Everyone knew that Sidney Crosby’s concussion was serious. And with the new awareness of concussions in the sports world, Crosby and the Penguins were doing the right thing and taking things slowly. It seemed as though Crosby was progressing along well, but maybe that’s because people were taking the “no news is good news” approach. [...]
Headshots: Bad. The way the NHL deals with them? Even worse.
This year, both the NHL and the NFL have tried to deal with the issue of headshots. It is a problem in both leagues as head injuries (namely, concussions) are things you don’t want to be messing around with. Players can’t be going around targeting and delivering vicious blows to the head. So anyone who [...]