I was reading (in an article on Yahoo! Sports by Sheryl Ubelacker from The Canadian Press) about the discovery that former NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard's brain shows signs of a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated head injuries. That MIGHT have something to do with the fighting that often goes on in the sport. Is it really a good idea to put your brain through that sort of treatment? Not to mention the rest of your body?
Derek Boogaard was 28 when he died in May 2011 of an accidental overdose. His family donated his brain for examination and it was then discovered that his brain had been injured. Apparently, this guy was pretty intense and almost out of control in his hockey games. He was involved in a lot of fights.
Hockey is a pretty physical sport, and while we're talking about it so is football. In 2008, BYU Professor Dr. Erin Bigler proved how much a concussion affects the brain in the long term. How could any one assume that you can get a concussion while playing sports and you only have minor effects? I think we need to be more careful with our brains. I know I will always were a helmut while working with horses. But I would hope I've learned my lesson!
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