njmeadowlanders Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 So I got to thinking today, we all know football helmets have all sorts of designs and logos and whatnot, but why not hockey helmets? I know that there are a lot more helmet shells with different contours and whatnot, and that when college teams try to replicate their school football helmets they don't look so hot, but why haven't teams experimented a bit?I'm not talking a tiny little logo sticker above the ear or whatever, I mean helmet stripes, bigger logos, etc. More football-esque.There has to be a reason nobody's really made an attempt at it right? Baseball teams have different colors for home and away to match their caps, so that wouldn't be a real excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve61 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 So I got to thinking today, we all know football helmets have all sorts of designs and logos and whatnot, but why not hockey helmets? I know that there are a lot more helmet shells with different contours and whatnot, and that when college teams try to replicate their school football helmets they don't look so hot, but why haven't teams experimented a bit?I'm not talking a tiny little logo sticker above the ear or whatever, I mean helmet stripes, bigger logos, etc. More football-esque.There has to be a reason nobody's really made an attempt at it right? Baseball teams have different colors for home and away to match their caps, so that wouldn't be a real excuse.I think you answered your own question regarding the multiple shells and contours. There's really not the kind of smooth space on a hockey helmet (unless you add something to the top) that you get with football. As well, hockey jerseys are one of the few in sports that already display a team's logo in full size front and centre. Baseball to a lesser degree depending on the team. I think it would make the overall look cluttered if you started adding designs to the helmets...goal tenders obviously excluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Well, I think the obvious solution here is to have hockey players adapt football helmets. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 So I got to thinking today, we all know football helmets have all sorts of designs and logos and whatnot, but why not hockey helmets? I know that there are a lot more helmet shells with different contours and whatnot, and that when college teams try to replicate their school football helmets they don't look so hot, but why haven't teams experimented a bit?I'm not talking a tiny little logo sticker above the ear or whatever, I mean helmet stripes, bigger logos, etc. More football-esque.There has to be a reason nobody's really made an attempt at it right? Baseball teams have different colors for home and away to match their caps, so that wouldn't be a real excuse.Two reasons:1. Hockey helmets are't really apart of the traditional uniform. They have only been mandated by the NHL since 1980 and there were helmetless players all the way up until the late 90's. As such designs for helmets outside of a wordmark or small logo never really developed. 2. More importantly as pointed out hockey helmets aren't smooth like football and baseball helmets. Most importantly hockey helmets are made to be adjustable so that there is a tight fit around the head. As such any logo and stripes look awful with all the ridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Skills Booth Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I think another decent guess would be the fact that manuafacturer's logos are prominently displayed on the helmets (reebok, nike/bauer, mission, etc). The money the league gets, and the players get, to wear the specifically branded helmets, probably overrides the desire to have a fancypants helmet design.Plus, it would look dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhlyBoy Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 i think the michigan hockey teams have the same helmet pattern as the Big Blue football team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Another factor might be the traditional switching between white and coloured helmets. Football helmets, with few exceptions, are unitary with all uniforms...with hockey, it'd be a big change to have every team wear the same helmet every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingjai Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 On the other hand, I'd like to see the University of Minnesota switch their football helmets to match their hockey helmets. The football version can have a maroon-white-maroon striping pattern down the middle. Visit my store on REDBUBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Notre Dame and Michigan have great hockey helmets. I couldn't dig up any good Ohio State ones. I think they had football inspired ones too. PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timaa Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 F.S.U.'s club team uses the same tomahawk "reward stickers" as the football team. The helmets might be better if they were gold, and the spear sticker was bigger, but I think they still look pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Ohio State's hockey team did wear silver helmets with the football helmet's stripe on them for one game back in 03 or 04. The game was against Michigan. There was a public outcry (for some reason) that the hockey team had the nerve to use the football team's helmet design and also the hockey players wanted to distance themselves from the football team. This is all based on the speculation I've heard as well as what I've heard from John Markell (OSU's head coach as well as a close personal friend of my father and the creator of the 'football' hockey helmet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taantumus Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Not really related, but in Finland the player with most points in his team wears a golden helmet. I guess it's meant to point out the best player of the team to the spectators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamikel Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I love how the stripes on Michigan's hockey helmets (more or less) follow the contours of the helmet, much like the original leather football helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 There was a public outcry (for some reason) that the hockey team had the nerve to use the football team's helmet designReason = lots of Buckeye fans are drooling townies? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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