Cooperalls
Cooperalls were a brand of ice hockey equipment manufactured by Cooper Canada. The name has since become a generic term for all hockey pants featuring a waist-to-ankle outer shell and the basic design remains popular in the sports of ringette and broomball but not ice hockey.
Design
Cooperalls were designed by
A short-legged outer shell, called the "Cooperall Coupé" (from the
CCM Propac
A similar style of girdle and long pant, called the "Propac", was manufactured by
Ringette and Broomball
Today, players in the sports of
Criticism in ice hockey
The long pant design received considerable criticism in ice hockey circles:
- Player safety compromised by less friction with the ice during a fall, causing players to slide more violently into the boards.[11][13][14]
- Design was too warm.
- Goalies complained that the puck was difficult to see against the long black pants worn by the Flyers players.[7]
The NHL subsequently passed a rule that teams had to wear short pants and home and away socks from the 1983–84 season onwards.[7] However, they remained popular in amateur hockey and inline hockey throughout the 1980s and the girdle and short shell design is still available from some hockey manufacturers.
See also
References
- ^ "Goalie guru dead at 58". Windsor Star. Windsor. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ Wilton, Dan (1999). "Hockey". The Students Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ISBN 9780137093113.
- ISBN 9780683033885.
- ^ Cooper 1987 (PDF). Cooper Canada. 1987. p. 16. Cooper Canada product catalogue. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- Reebok International. 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ ISBN 9780740719035.
- ^ a b "Layin' on the Lumber - The CCM Hockey Stick". Vintage CCM. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ Although generally referred to as "Cooperalls", photographs of the teams taken at the time show the CCM manufacturer's logo on the pant leg. The CCM logo is visible in this photo of Chris Kotsopoulos (Hartford Whalers) and this photo of Bill Barber (Philadelphia Flyers).
- ^ Kurtenblog, Orland (28 June 2011). "Mark Howe Induction Reminds Us the Flyers Used to Wear Pants". The Province. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ ISBN 9780738555010.
- ^ "NHL Uniforms Old and New". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Uniform". The Blowhole. 1999. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ Ferguson, Bill. "Stick Styles". Hockey Player. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
External links
- Rosenhek, Eric (12 May 2009). "The Death of the Cooperall". The Good Point. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
