Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Yes. I was at the end of my 18-year-old year when I got taken out. The following year we had a guy on our team who was acquired from Kindersley, and he said that their head coach had a list of players he was okay with them taking extra liberties on.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I don't know if it's tolerated. There are just some people who think it's okay.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I don't think anyone really plays hockey to become a fighter. It's just how they make their living. Some guys aren't quite good enough skill-wise, so they learn to fight, and if they do that well, they can find a spot on teams at higher levels.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I guess it's just going after the goaltender unnecessarily. If the puck is gone, you don't need to make contact. I understand if the puck is in my equipment or there's a scramble in front of the net, some contact, but going out of your way to make that contact would be the best w

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I'm not sure.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Since word got out of my concussions, it was, a lot of the time, more than once a game.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I don't think so, because at the end of the day, the players have to make their own choice. If they're going to plow through the goalie, they're going to do it.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I'm not really sure. I guess I wouldn't want to get run all the time. The crease rule.... I think in the IIHF the whistle is blown any time someone on the opposing team enters the crease. I think that would have gone a long way in enabling me to play.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  My mom can go.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  For me, I think, the rules maybe just need to be upheld a little bit more stiffly, and players need to be taught how to protect themselves at a younger age to be able to avoid some of those hits.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  There wasn't one when I was younger. I knew they existed, but that was about it. It wasn't until, I guess, midget that I saw guys getting them. When I made it to junior, there's baseline testing, but other than that.... You don't hear anything about it until it actually happens.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Sure. For me, it's the social aspect. As you said I was pretty quiet to begin with and hockey pulled me out of my shell every day and I enjoyed it a lot. Now I have to make new friends. That's just how it is.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Yes, I played baseball until I was 11 or 12, and then stopped to play summer hockey.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Yes.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I just play golf, really.