Hockey Injuries

• Junior hockey player says ‘too many punches, too many concussions’ forcing him to retire

  Defenceman Lane Hinkley, a 19-year-old from N.S., says he's retiring from hockey due to 'too many hits, too many punches, too many concussions that I didn’t properly heal from.'

  Sports

  Oct 31, 2023
  
• Calgary Flames defenceman Chris Tanev leaves game after taking shot to head

  Flames defenceman Chris Tanev was helped off the ice after taking a slap shot to the head in the second period of Calgary's 2-1 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2022
  
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• Ontario court awards $700K to rec league hockey player who got head injury from body check

  The case arose in March 2012, when Gordon MacIsaac body-checked Drew Casterton behind the net during the last minute of their recreational league game in Ottawa.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2020
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• ‘What can you do?’: Solutions scarce as NHL goalie concussions rise

  Just two goaltenders were concussed in 2016-17, missing a total of 15 games, but over the past two seasons, 14 different goalies missed a total of 276 games with a concussion or head injury caused by everything from elbows and knees to pucks off their helmets.

  Sports

  Sep 20, 2019
• Rick Zamperin: Is Auston Matthews the next Wendel Clark?

  The Maple Leafs' current and former star players Auston Matthews and Wendel Clark share a lot of similarities — some good and some not so much.

  Sports

  Oct 29, 2018
• NHL hopes stronger stand on slashing will ‘change player behaviour,’ reduce injuries

  Slashing has become such a regular element in NHL games that it necessitated 791 minor penalties last season with countless more going uncalled.

  Sports

  Sep 24, 2017
• Calgary study says hockey warning line is a distraction for players

  The study points to medical evidence showing that if hockey players have their head down when they are pushed into the boards, they are at greater risk for head, neck and spinal injuries.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2017
• US court denies NHL motion to dismiss retired players’ concussion lawsuit

  A US federal judge has denied the NHL's latest attempt to throw out a class-action lawsuit by former players filed over head injuries.

  Health

  May 18, 2016