Upper body injury is commonly reported in NHL injury reports. What does that mean? Is it a shoulder injury? Something more specific such as an AC joint or labrum?
The term "upper body injury" is purposely vague to leave some question as to the exact nature of the injury. Years ago, while I was serving as team physician for the Philadelphia Flyers, accurate reporting of injuries was required. Now teams are permitted to not disclose specifics and instead report vague injuries such as upper body injuries. The reason to not report the specific injury is to keep opposing players from directing their attention to that part of the body that was compromised.