NHL union will form committee to help players better understand traumatic brain injuries

BOSTON -- The NHLPA will shape an advisory committee to thief lucky players amended understand chronic traumatic encephalopathy and nan harm that concussions tin do to nan brain.

NHLPA president Marty Walsh said connected Friday nighttime that nan CTE committee was unanimously approved astatine a national committee gathering this summer. The erstwhile Boston politician made nan announcement aft receiving an grant astatine nan yearly gala for nan Concussion Legacy Foundation, which supports patients and families struggling pinch nan symptoms of traumatic encephalon injuries.

“The semipermanent wellness of NHL players is of paramount value to our membership," nan national said successful a statement. "To this end, nan NHLPA is successful nan process of forming a subordinate committee that will beryllium focused connected learning much astir chronic traumatic encephalopathy). The committee will beryllium guided by starring aesculapian experts successful this section to thief players amended understand CTE.”

A degenerative encephalon disease, CTE has been identified successful athletes and subject combat veterans who sustained concussions aliases repeated blows to nan head. It tin beryllium diagnosed only posthumously done an introspection of nan brain.

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