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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-10-12, Page 11C m2 THE BRUSSELS POST, OCTOBER 12, 1977 hel have nding 28 gives in maid of a new Senior by h er iatient in Lon, was his son, Majestic aded the Howick Tuesday, ichardson 2h, called hel Bone Dorothy ay after Lucknow Stricter rules .cut hockey injurie Eleven amateur hockey playerS were medically blinded last year compared with 42 during the 1974-75 season, according to Dr, Tom Pashby, a Toronto ophthalmologist and member of time Canadian ' ,Standards Association (CSA). This is a reduction of 75 per cent, while overall eye injtiries decreased by 65 per cent, to 88 from 253 reported cases. Dr. Pashby attributes the decrease to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association's (CAHA) stricter rules on high sticking and the increasing use of face protectors. He° is a member of CSA's technical committee on protective equipment for hockey and lacrosse players, which recently published a standard on eye and teeth protectors for hockey forwards and defencemen, CSA is now testing ' face masks to the standard and certified protectors should begin to appear on the marketplace this winter, The „ protectors must endure torture tests at CSA's Rexdale, ' Ontario, laboratories before , certification is granted. The masks will be ciaoled to a temperature of -20 degrees C and then a puck, with the force of 60 foot pounds, will crash down on the protector. 1£ the protector cracks, it fails the test. Optical tests will also be carried out, to ensure that players can' see adequately when wearing the masks. The standard covers both clear plastic and mesh protectors. and the spaces in the mesh protectors must be sufficiently small so that the blade of a hockey 'stick cannot penetrate the mask. "I think it's very important that CSA has a standard to measure these products in order to keep junk off the marketplace," explains Dr. Pashby. "There have been adequate wire mesh protectors with openings large enough to, allow a stick through, CSA certification will also give the CAHA a reason to make the wearing of CSA certified protectors mandatory." , Several hockey leagues, such as the Ontario Minor Hockey Association have already made face protectors mandatory, which Dr. Pashby believes has led to the dramatic decrease in hockey eye injuries. In the 1974-75 season, most eye injuries occurred to those in the 11415 years age group, while last season, two-thirds of the injured players were 16-years of age or over. This is because the younger players are wearing protectors, but many of the older ones are not," says Dr. Pashby, "I can see Results of the Jitney Tournament at the Brussels Lawn Bowling Club on Tuesday were: ,Frank Hooper, Jim Bowman, An insurance salesman walked into a restaurant, took his place on a vacant stool and ordered bread and milk. The fellow sitting next to him asked:. "On a diet?" "No, commission." us being able to get the figure of 11 eyes medically blinded and 88 eye injuries down to zero if everyone wore face protectors." Barmen De Vries, Ruth Hupfer, Jane De Vries, Mary Yuill, Ida Evans, Dorothy Hoffman. Brussels "Any big men born around here?" a tourist asked in a condescending tone. "None", responded the elderly native. "Best we can do is babies. It's different in the city I suppose." 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