Debate of the Decade — Vol 1: FishBowl vs Cage

Any hockey player knows that growing up playing youth hockey, you wore either a traditional cage, or a silky fishbowl. Only the kids with asthma and goggles wore the bubble in mites, but once you hit bantam it seemed as though anyone who could lift the puck was wearing one. Then there’s midgets, juniors, and college — if you’re rocking the fishbowl in college you better have a 103mph slap shot and lead your team in pim’s because at that level, rules are rules.

But the cage has not, and never will, go out of style. Unless you are one of those guys at open hockey with a Chris Osgood facemask, you can never go wrong with a cage. What color cage you ask? Well there’s the beauty of hockey.

Hockey is so customizable, from your tape to your cage to your laces to your jersey tuck, there are endless ways to differentiate yourself amongst the rest.

When talking logistics, a cage is also the least maintenance and is perfect for tossing your helmet without a care in the world. Kids with fishbowls travel with three bottles of anti-fog spray and bring a sham wow towel to the bench. Don’t even get me started on the infamous fog up factor.