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The concussion scapegoat

It comes to something when we are no longer surprised about the periodic news stories telling us that yet another current or retired hockey player has been found dead. Since the summer of 2011 when Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien and Wade Belak all lost their lives to the more recent losses of Steve Montador and just this week Todd Ewen, the loss of retired hockey players has become a regular occurrence.

This is not limited to those that have played in the National Hockey League, while the news stories might fly under the radar of the mainstream press, there have been a large number of suicides of young players who played in the minors or in Europe and did not get recognition in the…

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 The concussion scapegoat

There is no doubt that contact sports do have an association with brain injury and that as we learn more about the devastating effects of concussion we must adapt the game if we are to limit the damage that is done during the game, but I maintain that we are still missing something here. Having spent seven years dedicated to the academic study of hockey, and of the culture of fighting in particular, it has become apparent that we are ignoring a far bigger problem -not of a broken brain, but of a broken culture.

Top 10 Health Benefits of Hockey

When you think hockey, you think body checks, fist fights and missing teeth. But there’s so much more to hockey than the rough contact sport it’s known for.

Hockey in Society

Hockey in Society is a blog dedicated to examining the sport of hockey with a critical, inquisitive and passionate eye. While each contributor is a lifelong hockey fan, Hockey in Society is not a fan site—rather, it aims to examine important social and political issues at all levels of the sport and to explore these from a variety of critical perspectives. The blog is committed to the concept of public sociology and its application to sport.

USA Hockey

Ice hockey participation in the United States continues to increase with the expansion of youth, high school and junior programs. Opportunities for girls and women grow every year. Ice Hockey requires speed, power, and teamwork. The unique nature of the game of hockey results in specific injury patterns, some of which can be avoided.

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