Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Five minutes? Okay, you'll give me a little bit of a warning before we get to the end. On your question about the officials, as I indicated in my statement, we educate the officials to, among other things, look for visible signs of concussion. An official can cause the removal o

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  To the extent that we are legally permitted to do it, we're happy to do it. There is a variety of rules, including HIPAA in the United States. Having said that, I think the data collection point is particularly important on medical conditions for young people. If there were more

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  We interact with players on a regular basis. Anecdotally, based on conversations we have with players, they understand the value and importance of it. In a particular case, you'll have a player who just doesn't want to get pulled from a game, but in the final analysis they recogn

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  That's a terrific question. I've seen a variety of changes. First, the medicine and knowledge about injuries, particularly concussions, is vastly different now from when I first took over. People didn't have the same knowledge. Concussions didn't get the same level of attention.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I believe that is non-mandatory, but it is something that may cause you to say, if you're looking for other visible signs, then you do it. It doesn't mean you automatically get to stay in. The trainer and medical staff may yet conclude that it's appropriate to have a player come

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I believe we can use our visibility and platforms to make sure that young people are taking the right messages from our game. What is done and is appropriate at the NHL level may not be appropriate at the youth level, but there are things that go on in our game that send the righ

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  With respect to the message we send to young people, which is responsive to both questions, in the concussion video we are currently making, which will have widespread distribution, star NHL players will be talking to young players about the importance of being truthful when they

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I'm glad you asked me that question, but I'm not sure that the premise that the link is clear now is one that the scientific and medical communities have embraced. I am not a physician. I am not a scientist. My views are informed by experts in the field. In fact, if you referred

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  There are two aspects to that. One, I'm not sure what the NFL's position is. A vice-president who is neither a doctor nor a scientist made that comment, and I believe a week or so later at least one or two NFL owners disputed that statement, so I don't know what the NFL's positio

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, honourable members. I appreciate your invitation to be here to discuss the important matter of concussion in sports. Recognizing that my time for remarks is limited, the NHL is also providing a written submission to the subcommittee today that co