Following a season of grueling practices and hard - fought games, football and
ice hockey players who had no outward sign of head trauma showed worrisome changes in brain structure and cognitive performance that weren't shared by athletes who competed in varsity sports such as track, crew and cross-country skiing, according to a report published Wednesday in the journal Neurology.
Not exact matches
Olson, an amateur
hockey player who later toiled in the Winnipeg Jets» farm system for a few years, was looking for a way to skate outdoors in good weather sans
ice.
Our outstanding team of instructors is led by David Maley, a former San Jose Shark and Stanley Cup winner
who founded Rollin»
ice in 1996, as well as Travis Hawkins, a veteran professional roller
hockey player who is in high demand as an instructor for youth and adults at all levels.
First team
players who have competed in a varsity contest between Oxford University
Ice Hockey Club (OUIHC) and Cambridge University
Ice Hockey Club (CUIHC) are eligible for the awarding of an Oxford University Blues Award.
Unlike other league awards that reward
players based on their on -
ice skills, the Masterton goes to a
player who best shows «perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to
hockey.»
Players who can't stand erect can play sled
hockey, using a specially designed sled to move across the
ice.
Ostensibly, it is the story of a team of nine - year old
hockey players in a Boston suburb, their coach, a former high school baseball coach and local sports hero, the all - male board of directors of the town's
hockey club, a
hockey mom concerned about her kids emotional well - being, and, at center
ice, a set of adorable, identical, competitive, but sensitive twin boys
who became, as is all too often the case in the adult - centered world of youth sports, the unintended but innocent victims of a real life power play.
A few years ago,
players in the Central Missouri Eagles Youth
Ice Hockey program which I help coach spent the afternoon with sick, injured and disabled patients at a local children's hospital
who must clear substantial hurdles before they can play the sports so many families simply take for granted.
One resident
who addressed the board brought up recent incidents of violence on the
ice involving teen
hockey players or their parents.
Whether you're a recreational exerciser or a dedicated athlete, this means MORE: more standing on the pedals for the mom
who does spin class; more reps for the gym jock on his favorite lift; more shifts for the
hockey player who used to get winded on the
ice, and so on.
Goon gets its inspiration from the true story of Doug Smith,
who collaborated with Adam Frattasio to make a biography of how he made his way from amateur boxer into the rankings of minor league
hockey fame by being the goon on the
ice whose job it is to protect the star ornery
players from the
players on the other teams.
Or if Don Cherry claimed suddenly to like European
hockey players who wear visors and float around the
ice never body - checking opponents.
As of three days ago, the Employment Standards Act no longer applies to
players, entitled to scholarships,
who play on major junior
ice hockey teams in British Columbia.
Susskind hones in on the essence of his advice when he quotes the famous
ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky,
who counseled, «Skate where the puck's going, not where it's been.»