The Edmonton Oilers have officially been eliminated for playoff contention for the seventh straight season and Oil Country is growing restless. A team with so much talent, yet seems as if they are always stuck in neutral. A team only has a certain amount of time with a young, talented squad before they realize if ...
Concussions aren’t just for hockey players anymore. Now, hockey fans are at risk. Here’s what arenas around North America can do to prevent this growing problem.
For the first time in over 15 years, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued a revision to their standard guidelines for sports-related concussions. Despite endorsement by the National Football League Players Association, they are not endorsed by North American pro hockey organizations. The previous guidelines included a grading system as well as a ...
Out of sight, out of mind. That is the approach John Tortorella and his troops have needed to take when it comes to defenseman Michael Sauer. The 25-year-old hasn’t played since December 5, 2011, and is expected to miss all of this season with a concussion. But, even if Sauer’s status is on the back ...
Despite a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night, there was little reason to celebrate in Pittsburgh after superstar center Evgeni Malkin took a hard spill in the third period and never returned to the game. After losing his footing thanks to a clean hit from Erik Gudbranson, Malkin crashed brutally into boards, ...
Concussions are nothing new in the NHL but players today are bigger, faster, and stronger than ever before and advances in equipment technology have made players seemingly fearless…
The Colorado Avalanche were already facing a tough road at the start of the season without having re-signed the team’s leading scorer from a season ago, Ryan O’Reilly. Things got a bit more difficult when Steve Downie went down with a torn ACL after the home opener against the Los Angeles Kings. Now, to make ...
I miss Adam Deadmarsh. Deadmarsh was a rugged, 6′, 195-pound winger who never backed down from a challenge. Ever. Ultimately, his take-on-all-comers attitude led indirectly to his downfall, as a huge right hand by the 6’3″, 218-pound Ed Jovanovski during a fight early in the 2000-01 season dropped Deadmarsh, causing his first serious concussion. His ...
The concern over injuries related to sports is not exactly a new phenomenon, although the types of injuries that provoke the concern have changed dramatically in recent years. Particularly in football and hockey, there have been increasing attention paid regarding the impact of concussions and their long-term effects on athletes. Back in 2006, former college ...
The NHL has entered its third lockout in as many tries under Mr. Bettman’s commissionership. The fissure, and therefore the dominating storyline, centers on distribution of hockey related revenue, contract term limits, and escrow. In short, finances. The blame game is also taking up a healthy amount of copy. However, unlike the previous lockout where ...
