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Carter Hart and Petr Mrazek

3 Goalies to Boom, 3 to Bust in 2019-20

As all 31 NHL teams play out the rest of their exhibition games in preparation for the regular season, rosters ...
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Former Governor of Minnesota Mark Dayton signing a piece of concussion legislation

A Polar Comparison of Concussion Legislation in the United States and Canada

When it comes to prevention or treatment programs pertaining to sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), youth concussion protocol is typically ...
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Marc-Andre Fleury butterfly

Break-Down: Butterfly

Since the mid-1990s when Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy virtually patented the play style, the butterfly style has dominated ...
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Alex Nedeljkovic in a Charlotte Checkers sweater

Spotlight: Alex Nedeljkovic

While the Carolina Hurricanes had themselves an unexpectedly excellent season in 2018-19, making it all the way to the Eastern ...
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Basic goalie stance

Break-Down: Stance

A good stance is one of the fundamental components to improving as a goaltender and becoming more comfortable in the ...
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St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington hoisting the Stanley Cup

Spotlight: Jordan Binnington

When the St. Louis Blues put backup goaltender Chad Johnson on waivers on December 10th, 2018, no one probably could ...
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Hockey player skating over cannabis plant at center ice

NHL Alumni Association, Canopy Growth Partnership Preludes the Future of Cannabis as a Remedy in Sports

In March 2019, the NHL Alumni Association (NHLAA) entered into a landmark agreement with Canopy Growth Corp. and NEEKA Health ...
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman during his testimony before Canadian Parliament

A Look at NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada

In 2018, the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Health adopted a motion establishing the Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions ...
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Dr. Charles Tator sitting at his desk

Interview with Order of Canada Recipient Dr. Charles Tator, Founder of the Canadian Concussion Centre

Although concussions and the long-lasting effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) have only come to light in recent years, there ...
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Headsup apparel

Headsup: Interviewing the Co-Founders of this Canadian Organization Raising Concussion Awareness

Last November, I had the chance to attend the eleventh annual PrimeTime Sports Management conference in Toronto, where hundreds of ...
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