The Toronto Star has a great piece on the M11 and how Leafs' GM Brian Burke is impressed with the new helmet. According to the article, Burke plans to outfit the Marlies in the M11. To read the story, visit:
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/article/724666--improved-lids-impress-leafs-gm-burke.
In an article for ESPN entitled "A safer helmet: an ideas whose time has come," hockey columnist Pierre Lebrun reports on Mark Messier and the M11. The full story, which discusses how NHL GMs are addressing the issue of blindside hits and headshots in hockey, can be found here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4645624&name=lebrun_pierre.
To read Bruce Arthur's column in the National Post, which reports on how the M11 is a "hit with NHL general managers," visit:
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2009/11/11/messier-helmet-a-hit-with-nhl-general-managers.aspx.
Toronto GM Brian Burke and Vancouver GM Mike Gillis are both quoted.
The Associated Press included an item on Mark Messier and his presentation on behalf of The Messier Project and Cascade Sports during the NHL GM meetings in Toronto. To read the full article, on how the NHL GMs are forming a committee to study headshots, visit this link:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBBZqfJ-Snny0OGP0GZy3OWtjfCgD9BTL5P80.
In its coverage of the NHL GM meetings in Toronto last week, CBC Sports reported on Mark Messier and the M11. Brian Burke, GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has taken a great interest in the M11 and made some great comments to the media. For the full article, visit:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/11/11/sp-wharnsby-gm-meetings.html.
The Cheap Seats, an online sports opinion site, posted an article on Thursday, November 12th that asks: "Can Messier's helmet cure hockey's concussion conundrum." To read the full article, visit:
http://www.thecheapseats.ca/2009/11/can-messiers-helmet-cure-hockeys-concussion-conundrum.html.
Michael Russo, hockey columnist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, discussed the M11 in his column on Thursday, November 12th. Here's a link:
http://www.startribune.com/blogs/69872202.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUgOy9cP3DieyckcUsI.
Garnet Exelby, one of the very first members of The Messier Project, was profiled in the Toronto Globe & Mail. It is a great article about Garnet and his use of the M11. To read the full article, visit:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/exelby-happy-with-helmet/article1360214/.
Enjoy!
More coverage for the M11 following the NHL GM meetings -- here's a story at Faceoff.com via the Canwest News Service.
http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/nhlnews/story.html?id=4b5d7bfc-52b3-4898-893f-8d2cc290b742.
Here's a great feature on Stephane Veilleux of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Check out the shot of Stephane in his M11.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/69924462.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr.
