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![Rod Smith on X: "Craig MacTavish. NHL's last helmetless player. Retired 1997...18 years after helmets were grandfathered in... http://t.co/40tMwWmsAw" / X Rod Smith on X: "Craig MacTavish. NHL's last helmetless player. Retired 1997...18 years after helmets were grandfathered in... http://t.co/40tMwWmsAw" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BL9T7QoCEAAk3PN.jpg)
Rod Smith on X: "Craig MacTavish. NHL's last helmetless player. Retired 1997...18 years after helmets were grandfathered in... http://t.co/40tMwWmsAw" / X
![Jen on X: "On this date in 1958, last player to play without a helmet, Craig MacTavish, was born in London, ON. #Oilers #Bruins #NYR #Flyers https://t.co/SovgoIMwVU" / X Jen on X: "On this date in 1958, last player to play without a helmet, Craig MacTavish, was born in London, ON. #Oilers #Bruins #NYR #Flyers https://t.co/SovgoIMwVU" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECBQaRqXUAAHqQx.jpg)
Jen on X: "On this date in 1958, last player to play without a helmet, Craig MacTavish, was born in London, ON. #Oilers #Bruins #NYR #Flyers https://t.co/SovgoIMwVU" / X
![Craig MacTavish's NHL Career and Life Changed Forever When He Killed a Woman By Committing a 'Fatal Mistake' Craig MacTavish's NHL Career and Life Changed Forever When He Killed a Woman By Committing a 'Fatal Mistake'](https://www.sportscasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Craig-MacTavish-NHL-1.jpg)
Craig MacTavish's NHL Career and Life Changed Forever When He Killed a Woman By Committing a 'Fatal Mistake'
![TIL After the NHL mandated helmets for all players entering the league in 1979, the rule's grandfather clause allowed Craig MacTavish to continue to play without one until his retirement in 1997. : TIL After the NHL mandated helmets for all players entering the league in 1979, the rule's grandfather clause allowed Craig MacTavish to continue to play without one until his retirement in 1997. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/dTT11FUzb6DXCmX8kQzuRcP5w6stkeLVgX7A3SMYCig.jpg?auto=webp&s=0d34eef21106bec6a6dc95767e0a29ea7049cfa2)
TIL After the NHL mandated helmets for all players entering the league in 1979, the rule's grandfather clause allowed Craig MacTavish to continue to play without one until his retirement in 1997. :
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