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Originally Posted by Looch City
It's honestly baffling why it's even allowed. Why are we allowing these them play through injuries that could cause long term health issues if not addressed?
I guess ultimately it's the player's choice if he can/wants to play. It's overall part of hockey culture isn't it? Play through your injuries, tough it out!
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I wonder about this. Like is it really culture-based or is it that hockey players are just tougher in general?
Like they grow up on ice wearing razor sharp blades on their feet, chasing an extremely hard object around that (over time) starts flying around at greater and greater velocities. Then there's that whole thing of two people colliding together at much higher speeds than a linebacker can run... or perhaps even worse, getting slammed into boards repeatedly every game.
For sure, there's a bit of heroism in any athlete playing through something when the going gets tough... but when the basketball world is astonished by Steve Nash finishing a game with a broken nose and you compare that to hockey players playing on broken feet, dislocated shoulders, cracked ribs, broken sternums, ruptured spleens, etc etc....