The NHL has dragged its feet maddeningly slow in regards to admitting the effects of concussions on the brain. The NFL has made advances on this front by acknowledging the link between football and brain diseases caused by repeated traumas. But the NHL would have you believe that they’re the toughest league, the most honorable. While they’ve inched forward in trying to reduce head injuries with the introduction of concussion spotters, they’re still stubbornly refusing to give into the fact that their sport also poses risks to its players, its moneymakers, that can be life-altering or, in the worst cases, fatal.
Toughness, Respect, and Injury in a So-Called “Man’s Game”
