Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Yes, for sure. I think that is the culture in a lot of sports, and especially in hockey, that you try to play through it. I wanted to play through it. After I got hit, I went off to the bench and I started to feel a bit dizzy, but I wanted to try to go out for another shift so I went out for about 10 seconds and then I said, no, I can't do this, and went off to the bench and told my coach.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  It's an interesting question, for sure. I think we need to remember that the NHL is a business for making money, and people enjoy watching fighting while they're at the games. The negative side of that is that it really makes an impression on the younger players, and so forth. I think that when rules in younger leagues are allowed, such as all the bodychecking—just because that is what I know most—it sort of changes the mindset of the players.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Hi, everyone. My name is Ash Kolstad. I'm currently an undergraduate student in the faculty of kinesiology at the University of Calgary. I want to thank you for this great honour of being invited to speak about my experiences with concussions from sport. In 2009, I was 12 years old and received two concussions while playing ice hockey at the peewee level.