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lanny9 · 08-25-2014, 10:35 AM

I was a smaller player as well and at age 13 I received my first major concussion by some guy who was about 700lbs heavier than I (checked from behind into the boards). Back then concussion protocols were unheard of and I was playing the next morning. After a major concussion it is very easy to get subsequent concussions and have had about 10 since, two that I woud consider major. All but two were from hockey, one car accident and one from something falling on me. Long story short, if no-hit hockey saves one kid from going through what I have had to deal with since, I would be all for it. To me it is not worth the memory loss, the constant headaches that never go away, the balance issues etc.

08-25-2014, 10:35 AM	#8
lanny9 Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: On The Dark Side Of The Moon Exp:	I was a smaller player as well and at age 13 I received my first major concussion by some guy who was about 700lbs heavier than I (checked from behind into the boards). Back then concussion protocols were unheard of and I was playing the next morning. After a major concussion it is very easy to get subsequent concussions and have had about 10 since, two that I woud consider major. All but two were from hockey, one car accident and one from something falling on me. Long story short, if no-hit hockey saves one kid from going through what I have had to deal with since, I would be all for it. To me it is not worth the memory loss, the constant headaches that never go away, the balance issues etc.