There must be some geniuses over at York University. They just published a study that showed that body checking is the leading cause of injury in youth hockey. TSN has the story here.
Nineteen of the 20 studies we looked at this time showed an increased risk of injuries when bodychecking was permitted and some of these injuries were very serious. -Alison Macpherson, a professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York
Are you kidding me? Did they really need a study to show that?
Also in the news: crashes are the leading cause of motor vehicle related injuries.
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5 Comments on this post
Leave a CommentGot to use that grant money before it expires I suppose. I think this would have been a better picture: http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/ribeiro_mike040411.jpg
Comment left on 3.12.2009 by TS
lol…yea…I’m not a huge fan of ribeiro either…I like to see him injured
Comment left on 3.12.2009 by Adrian Corscadden
Funny part is, that is a picture of him faking an injury…
Comment left on 3.12.2009 by TS
HAHA! I love this photo! It seems like every hockey player has missing teeth btw.
Comment left on 5.1.2009 by hot news
Love the photo!!!
Comment left on 3.31.2011 by Fort Lauderdale Condos