Minnesota Wild player Jonas Brodin recently suffered a serious facial injury when he was struck in the face by a puck. Currently, NHL players are prohibited from wearing full facial protection, while full masks are required at the youth level for all players younger than 18 and for all collegiate players.
Should the NHL mandate or at least allow players to wear full face masks? Should junior-league teams such as the Rochester Ice Hawks or Austin Bruins require full face masks? Or, as some coaches contend, should college players have the option of wearing visors that do not protect the entire face?
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