Posts About "Concussions"
Pride Over Body: Playing Through Injury Needs to Stop
July 3rd, 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 broken bones, torn ligaments, concussions, you name it, and chances are there is someone playing through it in the playoffs. These aren't the types of injuries...
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...
The Rebirth of Patrick Eaves
January 30th, 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 you are sad. For the Dallas Stars' Patrick Eaves his Newfoundland, Reuben, was there for him when he needed him the most. "My dog caught me a lot of times," remembers...
Tyler Bozak Returning Causes Problems At Center
March 17th, 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 for his best season offensively with 31 points in 47 games before getting injured. Luckily for the Leafs it looks like he will be back in the lineup soon. The only problem...
Barkov Head Shot an Indictment of NHL Officiating
February 9th, 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 passed the puck and was in a vulnerable position, arms outstretched and head down, when Abdelkader plowed shoulder-first into him. Because of the...
Concussions: This is Your Brain on Hockey
December 3rd, 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 this deserves another push. Overtime is our home of Long Form journalism on all things hockey & culture. We are now porting over many of our best posts from the old site as...
RIP Todd Ewen 1966-2015
September 21st, 2015 The St. Louis Blues and the hockey world in general lost a family member over the weekend in Todd Ewen. Originally drafted by the Edmonton Oilers, the 49 year-old from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan saw his first action in the NHL with the Blues and spent almost 4 seasons here before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens. Ewen went on to...
It's Time for These Players to Retire
June 2nd, 2015 The life of a professional hockey player, or athlete in general, can be summed up perfectly with the phrase, "it's a double-edged sword". On one end, a player gets to live out a dream and play the game they absolutely love for a living. On the other, they get to risk everything each and every night for the entertainment of the...
