Ryan Freel Apparent Suicide May be Linked to Concussions Now, it’s not only football and hockey players who commit suicide after suffering concussions — and permanent brain damage — during their careers. Add professional baseball players to the list. Ryan Freel, an MLB player who had to end his career..
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It looks like the National Hockey League is trying to make an example of Phoenix Coyotes player Raffi Torres. And so it should. The NHL whacked him in the head with a 25-game suspension for taking an illegal shot at Marian Hossa, striking the Blackhawks player directly in the head..
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Was New York Rangers hocky player Derek Boogaard’s death in any way linked to the concussion he sustained in December? You can bet that’s the question that’s in everyone’s mind after the news broke Friday that the 28-year-old was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment. An autopsy was set for today, Saturday...
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National Hockey League general managers will be on the hot seat next week, pressured to put more teeth into a new rule regarding checks to the head, according to The New York Times. http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/general-managers-likely-to-address-hits-to-head/?ref=sports The GMs, who are holding their annual meeting in Florida, are not likely to ban hits to the head,..
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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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The number of concussions in pro hockey this season has risen, although the National Hockey League is keeping mum on exactly what the number is so far. The New York Times published a story Sunday based on a news conference that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman gave during All-Star weekend. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/sports/hockey/30nhl.html?_r=1&ref=hockey He said..
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The topic of safety and the sport of ice hockey is on the agenda Tuesday at a medical conference at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/sports/hockey/18hockey.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper The confab will include representatives spanning the National Hockey League to youth leagues, and they will talk about recommendations..
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