Hockey’s Next Head-Injury Reckoning
A new lawsuit could challenge the NHL over its alleged dismissal of the dangers of CTE.
The National Hockey League is facing renewed scrutiny into the lasting consequences that violence in its sport has on players. On May 1, the league’s commissioner, Gary Bettman, appeared at Canadian Parliament to address questions about head and brain injuries in hockey—a topic of growing alarm among current and former players, but one that Bettman has frequently dismissed.
Bettman maintained this stance throughout the hearing. But circumstances surrounding the meeting raise the question of how long the NHL will be able to plausibly deny the sport’s potential risk.
The group questioning Bettman was part of a on sports-related concussion. The subcommittee came together as attention to
