Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo wants to have a lastly impact on the game of hockey and its safety. That’s why he announced Wednesday on Twitter that he’ll donate his brain “to be used for study and furthering understanding of the consequences of traumatic brain injury” when he dies.
This is one of the scariest & hardest things I’ve ever had to write but here it goes. I am pledging my brain to Ted Carrick and the @Carrickinst (Carrick Institute) to be used for study and furthering understanding of the consequences of traumatic brain injury when I pass @NHL
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) May 2, 2018
Carcillo racked up 1,233 penalty minutes and was fined or suspended 12 times during his nine-year career, but he’s become an outspoken advocate for concussion research and brain safety since he retired in 2015.