Anyone not aware that hockey is frought with concussions
        has not been reading the paper too much lately.  Brett
        Lindros (Eric's brother) retired from the Islanders last
        season from a problem with recurring concussions.  There
        have been almost a dozen NHL players that I have read about
        that have been put on injury scratch lists for multiple
        games due to concussions.
 
        We had a HS goalie here last year suffer a concussion going to
        the bench on a penalty change...tripped in a rut and hit his
        head on the skull plate in the back of his fitted mask.
 
        If you watched the NHL All-Star game this year, a number of
        players were wearing new helmets by Bauer.  The on-air guys
        were saying that the helmets were not only lighter, but were
        more protective, and helped to better protect players from
        receiving concussions.
 
        Sounds like the issue is being recognized and addressed,
        anyway.
 
        Karl
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