Ice Hockey
Protective equipment in youth ice hockey: are mouthguards and helmet age relevant to concussion risk?
Kolstad AT, Eliason PH, Galarneau J, Black AM, Hagel BE, Emery CA.
Br J Sports Med. 2023 May;57(10):571-577. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105585. Epub 2023 Mar 14.
Are Self-Reported and Parent-Reported Attention Problems and Hyperactivity Associated With Higher Rates of Concussion in Youth Ice Hockey Players?
Gerschman T, Brooks BL, Mrazik M, Eliason PH, Bonfield S, Yeates KO, Emery CA, Schneider KJ.
Clin J Sport Med. 2023 Mar 1;33(2):130-138. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001080. Epub 2022 Oct 5.
Does Increasing the Severity of Penalties Assessed in Association With the "Zero Tolerance for Head Contact" Policy Translate to a Reduction
Williamson RA, Kolstad AT, Nadeau L, Goulet C, Hagel B, Emery CA
Clin J Sport Med. 2022 Nov 1;32(6):e598-e604. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001063. Epub 2022 Aug 18.
Evaluating the Effect of Policy Prohibiting Body Checking on Physical Contacts in U15 and U18 Youth Ice Hockey Leagues
Kolstad AT, Chin M, Martinez G, Janzen L, Krolikowski M, Goulet C, Nadeau L, Hagel BE, Emery CA
Clin J Sport Med. 2022 Nov 1;32(6):e614-e619. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001060. Epub 2022 Jul 20.
Bodychecking experience and rates of injury among ice hockey players aged 15-17 years
Eliason PH, Hagel BE, Palacios-Derflingher L, Warriyar V, Bonfield S, Black AM, Mrazik M, Lebrun C, Emery CA
CMAJ. 2022 Jun 20;194(24):E834-E842. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.211718.
No association found between body checking experience and injury or concussion rates in adolescent ice hockey players
Eliason P, Hagel BE, Palacios-Derflingher L, Warriyar KV V, Bonfield S, Black AM, Babul S, Mrazik M, Lebrun C, Emery C
Br J Sports Med. 2022 Feb 15;bjsports-2021-104691. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104691. Online ahead of print.
Body checking in non-elite adolescent ice hockey leagues: it is never too late for policy change aiming to protect the health of adolescents
Emery ca, Eliason P, Warriyar V, Palacios-Derflingher L, Black AM, Krolikowski M, Spencer N, Sick S, Kozak S, Schneider KJ, Babul S, Mrazik M, Lebrun C, Goulet C, Macpherson A, Hagel BE
Br J Sports Med. 2022 Jan;56(1):12-17. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103757. Epub 2021 May 20.
Helmet Fit Assessment and Concussion Risk in Youth Ice Hockey Players: A Nested Case-Control Study
Gamble ASD, Bigg JL, Sick S, Krolikowski M, Patton DA, Hagel BE, Emery CA.
J Athl Train. 2021 Aug 1;56(8):845-850. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0294.20.
Reality Check 2: The Cost-Effectiveness of Policy Disallowing Body Checking in Non-Elite 13- to 14-Year-Old Ice Hockey Players
Currie GR, Lee R, Palacios-Derfligher L, Hagel B, Black AM, Babul S, Mrazik M, Marshall DA, Emery CA
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 11;18(12):6322. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126322.
An Economic Evaluation of Disallowing Body Checking in 11- to 12-Year-Old Ice Hockey Leagues
Currie GR, Lee R, Black AM, Palacios-Derfligher L, Hagel BE, Emery CA, Marshall DA
Sports Health. 2022 Mar-Apr;14(2):292-298. doi: 10.1177/19417381211021551. Epub 2021 Jun 6.
Incidence of Head Contacts, Penalties, & Player Contact Behaviors in Youth Ice Hockey: Evaluating the "Zero Tolerance for Head Contact" Policy Change
Williamson RA, Kolstad AT, Krolikowski M, Nadeau L, Goulet C, Hagel BE, Emery CA
Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Mar 5;9(3):2325967121992375. doi: 10.1177/2325967121992375. eCollection 2021 Mar.
Mouthguard use in youth ice hockey and the risk of concussion: nested case-control study of 315 cases
Chisholm DA, Black AM, Palacios-Derflingher L, Eliason PH, Schneider KJ, Emery CA, Hagel BE
Br J Sports Med. 2020 Jul;54(14):866-870. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101011. Epub 2020 Jan 14.
Does disallowing body checking in non-elite 13- to 14-year-old ice hockey leagues reduce rates of injury and concussion? A cohort study
Emery C, Palacios-Derflingher L, Black AM, Eliason P, Krowlikowski M, Spencer N, Kozak S, Schneider KJ, Babul S, Mrazik M, Lebrun CM, Goulet C, Macpherson A, Hagel BE
Br J Sports Med. 2020 Apr;54(7):414-420. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101092. Epub 2019 Sep 6.
