The NHL is making moves to try to increase scoring next season by shrinking the size of the goaltenders' equipment.
Though we're less than two months away from the beginning of the 2013-14 campaign, negotiations are still in progress between the league and the NHL Players' Association.
This article by Shawn P. Roarke at NHL.com, from the general managers' meetings in March, outlines what the league is looking for:
Specifically, the managers would like to see a reduction in the height of the goalie pad above the knee, as well as making knee pads more conforming and less bulky. There is a belief that these changes will open room between the legs and result in more opportunities for offense.
Though no formal announcement has yet been made, Kevin Woodley of In Goal Magazine reported on August 7 that the parties involved had agreed to a reduction of 10 percent (about two inches) in the top thigh-rise section of the pads.
Latest on new NHL goalie pad rules: “@InGoalMedia: NHL Goalies Balk at New Thigh Rise Restrictions http://t.co/2Q5RkG6psV”
— Kevin Woodley (@KevinisInGoal) August 7, 2013
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