NHLPA files grievance for goalies
Sept 30, 2003 16:37:31 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Sept 30, 2003 16:37:31 GMT -5
TSN.ca with CP Files
9/30/2003
TORONTO - According to a story in the Toronto Sun, The National Hockey League Players' Association has filed a grievance against the NHL for declaring new measurement policies for goaltenders equipment without input from their members.
Two of the changes, which were announced earlier this year, included the height of pads set at a maximum 96.5 centimetres and removal of the plastic flap many goalies had sewn onto the top of the pad. Designed to protect butterfly-style goalies' knees when they drop to the ice, the pad also could be manipulated to stop pucks going through the goalie's legs.
New York Islanders Garth Snow, a goalie who uses 109-centimetre pads, has been among the league's most vocal critics. Snow, who removed his flaps before training camp has complained of being struck on the inside of the knee.
9/30/2003
TORONTO - According to a story in the Toronto Sun, The National Hockey League Players' Association has filed a grievance against the NHL for declaring new measurement policies for goaltenders equipment without input from their members.
Two of the changes, which were announced earlier this year, included the height of pads set at a maximum 96.5 centimetres and removal of the plastic flap many goalies had sewn onto the top of the pad. Designed to protect butterfly-style goalies' knees when they drop to the ice, the pad also could be manipulated to stop pucks going through the goalie's legs.
New York Islanders Garth Snow, a goalie who uses 109-centimetre pads, has been among the league's most vocal critics. Snow, who removed his flaps before training camp has complained of being struck on the inside of the knee.
