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Landeskog joins campaign to help promote proper concussion recovery

Colorado Avalanche left winger Gabriel Landeskog knows too well how hard it can be, how long it can take — and how scary it is — to recover from a serious concussion.

That’s why he is one of several prominent athletes taking a lead role in publicizing a new Canadian-based charitable initiative, the EMPWR Foundation. Its aim is to advance proper recovery methods after concussion injuries, by eventually creating digital-resource platform and recovery tools.

Landeskog suffered a significant concussion three years ago after a wicked, head-high, neutral-zone hit from Brad Stuart of the San Jose Sharks. Landeskog wobbled off the ice and didn’t play in another NHL game for nearly four weeks.