from Avry Lewis-McDougell of The Hockey News,

Many things have changed about the game of hockey, but five prominent parts of it are either on the way out or that we'll never see again in the game.

Players endorsing tobacco

Tobacco money used to be a major thing in all sports. Players used to smoke in dressing rooms and during intermissions, so endorsing such products was commonplace. Heck, New York Rangers star Cal Gardner prominently was in an advertisement for Camel back in the 1940s.

With cigarette ads being less and less prominent in mainstream media and the world population knowing even more about the dangers of smoking, this is something that we can safely say we'll never see happen again.

Canadian-only rosters

The game of hockey continues to grow globally, with more and more countries being represented on the big stage every season. On average, each team has 7.4 players from outside of North America. The sport still may be most popular in Canada, but the makeup of who is on the roster of each team is continuing to evolve.

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