From the ongoing internal dialogue at the NHL about skate lacerations to the difficult process of selecting players for the All-Star Game, reporterchris digs deeper in the latest Beyond Headlines.
on Dec. 19 has renewed public awareness about the dangers of skate lacerations — not to mention what happened with Niagara IceDogs goalie Tucker Tynan — there had been an ongoing internal dialogue at the league well before that.
Something called the “Laceration Task Group” was formed in 2016 to monitor incidents like the ones we’ve just seen and keep abreast of developments in protective equipment. It’s overseen by Rod Pasma of the NHL’s hockey operations department and Joe Reekie of the NHL Players’ Association and includes team trainers, equipment managers and doctors.
That group is due to meet again during next month’s all-star weekend in St. Louis and will discuss next steps. They’re not likely to include any immediate changes to the mandatory protective equipment worn by players — changes of that nature usually involve deep study and discussion by the NHL and NHLPA beforehand — but there will be a serious tenor given what’s just happened with Mikheyev, Clutterbuck and Tynan.
In fact, as of Saturday night, the league had 14 documented cases from this season of instances where a player was either cut by a skate or came within a whisker of having that happen.Stream NHL games on Sportsnet NOW Stream over 500 NHL games blackout-free, including the Flames, Oilers, Leafs and Canucks. Plus Hockey Night in Canada, Rogers Hometown Hockey, Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey and more.
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