Jofa Hockey Helmets
Although you do not see many professional hockey players sporting Jofa hockey helmets these days, many of the die hard hockey fans have fond memories of past hockey players who were recognized by the Jofa that they wore on their heads. This is not to say that Jofa helmets are not being used today, but there has definitely been a drop off in the amount of ice hockey players who wear Jofa helmets due to the increase in hockey equipment manufacturers over the last decade or so.
Today many of the hockey players that I play with in the beer leagues either wear the old school Jofa helmet that legendary players like Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri and Esa Tikkanen used to wear, and there are also countless other adult hockey league players who are in search of that type of Jofa ice hockey helmet for themselves. These helmets have quite the nostalgic feel to them, but it is also important to realize that these helmets offer little to no protection from concussions in certain situations. If you are casually playing in a non-check ice hockey league this type of helmet should suffice as long as you are a skilled hockey player, but by no means should you wear these types of Jofa hockey helmets if you are new to hockey or if you play in a full contact ice hockey league.
There are however, a few more types of Jofa ice hockey helmets available that do offer more protection than the old school Gretzky style Jofa hockey helmet. Do you remember the Jofa helmet that Mario Lemieux used to wear? It was a rounder, more protective version of the Jofa Wayne Gretzky used to wear. You might not know it but some goalies actually used to wear this type of helmet. Tomas Soderstrom of the New York Islanders from years back had quite the setup in terms of Jofa goalie helmet and mask combo. The fact that a National Hockey League goaltender used to wear this Jofa ice hockey helmet is evidence enough that this helmet should offer sufficient protection and can be compared to some of the best hockey helmets being made today.
Although it seems that Jofa helmets are usually worn by European hockey players today, these helmets have a classic look that bring back fond memories to hockey fans of yesteryear. I always enjoy seeing a player who wears these types of hockey helmets in the leagues that I play in because it reminds me of the days when Wayne and Mario were the super stars of the league…that era of professional hockey is looked on as the glory days of hockey for players of my generation.
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