The Pittsburgh Penguins, Carnegie Mellon University and Covestro are once again working together to "Rethink the Rink."
For the seventh year in a row, the entities are putting together a "showcase of innovation and ingenuity to make hockey safer at every level."
According to a release from Covestro, the event will run from March 4-8, and it will encourage CMU students to use Covestro's technologies to create prototypes of hockey equipment at the university's makerspace, TechSpark.
Sixteen CMU students will have a week to come up with an idea, create and test a prototype, and create a presentation to show off their project.
"Safety is central to the work we do at Covestro," said Samir Hifri, chairman and president of Covestro. "Combining safety with another of Covestro's core strengths, innovation, to create an environment where the best and brightest student minds can leverage insights from experts in hockey and material science is a win-win for all the organizations involved in the sport of hockey."
