As many of you know the company, Cooper Canada Ltd. use to be a very popular and common name associated with hockey equipment. I'm sure almost all of you who ever played hockey in 70's or later owned or used at least one piece of Cooper hockey equipment. The name was everywhere! This is a brief history of one of the greatest hockey equipment manufacturers ever. Cooper was started in 1949 when Jack Charles Cooper bought a company by the name of General Leather Goods which prior to the purchase ha
The hockey goaltender's mask today is an essential part of every goaltender's equipment. It helps protect his face from injury due to the many hazards the sport of ice hockey has. The mask itself has stood the test of time and has evolved along with the sport itself. It is hard to imagine an age in the wonderful sport of ice hockey where masks didn't exist. However, 50 years ago most goaltenders did not wear masks for a multitude of reasons. It was viewed as cowardly to wear a mask and the human
Hello there. Welcome to my blog. First, a little background on myself. My name is Jordan, I live in a small town in Central Wisconsin I am currently 21 years old. I have been playing hockey since I was roughly 4 years old. Thanks in large part to my dad, I now live and breathe historic hockey. My main area of studying historic hockey is goaltending however, I venture into other positions as well. I currently play hockey here in my town as part of pick-up type of hockey. Second order of business
