PM Justin Trudeau weighs in on NHL concussion debate

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday urged the NHL to consider concussions and other head injuries a ‘serious problem.’ (REUTERS/Chris Wattie)CALGARY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waded into the hockey concussion debate Tuesday, urging the NHL to look at head injuries “as a very real problem.”

Trudeau was asked for his thoughts on the issue a day after court documents revealed an internal debate by NHL officials over head injuries and a deeper concern about the impact of fighting than what has been publicly shared by league leadership.

The prime minister said he worries about concussions, especially as a father who has watched his son “bravely get out onto the pond ice, usually…