IndyCanuckFan, on Aug 3 2007, 09:53 AM, said:
Here's a thought, everyone bashes the new sweaters for being tight fitting saying that hockey sweaters have to be loose and thats the way it is. Well I'm not old enough to recall, but back in the day everyone wore tight fitting jerseys. Look up all the old pics of Howe and before that.
hey genius......equipment was a hundred times smaller in the 50's and 60's than it is today.
the league wasnt wearing "smaller streamlined" jerseys on purpose...thats just the way they were designed.I have CCM hockey jerseys from the 80s that are size XXL and compared to newer jerseys of today ,they now fit like a L.All type of clothing is bigger today than it was in the past..in all sports.
players are wearing football sized shoulder pads now....back then, they were paper thin.Goalie equipment also.
Gretzky I think officially started the trend of oversized large jerseys when he broke into the NHL in 1979...after that players started wearing bigger sizes,for better movement.
This post has been edited by Gary Bromley: 03 August 2007 - 11:08 AM
THE HIT OF THE 09' PLAYOFFS
http://www.youtube.c...feature=relatedIf the Wings and Penguins make it to the final ... Hossa will single handedly make sure that the Wings will not lose.
In fact, that is why he is holding back right now and saving his energy for :D
I just can't wait to see Hossa lift the cup, so the people here don't get their wish. It would be priceless! :P
doesnt matter, Detroit will destroy Cindy Crosby and penguins again in the final anyway