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    NHL commissioner disputes link between hockey and CTE brain disease

    The Commissioner of the National Hockey League tackles the league's efforts to increase diversity, hockey's culture of fighting and potential links between the game and the brain disease CTE.
    by H.J. Mai Apr 19, 2023 3 minutes
    NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman shakes hands with Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals prior to the 2023 NHL All-Star game.
    Updated April 19, 2023 at 7:49 AM ET

    For hockey fans, it's the best time of the year – the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs. But the physical aspect of playing the game has led to increased concerns about potential links between hockey and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). National Hockey League (NHL) Commissioner Gary Bettman says he remains unconvinced that there are any connections between the degenerative brain disease and playing NHL hockey.

    "We listen to the medical opinions on CTE, and I don't believe there has been any

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