NHL Head Injuries on The Rise
Lately in the NHL, the main issue at hand has been the topic of head injuries.
This week during the general manager's meetings, they will try to decide what is
a legal and illegal hit
, and if it is illegal what the punishment should be. Although
big hits in the NHL is one big way in which the sport separates itself from the other
mainstream sports, it has recently been getting out of hand. For example on October
24th, 2009 Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers went head hunting on David Booth of
the Florida Panthers. Booth was not able to get up on his own power and was taken off
of the ice on a stretcher. He suffered a concussion and had to be monitored by medical
staff for days after. While the speed of the game continues to increase, so do the number
of head injuries. Right now at this moment, there are three NHL players out with a concussion, with one of those three, Marc Savard maybe missing the rest of the season with a grade 2 concussion. While Marc lay momentarily unconscious on the ice, the Boston Bruins realized that they may have lost their top scorer for the rest of the season. At the end of these next few days, hopefully the NHL will have a more clear interpretation of legal and illegal hits, but only time will tell.
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This week during the general manager's meetings, they will try to decide what is
a legal and illegal hit
, and if it is illegal what the punishment should be. Althoughbig hits in the NHL is one big way in which the sport separates itself from the other
mainstream sports, it has recently been getting out of hand. For example on October
24th, 2009 Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers went head hunting on David Booth of
the Florida Panthers. Booth was not able to get up on his own power and was taken off
of the ice on a stretcher. He suffered a concussion and had to be monitored by medical
staff for days after. While the speed of the game continues to increase, so do the number
of head injuries. Right now at this moment, there are three NHL players out with a concussion, with one of those three, Marc Savard maybe missing the rest of the season with a grade 2 concussion. While Marc lay momentarily unconscious on the ice, the Boston Bruins realized that they may have lost their top scorer for the rest of the season. At the end of these next few days, hopefully the NHL will have a more clear interpretation of legal and illegal hits, but only time will tell.
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