Wilson is one of the high-profile NFL players currently sporting a Vicis helmet while on the fieldGETTY IMAGES
Seattle-based helmet manufacturer Vicis "made a presentation" this summer to the NHL and the NHLPA concussion subcommittee about helmets the company said "reduce the severity of head impacts," according to Rick Westhead of TSN.ca. Vicis staff "discussed the company's success in football" with members of the subcommittee in Orlando on June 24. Vicis co-Founder & CEO Dave Marver said, "We found the NHL to be genuinely interested in new technologies that can benefit their players." Marver said that the company's helmet is "being used by players" on more than 25 NFL teams, 125 NCAA programs and 1,000 high schools this season. Vicis said that Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and WR Doug Baldwin are "among the NFL stars wearing the helmet." Marver added that Vicis received concussion data from the NFL to "help it design its helmet, but has not yet made a similar request to the NHL." Marver said that the company would "decide within a year whether to venture into the hockey business" (TSN.ca, 9/20).
