Virigina Tech Testing Hockey Helmets for Concussion Risk

Virginia Tech tests hockey helmets. Image via Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech tests hockey helmets. Image via Virginia Tech.

Hockey helmets may soon be getting hit with some big changes, but hopefully they'll be able to absorb the impact.

According to The New York Times, hockey sees the second greatest rate of concussion, behind football. And while hockey helmets have improved in protection in recent years, they still resemble something closer to a cycling helmet than football headgear, something the team of researchers at Virginia Tech responsible for the STAR system, a five-point scale that rates the effectiveness of football helmets, hope to change.

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