Recently I have been introduced to “League of Fans”, a sports reform project founded by Ralph Nader to encourage social & civic responsibility in sports industry & culture. Although the name sounds non-germane on the surface if you dig deeper…
Recently there has been a spike in awareness and number of concussions in the National Hockey League. Last year we began compiling the injuries in our database to see where the sport stands (we also do NFL, NCAA football, and…
Ken Dryden was an amazing goalie in the NHL, and has been around long enough to see the transformation of the sport. Hockey is a very exciting game to watch and really many are missing out on its action. I…
Hey NHL, is it really that hard to adopt a rule already in place in the minors? It would be great news to hear that when the season opens this weekend the NHL and Gary Bettman announce that shots to…
Last night the Tampa Bay Lightning took a one game to none lead over the number one seed Washington Capitals. However in that game two players for the Lightning were removed with head injuries. The most publicized and dramatic of…
Throughout the year we have been chronicling concussions in the National Hockey League and now the sport is in the post season. We will be noting any concussion we can find; that are both ACTUALLY listed and suspected. There seemed…
As the general managers meet in Florida for the last day, what has come from the meeting the past two has been “tightening of the ship.” Rather than take sweeping changes and possibly modifying the game to ends that make…
Gary Bettman announced after the first session of GM meetings in Florida that the NHL will now adopt a more rigorous protocol for players exhibiting concussion symptoms. Under the new protocol, any player showing concussion symptoms must be examined by…
The hits that are being seen more often on the ice may cause the National Hockey League to take a shot to the wallet. According to Canadian news agency QMI the NHL could lose one if its primary sponsors if…
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was recently quoted (AP Story): “(He)…. believes the rise in NHL concussions this season is a result of “bad luck”. He went further in saying: “I’m not saying that no concussions came from hits to the…
Quickly Christmas Eve Eve is becoming one of my favorite holidays. Today and every December 23rd is Festivus, and although it sprung from a Seinfeld episode, it has qualities that I really enjoy. The best, in my opinion, is the…
With the sport of hockey getting a primetime start in a game outdoors, taking a quick look at how concussions may effect the sport is in order. There is more professional hockey than the NHL in North America; in the…
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