Hockey

Although helmets are required for many sports, Canadian materials engineering technologist Albert Beyer believes that they don't provide enough protection to the back of the head. His solution is a "crumple zone for helmets" known as the DCLR8.

While all team sports can be rough, hockey poses a particularly high risk of brain injuries. A new high-tech helmet is designed to warn of such injuries, by detecting and reporting on knocks to its wearer's head.

It goes without saying that if a hockey player isn't skating at their full potential, they're not as good of a player as they could be. That's where Scorched Ice hockey skate sensors are made to come in, as they assess the user's skating performance.

​The most common cause of concussions in hockey is shoulder-to-head impacts. According to research being conducted at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University, however, the severity of those impacts could be greatly reduced with the simple addition of a layer of foam.

Sparx aims to allow people to sharpen their own skates right in their home with perfect results every single time, saving a trip to the local hockey shop. All of the processes that require skill and practice are automated, which means anyone can do it.

As wearable cameras get smaller and more powerful, so their potential increases, and a new deal that GoPro has inked with the NHL is proof of that. Some of the players in the 2015 All-Stars Skills Competition were kitted out with head-mounted cameras to provide a unique angle on the play.

Watching hockey games on your TV at home isn't as exciting as being there in person, although the San Jose Sharks want to change that. Using the Buttkicker kit, they want to let home-viewing Sharks fans feel all the board hits through their couches.

In sports, data is helpful in letting players improve their game, and hockey is no exception. Quattriuum Team is launching FWD Powershot, a sensor that goes right in the stick and provides a range of data to players.