Tougher Head-Check Rules Proposed for All Levels of Hockey

A group of more than 250 doctors, researchers and officials has called on hockey organizations - from youth groups on up to the NHL - to ban hits to the head. Representatives from the United States, Canada and Europe attending the two-day "Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion" conference at the Mayo Clinic's Sports Medicine Center emerged from the Rochester, Minn., facility Wednesday with the recommendation. The proposed new rule would set a stiffer head-checking standard in the NHL and its minor leagues in an effort to reduce the 75 reported concussions that occur on average each season in the NHL. Because the league serves as an example for all hockey players, the change could be seen at all levels of the game.

The New York Times' Jeff Klein provided thorough coverage of the conference throughout the week. One of the most astonishing statistics he revealed was that 700 concussions are reported each year among the 9,000 11- and 12-year-olds playing youth hockey in Alberta, Canada.

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