This week could be the single most exciting week of the year for the average sports fan. You have the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET, the first game of the NBA Finals on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET and the UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday at 2:45 […]
Steve Montador became the fifth former NHL player to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) posthumously. Montador passed away on February 15, 2015; he was only thirty-five years old. During his NHL career, Montador played for the Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, and Chicago Blackhawks. Montador, a player who […]
Live streaming applications Meerkat and Periscope have been banned by the National Hockey League. Credentialed members of the media officially are not permitted to stream live footage from before, during, and after NHL games from inside NHL arenas. A memo from NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly discussed the league’s motion to ban these applications: “We […]
Researchers at Virginia Tech have studied sports-related head impacts and which helmets reduce the risk of concussion best. Commencing in 2011, these researchers have released an unbiased rating system of helmets through a culmination of the last ten years of research. To ensure their system is unbiased, Virginia Tech has remained completely independent of both […]
Global sports equipment manufacturer, STX, is introducing updated protective gear in stores on May 15th. The two new product lines are represented in the NHL by Charlie Coyle (Surgeon line) of the Minnesota Wild, and Matt Moulson (Stallion line) of the Buffalo Sabers. The company is headquartered out of Baltimore, Maryland, and is best known […]
