Lockout Opportunity: Hits to the Head Jason Sulham | September 21, 2012 The NHL has entered its third lockout in as many tries under Mr. Bettman’s commissionership. The fissure, and therefore the dominating storyline, centers on distribution of hockey related revenue, contract…
Dear Brendan Shanahan…… Justin Glock | April 20, 2012 Dear Brendan Shanahan, You have an extremely difficult job. I would not want to be in your shoes. As head of the NHL Department of Player Safety, you have the…
Youth Hockey Injuries – Parents Perspective Brad Burud | April 15, 2012 I am a hockey fan of all levels, and today I saw something hockey related that was quite disturbing. While browsing my computer looking at national news stories…
Sidney Crosby Watch Him While You Can Bruce Hollingdrake | March 15, 2012 A Guest Post by Adrian Mercer – @MercerAdrian As Sidney Crosby readies himself for his return tonight, the watching world readies itself for the next hit. Such is now the…
Selanne’s Career Proves Patience Is The Best Option For Crosby Tim Kolupanowich | March 9, 2012 Sidney Crosby was recently cleared for contact, great news for the star center who has played only eight games since getting hit in the head in back-to-back games in January 2011.…
“Old-Time Hockey” is Killing the Game Michael Viola | March 2, 2012 There is an epidemic in today’s NHL. Stars are dropping left and right and it is taking away from the game’s overall appeal. Sidney Crosby hasn’t played for the better…
Boston Bruins’ Nathan Horton Suffers Setback Bob Mand | February 10, 2012 By Bob Mand, Boston Bruins Senior Correspondent Boston Bruins Head Coach, Claude Julien informed members of the media today that forward Nathan Horton has stopped skating because of post-concussion symptoms.…
Sidney Crosby dealing with two fractured vertebrae Fred Poulin | January 29, 2012 The Sidney Crosby health situation took another big twist yesterday evening as both Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed that the superstar’s latest setback resulted from wrong diagnosis from the Penguins…
10 Ways To Make Hockey Better in 2012 Steve Kendall | January 2, 2012 Hand out real suspensions/Get players to respect one another: Concussions continue to plague the NHL…
The Blame Game Needs to Stop Regarding Lack of Concussion Data Justin Johnson | December 28, 2011 Concussion. Head Injury. Upper Body injury. Whatever you want to call it, it’s just as bad and just as harmful to sports, most notably hockey. It’s becoming an epidemic in…
Hockey’s Five Mournful Moments of 2011 Steve Kendall | December 27, 2011 As 2011 comes to a close, it provides a time for hockey fans to reflect. In the first of a two-part series, The Hockey Writers’ Steve Kendall will examine the…
Is it Time for Colorado Avalanche Peter Mueller to Retire? Cheryl Bradley | December 21, 2011 If you ask Peter Mueller of the Colorado Avalanche what he thinks about all this interest in concussions lately, he’d probably say he doesn’t want to talk about it. It…