From THE NCAA NEWS, May 10, 1995
 
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Head injuries, primarily concussions, are on the
rise in men's ice hockey, according to a report on
injuries in winter sports from the NCAA's Injury
Surveillance System (ISS).
 
This ice hockey season's game injury rate was
similar to that of previous year and higher than
the nine-year average.  The practice injury rate,
however, remains one of the lowest of the 16 sports
monitored by the ISS.  Knee and shoulder injuries,
as in the past, are the most common.  Approximately
one-third of the reported injuries required at least
a one-week time loss.
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The article also included the following statistics,
based on what the NCAA deems a representative
cross section (with respect to division and geographic
region) of 43 (35% of) schools sponsoring hockey.
 
1994-95 (per 1000 athlete-exposures)
Practice Injury Rate: 2.2 (2.3 nine-year avg)
Game Injury Rate: 18.1 (16.9 nine-year avg)
Preseason Injury Rate: 5.6
Regular Season Injury Rate: 5.9
Postseason Injury Rate: 4.8
 
Percent of injuries occurring in:
Practices: 30% (32% nine-year avg)
Games: 70% (68% nine-year avg)
 
Top 3 Body Parts Injured (percent of all injuries)
Knee: 17%
Shoulder: 14%
Head: 8%
 
Top 3 Types of Injury (percent of all injuries)
Contusion: 22%
Sprain: 20%
Strain: 15%
 
 
John H
U Mich