B.C. junior hockey league hires concussion care specialist
One of B.C.'s junior hockey leagues has enlisted a specialist doctor to help them more effectively manage player concussions and ensure teenage players are not injured severely.
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![A goaltender with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League's Nelson Leafs looks to save a shot in this photograph. The league has enlisted an expert to help it beef up its concussion standards. A hockey goaltender looks to save a puck on the ice, as other skaters look on.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7111729.1707601020!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kootenay-international-junior-hockey-league-nelson-leafs.jpg)
One of B.C.'s junior hockey leagues has enlisted a specialist doctor to help them more effectively manage player concussions and ensure teenage players are not injured severely.