Goaltender leg pad fit, responsiveness and performance

Sport equipment, particularly ice hockey goaltender equipment, development and advancement is due to professional player feedback, advances in material engineering and through following equipment rules and regulations. Often these advances occur at a faster pace than equipment evaluations, which results in a gap in the understanding of the effects that this equipment has on an athlete’s safety and performance. Therefore, the primary objective of this research is to test a new CCM stiff lightweight leg pad for fit, responsiveness and performance and compare those findings to CCM’s popular flexible leg pad model. A secondary objective of this research is to identify the ideal location for the elastic lower-leg strapping. This data will be collected using passive motion capture cameras to observe leg pad responsiveness and performance, and pressures sensors to quantify fit. The outcomes from this research will ensure CCM’s new stiff lightweight leg pad model is continuing to advance ice hockey goaltender safety and performance.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ryan Frayne

Student:

Partner:

Sport Maska Inc

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing; Retail trade; Wholesale trade

University:

Dalhousie University

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