All posts tagged 'brain injury and hockey'

Hockey’s Sidney Crosby Finally Returns To Ice After Concussions

Posted on November 25th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

In what The New York Times called “the most closely chronicled concussion in hockey history,” Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby came back to the ice this week, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/sports/hockey/sidney-crosby-ready-for-return-to-ice.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=sidney%20crosby&st=cse Crosby was benched for roughly 10 1/2 months, recovering from concussions that he suffered Jan. 1 and Jan. 5 this year. As The Times pointed out,..
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Air Canada, And Concussions, Don’t Scare NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman

Posted on March 11th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

What kind of a fool is National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman? Decide for yourself. The New York Times reported Friday that Air Canada, which sponsors the six NHL Canadian teams, threatened to pull its support of the league if it didn’t crack down on violence on the ice.    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/sports/hockey/11hits.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper “There have been..
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