RE: Adam's Post
 
< What exactly are you talking about when you say "FACTS"?
 
Here are some facts, not fictionalized notions, not retaliatory slams, not
ignorance or irreverence to life or career threatening injuries, and not mean
spirited unconstructiveness. If you look beyond your nose these articles can
be found in most magazines and newspapers. DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU LET
YOUR NOSE DO YOUR TALKING.
 
 
*The Arizona Republic reported: In the 1998 season, two-thirds
of the Coyotes' No. 1 lines were sidelined. The season before Washington lost
368 man-games to injury.
* The Sporting News reported in March of 1998, that for the first time the
NHL started neuropsychological pretesting. This league wide concussion
evaluation study was in response to a prevalence of concussions. Through
January of 1998 there were 56 concussions in the league.
*A Chicago Tribune article from February of last year stated that concussions
are literally giving the NHL a big headache. The article said, "ten years
ago, he might have been told to strap his helmet on tighter." That statement
was in reference to how concussions were handled back then. You played
despite it. They didn't know any better then.
*The Hockey News reported this season that the new NHL commissioner would
crack down on rule enforcement and pump up fines due to an increase in
over-all injuries caused by what they deemed as unnecessary penalties.
 
Note: The record of available data is too long to list. According to
pro-hockey related articles in the past several years, injuries and penalties
are up and scoring is down. The issue of protective head gear, including
visors and helmets has reached a level of national concern from the pros to
the amateur youth levels, where there too injuries are up.
 
We've just put up a helmet survey (all the suggested retail prices not yet
up) at:http://www.violentcontact.net Please help us evaluate public opinion
in regard to purchasing a helmet. These surveys are totally anonymous. Many
Thanks.
 
P.S. We are currently still working on our face protection survey.
 
 
Vicki Price
Concussion Free Zone
at violentcontact.net
 
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