Posts About "Concussions"
Eric Lindros on Concussion Awareness: 'We've Got a Long Way to Go'
June 11th, 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
November 12th, 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 plaintiffs) brought the suit forth to the NHL after alleging the league did not do enough to warn players of the dangers of repeated head trauma...
Should Steve Mason Hang up His Pads?
June 12th, 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. https://twitter.com/InGoalMedia/status/991346991174053888 If that's not indicative of a woebegone season, nothing is. Despite the Jets having their most successful season since...
Healthy Devils Looking to Surge
November 30th, 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 free from headaches, dizziness and residual symptoms associated with the injury for over a week. He participated in the morning skate...
Should Sidney Crosby Retire?
May 25th, 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 checkered history with concussions While Crosby still ranks among the best of the best, the truth of the matter is that concussions have played a huge role in...
Wellwood Sinks Teeth Into Concussion Testing App
February 28th, 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 who has created an app for concussion testing. HeadCheck Health CEO Harrison Brown noticed the same lack of care when he was an athlete...
