Bodychecking and the risk of injury in youth ice hockey
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
The age at which bodychecking is introduced in youth ice hockey does not appear to affect overall risk of injury and concussion, although introducing it at the Pee Wee level (ages 11-12) reduces the risk of injury resulting in more than seven days loss from playing time for Bantam ice hockey players (ages 13-14), found new research.