All posts tagged 'hockey and brain injury'

Hockey Player Blake Geoffrion Exits Sport After Brain Injury

Posted on July 15th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Hockey player Blake Geoffrion has gotten religion after sustaining a brain injury: The 25-year-old announced his retirement Monday, according to USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/canadiens/2013/07/15/blake-geoffrion-montreal-retirement-head-injury-ahl-game/2518879/ A former Predators forward, Geoffrion told the newspaper that the risks, and dangers, of suffering  another brain injury are too great to continue doing the sport. Last..
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With His TBI, Blake Geoffrion Should Run, Not Walk, Away From Hockey

Posted on November 12th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

University of Wisconsin graduate Blake Geoffrion, who plays hockey for the Hamilton (Ontario) Bulldogs, is recovering from a brain injury that nearly took his life last Friday. The aftermath of  Geoffrion’s TBI was outlined by USA Today Monday in a blog by sports writer Josh Cooper, and it doesn’t paint..
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Young Hockey Concussions Are Underreported, Study Says

Posted on November 3rd, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

 Head injuries in junior hockey are widely underreported, in good part because there is pressure to return players to the rink as soon as possible. That’s the gist of New York Times story Tuesday on the results of a study that were announced Monday in Toronto. As the base of that research, the..
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Why We Should Ban Body Checking In Youth Hockey Leagues

Posted on June 14th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The body checking that is so much a part of ice hockey could prove dangerous for youths whose brains are still developing, according to a new study. As reported in the Journal of  the American Medical Association, there is a three-fold rise in severe injuries, including mild to severe concussions, in..
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