of tape to make it form-fitting to the shoulder pads.
I was shocked when it made a comeback years later in extreme fashion....
Posted on 5/13/24 at 2:44 am to SirWinston
Football uniforms never needed to change.
Hockey uniforms definitely don't need to change.
Quit letting Nike\Reebok\Adidas frick up sports for their own selfish business needs.
Women, or as you call them... "Black Guys", and their incessant need to peacock around are to blame for modern sports uniforms being in this ever changing state. Every few months there's a new "reveal" or a new color "drops", it's fricking embarrassing. If you need your sports uniforms to be worthy of Cosmo or Vogue, stick to pro wrasslin', that is the acceptable "dress-up and make-up" sports league.(and Minor League baseball, GO! Round Rock Chupacabras!...but no one else!)
Those Michigan unis are flawless, but why does #1 not also have arm stripes? Are arm stripes only for the big guys? Interesting.
Also, I don't think anything can be "ergonomically pleasing" to the eye, try "Aesthetically pleasing"? You say the word ergonomically and I start thinking about mouse pads with wrist supports and different styles of office chairs.
Hockey uniforms definitely don't need to change.
Quit letting Nike\Reebok\Adidas frick up sports for their own selfish business needs.
Women, or as you call them... "Black Guys", and their incessant need to peacock around are to blame for modern sports uniforms being in this ever changing state. Every few months there's a new "reveal" or a new color "drops", it's fricking embarrassing. If you need your sports uniforms to be worthy of Cosmo or Vogue, stick to pro wrasslin', that is the acceptable "dress-up and make-up" sports league.(and Minor League baseball, GO! Round Rock Chupacabras!...but no one else!)
Those Michigan unis are flawless, but why does #1 not also have arm stripes? Are arm stripes only for the big guys? Interesting.
Also, I don't think anything can be "ergonomically pleasing" to the eye, try "Aesthetically pleasing"? You say the word ergonomically and I start thinking about mouse pads with wrist supports and different styles of office chairs.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:08 am to NaturalBeam
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there's no black guys in hockey that's what's retarded the style evolution
quote:
Evander Kane was just given an early line change when he was fully body-checked into his bench. I don’t think he was real concerned with how drippy he was looking.
There is also Matt Petgrave, though I'm not sure how concerned he his about his drip on the ice. What with being on bail in the UK for killing another player with a skate to the neck.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:43 am to SirWinston
One of the reasons why football jerseys have become so tight across the pads is to prevent the holding that occurs on every play. So that plays a role.
Holding is a penalty in hockey, too, but it’s not called as often. The sticks occupy the hands.
Holding is a penalty in hockey, too, but it’s not called as often. The sticks occupy the hands.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 6:44 am
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:53 am to SirWinston
They used to literally be sweaters. Hence the nickname for jerseys.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:07 am to SirWinston
I love this fit. It’s so tight, literally, that he looks like he’s suffocating. I love seeing the should pad straps clearly on through as well. Drippy…
Posted on 5/13/24 at 8:47 am to SirWinston
quote:
Hockey uniforms literally have not changed in 50 years.
In fact, I'd argue they've gotten LESS fitted and ergonomically pleasing
Posted on 5/13/24 at 9:37 am to NaturalBeam
quote:
Evander Kane was just given an early line change when he was fully body-checked into his bench. I don’t think he was real concerned with how drippy he was looking.
I’m fine with the fashion primadonnas sticking to their other sports.
Haha for real. Hockey uniforms are fine.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:01 am to Corinthians420
I struggle to understand why they don't wear facemasks (like in college hockey). Crazy to risk losing teeth just because that's what everyone does. They deserve better head/face protection if you ask me.
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