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Full face shields could become mandatory in December for Junior A hockey leagues like the SJHL

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Full face shields could become mandatory for Junior A hockey players by mid-December, according to Hockey Canada. The move would affect players in the Canadian Junior Hockey League [CJHL], which includes leagues like the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League [SJHL] and Alberta Junior Hockey League.

Head coach Kevin Kaminski of the SJHL's La Ronge Ice Wolves says he doesn't understand the move to a full face shield as opposed to the half visor players wear now. "I hope it doesn't go that way," Kaminski said. "I think you're going to lose some fans.

I know the fighting is very limited now, but I think the fans still love a good tilt here and there," said Kaminski, who played junior hockey with the Saskatoon Blades and in the NHL with Minnesota, Quebec and Washington. "It's hard to wrap my head around it, that this is the way hockey is going.

But like I said, as a coach, it's out of my hands. If it happens, we've got to deal with it and move on." In a statement to CBC, Hockey Canada said this move is to increase safety in the game. "The move to full facial protection in Junior Hockey below the Junior A level was implemented for the 2020-21 season," a Hockey Canada spokesperson said. "This past June, the 13 members approved a playing rule change extending full facial protection under our playing rules to include Junior A." The new rule is supposed to be implemented no later than Dec.

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