I've seen high sticks under half-shields give cuts but concussions?
C'mon, that's ridiculous. Yes, there is a problem with the increasing
number of injuries in the NHL but I don't think it can be attributed to
the half-shield.
 
In those 'facts' i'm just wondering about those injuries. Most injuries
aren't even head injuries, much less ones resulting from a player
wearing a half-shield, or no mask at all.
 
Vicki Price wrote:
>
> 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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