NHLs revamped concussion rules leaked amid NFL-Cam Newton backlash

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With the for the way it handled Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on Thursday, the Vinni Lettieri Jersey NHL is about to update its concu sion rules, Canada’s . The news being leaked in the wake of the Newton situation is probably not a coincidence. MORE: Beginning with the 2016-17 season, four independent trainers (called “central spotters”) will monitor all NHL games via television. When they see “visible signs” of a concu sion, they will alert the team that the player must be removed from the game. Every team has its own spotters in place. The league foursome will supplement their observations. The NHL’s 2016-17 season begins Oct. 12. Details on update are expected to be provided before that date, sources told Sportsnet.ca’s Elliotte Friedman. The NHL’s concu sion protocol went into effect in March 2011. It requires players suspected of being concu sed to leave the ice, go into a quiet room and be examined by a team doctor. Before, players were examined on the bench. There are flaws in the Parker Wotherspoon Jersey NHL system, as witne sed last season when the Flames’ Dennis Wideman refused to leave a game in which he got a head injury. Expect the NHL to , according to CBS Sports. Also expect backlash from the teams, since the four independent spotters will take decisions out of the hands Jaxon Nelson Jersey of coaches and trainers. But the league is sensitive to the i sue, in 2013. The number of complainants now tops 100. The suit filed in a Minnesota federal court alleging that the NHL failed to protect players from the risks of the repeated head trauma. Many NHL stars had their careers shortened by concu sions, including Pat LaFontaine and Eric Lindros. Sindey Crosby is among players who continue to play after repeated head trauma. Crosby is captain of the Stanley Cup-champion Penguins and was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as most valuable player in the playoffs. The NHL , but its motion was denied in May 2016. In August, a United States senator said the against the concu sion suit. Commi sioner Gary Bettman Johnny Bucyk Jersey pooh-poohed the notion. In 2015, PBS reported that Gord Kluzak Jersey were found to have concu sion-related brain disease after their deaths. The NFL settled a concu sion suit by former players for $765 million. The NHL shows no signs of willingne s to settle. Newton was hit in the head several times during Thursday’s NFL opener against the Broncos. Controversy brewed after the game about game officials not calling penalties on the hits, how Newton was handled by his own coaches and staff, and whether the league should have ordered Newton into concu sion protocol.

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The NHL’s new concussion rules were leaked, sparking debate amid the NFL’s Cam Newton backlash.
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