One of my hockey dad friends from bygone teams and his wife have a company in Southwestern Ontario called Brainworks - you can guess what its professional speciality is.
Two of his sons, who are close in age, played on teams over the years with mine. His older son, when he was maybe 12, was on the wrong end of one of the most vicious boarding incidents I had ever seen up to that point.
In a Tweet on Twitter today, Brainworks points to this article. It should be read by all involved in minor hockey, especially parents who push their kids to get back on the ice too soon. It'll leave you nodding your head http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/HeadTrauma/23083
I believe Don Van Masenhoven was the ref on that boarding incident and he didn't even make a call.
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