NHL Emails Discuss Link Between Fighting and Concussions

March 28th, 2016 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »
While concussions and their long-term impact on athletes are often associated with football, the topic reportedly has been on the minds of National Hockey League executives since at least 2011.

According to Rick Westhead of TSN, a U.S. federal court in Minneapolis opened documents as part of a lawsuit filed by former NHL players that included "a trove of sensitive emails sent between high-ranking" executives. Among those emails was a 2011 email chain "in which NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly links fighting in hockey to concussions, depression and 'personal tragedies.'"

Westhead noted Daly sent the email regarding personal tragedies shortly after Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien and Wade Belak died within four months of each other. All three of those players were considered NHL enforcers and took a physical approach to the game.

Michael Drapack of CBC Sports reported in February that there are more than 100 former NHL players who have joined the lawsuit against the league for failing to protect or inform them enough about concussions and brain injuries.

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