At 05:13 PM 2/8/98 -0500, D B Doucette wrote:
>The increase in hits to the head in college hockey grew as soon as the NCAA
>mandated full face shields, in the interests, it was said, of player
>safety.  Go figure.
 
It's also my impression that that there has been an increase in head
injuries but I haven't seen any scientific studies that confirm  an
increase.  Has the NCAA, the four major conferences or any other
organization published studies that confirm there are more head injuries
than in the past?  Is it possible the increase in the use of the internet
has done a better job of reporting injuries than in the pre-net period?  If
anyone has any hard information, I'd be interested in it.
 
Bob Svec
 
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