How Hockey Equipment is Tested

in order to ensure safety and the best

in order to ensure safety and the best game they can the manufacturers of

game they can the manufacturers of

game they can the manufacturers of hockey equipment put their gear through

hockey equipment put their gear through

hockey equipment put their gear through rigorous tests hi I’m Rebecca Brayton

rigorous tests hi I’m Rebecca Brayton

rigorous tests hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today

and welcome to watchmojo.com and today

and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re learning how hockey equipment is

we’re learning how hockey equipment is

we’re learning how hockey equipment is tested from the folks at Reebok CCM so

tested from the folks at Reebok CCM so

tested from the folks at Reebok CCM so what is involved in the hockey equipment

what is involved in the hockey equipment

what is involved in the hockey equipment testing process in hockey equipment

testing process in hockey equipment

testing process in hockey equipment testing what we try to do is understand

testing what we try to do is understand

testing what we try to do is understand how the equipment works out absorbs

how the equipment works out absorbs

how the equipment works out absorbs force how it generates the energy that

force how it generates the energy that

force how it generates the energy that goes into puck let’s say basically is

goes into puck let’s say basically is

goes into puck let’s say basically is trying to understand the variables that

trying to understand the variables that

trying to understand the variables that affect performance now I think I read

affect performance now I think I read

affect performance now I think I read that there are both human testers and

that there are both human testers and

that there are both human testers and robot testers the portion is with

robot testers the portion is with

robot testers the portion is with equipment in the lab where we try to

equipment in the lab where we try to

equipment in the lab where we try to control all the variables and manipulate

control all the variables and manipulate

control all the variables and manipulate only the one that we try to study and

only the one that we try to study and

only the one that we try to study and then we also will have real players

then we also will have real players

then we also will have real players through field testing to understand what

through field testing to understand what

through field testing to understand what we do with equipment works in the real

we do with equipment works in the real

we do with equipment works in the real world how would you say that this whole

world how would you say that this whole

world how would you say that this whole testing process affects the players game

testing process affects the players game

testing process affects the players game in the long run well the whole thing is

in the long run well the whole thing is

in the long run well the whole thing is to improve the the protection or the

to improve the the protection or the

to improve the the protection or the impact performance we will look at the

impact performance we will look at the

impact performance we will look at the variables that play a role in that

variables that play a role in that

variables that play a role in that equation and we will manipulate them to

equation and we will manipulate them to

equation and we will manipulate them to get them to the optimal level it’s

get them to the optimal level it’s

get them to the optimal level it’s always an ongoing process that we try to

always an ongoing process that we try to

always an ongoing process that we try to figure out things and understand how our

figure out things and understand how our

figure out things and understand how our equipment work would you mind showing us

equipment work would you mind showing us

equipment work would you mind showing us some of the robot testers absolutely

some of the robot testers absolutely

some of the robot testers absolutely with this particular equipment what

with this particular equipment what

with this particular equipment what we’re trying to do is evaluate how much

we’re trying to do is evaluate how much

we’re trying to do is evaluate how much force and at what displacement the stick

force and at what displacement the stick

force and at what displacement the stick will break it tries to mimic the force

will break it tries to mimic the force

will break it tries to mimic the force that is being applied when you’re

that is being applied when you’re

that is being applied when you’re actually taking a shot and flexing the

actually taking a shot and flexing the

actually taking a shot and flexing the stick that jig is actually your hand

stick that jig is actually your hand

stick that jig is actually your hand putting the force through the shaft and

putting the force through the shaft and

putting the force through the shaft and trying to bend the stick to load the

trying to bend the stick to load the

trying to bend the stick to load the puck so basically what we’ve managed

puck so basically what we’ve managed

puck so basically what we’ve managed over here is the displacement and the

over here is the displacement and the

over here is the displacement and the force at the point of breakage so if we

force at the point of breakage so if we

force at the point of breakage so if we want to increase that stiffness or make

want to increase that stiffness or make

want to increase that stiffness or make it more resistant to breakage we will

it more resistant to breakage we will

it more resistant to breakage we will play with the construction to achieve

play with the construction to achieve

play with the construction to achieve that result this next text is basically

that result this next text is basically

that result this next text is basically a drop test impact where we will try to

a drop test impact where we will try to

a drop test impact where we will try to understand how our protective equipment

understand how our protective equipment

understand how our protective equipment mostly is absorbing the impact and

mostly is absorbing the impact and

mostly is absorbing the impact and protecting the wearer this is part of a

protecting the wearer this is part of a

protecting the wearer this is part of a standard that actually we have to meet

standard that actually we have to meet

standard that actually we have to meet in order to place our product in the

in order to place our product in the

in order to place our product in the market we measure the deceleration when

market we measure the deceleration when

market we measure the deceleration when the protective equipment hits the anvil

the protective equipment hits the anvil

the protective equipment hits the anvil which is basically mimicking the flat

which is basically mimicking the flat

which is basically mimicking the flat surface that you might impact in the

surface that you might impact in the

surface that you might impact in the real game this is a piece of equipment

real game this is a piece of equipment

real game this is a piece of equipment is a cannon what it does it shoots a

is a cannon what it does it shoots a

is a cannon what it does it shoots a puck at the velocity you want this of

puck at the velocity you want this of

puck at the velocity you want this of course mimics what happens a lot in the

course mimics what happens a lot in the

course mimics what happens a lot in the game of hockey there’s many things that

game of hockey there’s many things that

game of hockey there’s many things that we can evaluate using this particular

we can evaluate using this particular

we can evaluate using this particular test we can look at how forces being

test we can look at how forces being

test we can look at how forces being absorbed when you’re hit by a puck or we

absorbed when you’re hit by a puck or we

absorbed when you’re hit by a puck or we can also see how the materials break or

can also see how the materials break or

can also see how the materials break or wear after impact there’s a laser beam

wear after impact there’s a laser beam

wear after impact there’s a laser beam that pinpoints the exact location of

that pinpoints the exact location of

that pinpoints the exact location of that impact in particular what we are

that impact in particular what we are

that impact in particular what we are trying to test here is a goalie facemask

trying to test here is a goalie facemask

trying to test here is a goalie facemask as you can see the head form has

as you can see the head form has

as you can see the head form has plasticine on so that we can get an

plasticine on so that we can get an

plasticine on so that we can get an imprint in case there is contact this is

imprint in case there is contact this is

imprint in case there is contact this is basically a pass/fail if there’s no

basically a pass/fail if there’s no

basically a pass/fail if there’s no contact that would be a pass thanks so

contact that would be a pass thanks so

contact that would be a pass thanks so much for showing us the equipment no

much for showing us the equipment no

much for showing us the equipment no problem at all thank you