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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel is hit by Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Mattias Ohlund during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto in this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo.
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Boston Bruins' Manny Fernandez, left, P.J. Axelsson, Chuck Kobasew and Matt Hunwick kneel over fallen Bruin Patrice Bergeron during the second period of their 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in a hockey game in Boston on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.

NHL to crack down on headshots, Bettman says

League commissioner hopes to enforce discipline on players without changing fundamentals of the game

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4. Headshots: Colin Campbell, David Branch, Don Cherry, Dr. Charles Tator, Ken Holland -- In a way that harkens back to the introduction of the helmet to the NHL, hockey is faced with the stigma of appropriate measures against headshots as being curiously contrary to the game’s culture. Enter Campbell as the league’s disciplinarian; Branch, the OHL commissioner, as most ardent about punishing headshots; Cherry, as the cultural connection to the masses; Tator, an outspoken neurosurgeon who’s been warning of concussion danger for years; and Holland, the Detroit Red Wings GM with influence on the issue.

Hockey summit will focus on player safety

Hockey Canada president says NHL must hand out stronger suspensions for hits to the head

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Jamie Heward of the Tampa Bay Lightning is taken off the ice on a stretcher after being checked into the boards in this Jan. 1, 2009 file photo in Washington.

Taking action on hockey headshots

On the heels of high-profile injuries, Hockey Canada to convene summit on player safety

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NFL brain injury committee meets for first time

Group wants to open a dialogue on brain injuries in professional football, develop recommendations to keep players safer

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Will the NHL ever learn? Cormier hit shows head shots have no place in hockey

Player's suspension shouldn't end debate

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Roy MacGregor

Cormier hit gives hockey a chance to learn 'valuable lesson'

Having sat on the fence over the issue of head shots, sport should use opportunity to set a precedent for future incidents

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Concussion needs a new name, researchers say

A team from McMaster University suggests the diagnosis ‘mild traumatic brain injury’ would be taken more seriously by patients and parents

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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, right argues with referee Stephane Auger, left, during the second period of their hockey game in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. The NHL’s top disciplinarian is looking into Vancouver Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows’ spat with referee Stephane Auger. An NHL spokesman said Tuesday that Colin Campbell, the NHL’s vice-president of hockey operations, was reviewing the matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charles Rex Arbogast
Eric Duhatschek

The NHL's worst nightmare

Alex Burrows said what a lot of people have been thinking for years: referees do carry out vendettas