Designation:F1587−12aAnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforHeadandFaceProtectiveEquipmentforIceHockeyGoaltenders1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1587;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONIcehockeyisacontactsportwithintrinsichazards.Theuseofprotectiveequipmentwillnoteliminateallinjuriesbutshouldsubstantiallyreducetheseverityandfrequencyofmanyinjuries.Participationinthesportoficehockeybyaplayerimpliesacceptanceofsomeriskofinjury.Thegoalistoreducetherisk.Thisperformancespecificationforicehockeygoaltenderheadandfaceprotectiveequipmenthasbeenpreparedafterconsiderationofheadandfaceprotectionrelativetothefollowingprinciplerisks:high-mass/low-velocityimpactwithrespecttoheadprotection,low-mass/high-velocitywithrespecttofaceprotection(variousplayingsituations),andfit.Thisperformancespecificationmaybemodifiedasotherrisksareidentified.Performancerequirementsweredeterminedafterconsiderationofthestateoftheartofheadandfaceprotectivedesignandmanufacture.Thisspecificationwasdevelopedtoaddresstheuniquedemandsandhazardsassociatedwiththepositionoficehockeygoaltender.Twotypesofprotectorsaredesignated.Bothtypesaresubjecttoimpactresistanceandshockattenuationrequirements.TypeIprotectorsaresubjecttohockeystickbladepenetrationresistancerequirementsovertheirentireareaofcoverage.TypeIIprotectorsaresubjecttohockeypuckpenetrationresistancerequirementswithintheareaofthefieldofvisionandhockeystickbladepenetrationresistancerequirementsovertheremainderoftheareaofcoverage.ItisrecommendedthatTypeIIprotectorsbeusedonlybyplayers18yearsofageandolder.1.Scope1.1Thisperformancespecification2coversperformancerequirementsforicehockeygoaltenderheadandfaceprotec-tors.1.2Theintentofthisperformancespecificationistoreducetheriskofinjurytotheheadandfaceoficeh...
