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My namesake, Gump Worsley, wouldn't tolerate any of this talk about face masks - or even helmets. He might go along with the shin pads and cups though. <br><br>This conversation reminds me of my days as a HS goalie. I went through 4 of the Protec goalie masks in one season. Twice I had pucks stuck i...

Willi-<br><br>Ya, I was crazy enough to want to play goalie. Gump was my hero and became my nickname. I had 'Gumper' put on some of my jerseys and even to this day I still get 'Gumper' put on most of my hockey sweatshirts. I can just imagine what Gump would have to say about coaches wearing helmets ...

<br>We're a little off topic from the helmets, but then I did bring up the blue pucks. I actually coach both mite age and HS age players. So, I do have first hand experience with the dreaded blue pucks. As much as I hate the blue pucks, I can see some advantage for the instructional mite levels only...

Safety is always a good idea, but I'm getting tired of USA Hockey and their rules. The next thing you know they'll come up with another new puck design (other than the blue pucks that are a complete joke) that isn't so hard. Maybe we should just go with foam pucks to further prevent injuries.<br><br...