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Gibbons GoPro Helmet Cam at '12 Hockey Challenge

Gregg Drinnan, Taking Note, Feb 29 2012

Ryan Gibbons, a WHL linesman who played for the Seattle Thunderbirds, wore a GoPro camera on his helmet during the Celebrity All-Star game that was part of Hockey Challenge 2012 in Kent, Wash., on Saturday. If you haven’t seen the footage yet, it’s right here.

Gibbons also worked the Thunderbirds’ game that night. . . . His linesmen’s jersey was part of the Challenge auction and it went for $750. He autographed it after the game.

The Thunderbirds and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska (RMHC) have since announced that the 14th annual Hockey Challenge, which was held Saturday and Sunday, raised more than $190,000, bringing the 14-year total to more than $4.2 million.

Uploaded by BromaliRadio on 27 Feb 2012

Ryan Gibbons wearing a GoPro on his helmet, participating in the 2012 Hockey Challenge, hosted by the Seattle Thunderbirds, at Showare Center in Kent, WA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8S4Z12St9M

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I have never seen a Go Pro put on a hockey helmet before, so this was neat to see! It takes me back to the early 1990's when I worked with Dr. Joan Vickers at U of Calgary and I assisted her with her eye movement studies ("Gaze Control"). Back then, we were looking at baseball, golf, basketball, shuffleboard. She was just getting into hockey and other sports when I left to go coach full-time. I am always fascinated by POV (point of view) and HUD footage (heads up display) – and what it reveals about what an athlete sees and their subsequent decisions. The neat stuff with Joan's equipment is that you saw exactly what the athlete's eyes were fixating on, and for how long. If I can ever find some footage, (or if Joan shares some with me) I will post it.

Dean
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