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The new and improved concussion thread II - Hockey Hall of Famer Henri Richard had stage 3 CTE at time of death, study finds



QMJHL to ban fighting starting next season. OHL and WHL not yet following suit. Also a CHL question as to what rules will be used for Memorial Cup.

No decision on what penalty for breaking fighting ban will result in. Perhaps mandatory suspension.
 
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LadyStanley said:
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Canadiens legend Richard found to have had CTE

Canadiens Hall of Famer Henri Richard had stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death in 2020, the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada announced.
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Henri Richard diagnosed with CTE at his death
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It is kind of unfortunately to see, even players with honor with unwritten codes still get this. It is time for the NHL to put emphasis on players safety as their own asset. A hefty suspension is needed to reduce concussions caused by dirty hits. Fighting would not be needed if the NHL stepped up. The NHL and NHLPA needs to come to a resolution to prevent a CTE with lengthy suspension. A damaged good from a players playing with CTE unknowingly even without any concussion symptom until their death is not in the league's best interests..
 
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BOSTON —
New research conducted at Boston University studied the brains of 152 young athletes who died before age 30 and found that 41% had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the brain disorder most commonly associated with professional athletes.

The findings published Monday in JAMA Neurology also include the discovery of the first American woman soccer player, a 28-year-old, to be diagnosed with CTE.



 
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A former hockey enforcer searches for answers on CTE before it’s too late

Chris Nilan fought more than 300 times during a pro hockey career, then had years of addiction and anger problems. A high-risk candidate for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Nilan is being studied by Boston University.
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Chris Nilan fought more than 300 times during a pro hockey career, then had years of addiction and anger problems. A high-risk candidate for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Nilan is being studied by Boston University.​

 
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Yet another one...

Former NHL player Chris Simon dies at 52 as family blames CTE

To quote:

"Former NHL winger Chris Simon died on Tuesday night, with his family blaming his death on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Simon’s family confirmed the 52-year-old took his own life and believe he was suffering from brain trauma. CTE can only be diagnosed through a postmortem although progress is being made towards an assessment in the living.

“The family strongly believes and witnessed first-hand, that Chris struggled immensely from CTE which unfortunately resulted in his death,” read a statement on behalf of Simon’s family."

Source: www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/20/former-nhl-player-chris-simon-dies-at-52-as-family-blames-cte
 
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Joe Murphy, Red Wings' No. 1 pick, is homeless again and refusing help

KENORA, Ontario – Joe Murphy wanders outside in a steady rain, eventually finding a place to sleep for the night in the doorway of a small restaurant.

His black tennis shoes are soaking wet and the bottom of his feet have pruned and turned bright white.
Murphy, selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the No. 1 overall pick in 1986, earned more than $13 million while playing 15 seasons in the NHL, but he is homeless again, just like last year. He doesn’t own socks, so he rips a T-shirt into strips and wraps them around his ankles.

“These are my socks right now,” Murphy says. “My feet have gone all white. Freakin’ nasty. I don’t need to remove my toes, I don’t think. But it’s going to be stinging and nasty, right?”

Dozens of people have tried to get Murphy off the streets of this small tourist town the past two years, including the NHL Alumni Association, members of the local police department, former teammates, his lawyer and an entire team of mental health experts and social workers. He refuses almost all of it.

Murphy stayed in an extended-stay motel paid by the NHL Alumni Association for several months last winter but moved out, although he can’t offer a coherent reason. He spent time at a hospital in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on the banks of Lake Superior, for a court-ordered mental-health evaluation. But he’s back in Kenora. He slept in a tent but he says it ripped. And now, he is back sleeping on benches, in doorways, inside a tunnel and under a gas station sign at the edge of this town of about 15,000, about 340 miles north of Minneapolis.

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Sad story

Sounds more like schizophrenia than cte though
 
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