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Rangers: Michael Sauer’s Career-Ending Concussion Is Still Heartbreaking 8 Seasons Later

Brian Abate | April 26, 2020

The New York Rangers often have talented young defensemen begin their careers in pairs. In the 2007-08 season, it was Dan Girardi and Marc Staal. This season, it’s been Adam…

Pride Over Body: Playing Through Injury Needs to Stop

Josh Bell | July 3, 2019

Every season after the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL teams reveal all of the injuries their players were playing through in order to win the holy grail of hockey. Players have…

Eric Lindros on Concussion Awareness: ‘We’ve Got a Long Way to Go’

The Canadian Press | June 11, 2019

TORONTO — Eric Lindros remembers looking at the Penguins logo on his towel and feeling confused. 
A powerful, hulking, skilled centre for the Philadelphia Flyers, he’d taken a big hit from feared Pittsburgh defenceman Darius Kaspara…

NHL Announces Tentative Deal in Concussion Lawsuit

Jim Parsons | November 12, 2018

On Monday, the National Hockey League announced they’ve reached a tentative settlement in a five-year-old brain injury lawsuit which began back in November of 2013. Over 100 former players (318…

Should Steve Mason Hang up His Pads?

Declan Schroeder | June 12, 2018

Steve Mason was in the infirmary so much over the past year, he put the Winnipeg Jets’ six-man training staff on his helmet as CF-18 fighter pilots. Steve Mason wanted…

Healthy Devils Looking to Surge

The Hockey Writers | November 30, 2017

After being shelved for a month, Devils winger Marcus Johansson has been medically cleared from a concussion. The left-winger suffered the knock against the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 1 and has remained…

Should Sidney Crosby Retire?

Sammi Silber | May 25, 2017

  I think we can all agree on a couple points, Sidney Crosby is currently one of the best players in the world He’s been challenged by a serious and…

Wellwood Sinks Teeth Into Concussion Testing App

Trevor Beggs | February 28, 2017

Kyle Wellwood undoubtedly witnessed a lot of concussions during his hockey career. That’s probably why in retirement, he persuaded his brother Eric to sink their teeth into a Vancouver-based company…

The Rebirth of Patrick Eaves

Jackie Spiegel | January 30, 2017

Everyone knows dogs are your best friend. They come running to the door when you get home, get excited when you throw their favorite toy, and lick your tears when…

Tyler Bozak Returning Causes Problems At Center

Will Billinghurst | March 17, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs have sorely missed Tyler Bozak at center ever since he was injured in a game against the Ottawa Senators on February 5th. Bozak was on pace…

Barkov Head Shot an Indictment of NHL Officiating

Matt Pryor | February 9, 2016

Florida Panthers phenom Aleksander “Sasha” Barkov left Monday night’s game in Detroit in the second period following a hit from Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader. The young center had just…

Concussions: This is Your Brain on Hockey

Ross Bonander | December 3, 2015

This is a reposting of an original post that appeared on one of our satellite sites a while back. With the new film Concussion due to be released soon we feel…

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