The NHL's concussion protocols are under fire after Sydney Crosby took a nasty spill into the boards and was not removed from the game for evaluation.
Sydney Crosby's head-first crash into the boards was 'nearly the nightmare scenario' concussion experts worry about
The NHL's concussion protocols are under fire after Sydney Crosby took a nasty spill into the boards and wasn't evaluated for a concussion.
The incident came late in the first period of the Penguins' Game 6 loss and just one game after Crosby returned from missing a game due to a concussion suffered earlier in the series.
Despite his previous concussion, and despite looking dazed after the fall, the NHL's concussion "spotters" — people in New York who watch all games and have the authority to remove a player from action to be evaluated for a concussion
The NHL released a statement on Tuesday saying that the spotters did not have the authority to pull Crosby because this particular scenario is not included in their guidelines as a "mechanism of injury."
After the game, Crosby said he was evaluated for a concussion, saying, "Yep. Yeah. Pretty standard
It would seem the NHL's concussion protocols still have some issues to resolve.
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