The Association Between Moderate & Vigorous Physical Activity & Time to Medical Clearance to Return to Play Following Sport-Related Concussion
Lishchynsky JT, Rutschmann TD, Toomey CM, Palacios-Derflingher L, Yeates KO, Emery CA, Schneider KJ
Front Neurol. 2019 Jun 6;10:588. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00588. eCollection 2019.
Concussion Burden, Recovery, and Risk Factors in Elite Youth Ice Hockey Players
Schneider KJ, Nettel-Aguirre A, Palacios-Derfliingher L, Mrazik M, Brooks BL, Woollings K, Blake T, McKay C, Lebrun C, Barlow K, Taylor K, Lemke N, Meeuwisse WH, Emery CA
Clin J Sport Med. 2021 Jan;31(1):70-77. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000673.
Physical activity and concussion risk in youth ice hockey players: pooled prospective injury surveillance cohorts from Canada
Blake TA, Doyle-Baker PK, Brooks BL, Palacios-Derflingher L, Emery CA
BMJ Open. 2018 Sep 4;8(9):e022735. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022735.
The risk of injury associated with body checking among Pee Wee ice hockey players: evaluation of Hockey Canada's national body checking policy change
Black AM, Hagel BE, Palacios-Derflingher L, Schneider KJ, Emery CA
Br J Sports Med. 2017 Dec;51(24):1767-1772. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097392. Epub 2017 Mar 9.
The Effect of the "Zero Tolerance for Head Contact" Rule Change on the Risk of Concussions in Youth Ice Hockey Players
Krolikowski MP, Black AM, Palacios-Derflingher L, Blake TA, Schneider KJ, Emery CA
Am J Sports Med. 2017 Feb;45(2):468-473. doi: 10.1177/0363546516669701. Epub 2016 Oct 28.
Do children & adolescent ice hockey players with & without a history of concussion differ in robotic testing of sensory, motor & cognitive function?
Little CE, Emery C, Scott SH, Meeuwisse W, Palacios-Deflingher L, Dukelow SP
J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2016 Oct 12;13(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12984-016-0195-9.
Policy change eliminating body checking in non-elite ice hockey leads to a threefold reduction in injury & concussion risk in 11- & 12-year-old
Black AM, Macpherson AK, Hagel BE, Romiti MA, Palacios-Derflingher L, Kang J, Meeuwisse WH, Emery CA
Br J Sports Med. 2016 Jan;50(1):55-61. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095103.
Baseline evaluation in youth ice hockey players: comparing methods for documenting prior concussions and attention or learning disorders
McKay CD, Schneider KJ, Brooks BL, Mrazik M, Emery CA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 May;44(5):329-35. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.5053. Epub 2014 Mar 27.
Psychometric properties and reference values for the ImPACT neurocognitive test battery in a sample of elite youth ice hockey players
McKay CD, Brooks BL, Mrazik M, Jubinville AL, Emery CA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2014 Mar;29(2):141-51. doi: 10.1093/arclin/act116. Epub 2014 Jan 2.
Injury rates, types, mechanisms and risk factors in female youth ice hockey
Decloe MD, Meeuwisse WH, Hagel BE, Emery CA
Br J Sports Med. 2014 Jan;48(1):51-6. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091653. Epub 2013 Feb 27.
The epidemiology of professional ice hockey injuries: a prospective report of six NHL seasons
McKay CD, Taufts RJ, Shaffer B, Meeuwisse WH
Br J Sports Med. 2014 Jan;48(1):57-62. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092860.
Subjective, but not objective, lingering effects of multiple past concussions in adolescents
Brooks BL, McKay CD, Mrazik M, Barlow KM, Meeuwisse WH, Emery CA
J Neurotrauma. 2013 Sep 1;30(17):1469-75. doi: 10.1089/neu.2012.2720. Epub 2013 Jul 26.
Preseason reports of neck pain, dizziness, and headache as risk factors for concussion in male youth ice hockey players
Schneider KJ, Meeuwisse WH, Kang J, Schneider GM, Emery CA
Clin J Sport Med. 2013 Jul;23(4):267-72. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e318281f09f.
The role of psychosocial risk factors for injury in elite youth ice hockey
McKay C, Campbell T, Meeuwisse W, Emery C
Clin J Sport Med. 2013 May;23(3):216-21. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31826a86c9.
What factors increase the risk of concussion in elite youth ice hockey players?
Blake TA, Kang J, Meeuwisse WH, Lemke N, Schneider KJ, Taylor KA, Emery CA
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2013;47:e1.
Risk of injury and concussion associated with team performance and penalty minutes in competitive youth ice hockey
Emery CA, Kang J, Schneider KJ, Meeuwisse WH
Br J Sports Med. 2011 Dec;45(16):1289-93. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090538.
Risk of injury associated with body checking among youth ice hockey players
Emery CA, Kang J, Shrier I, Goulet C, Hagel BE, Benson BW, Nettel-Aguirre A, McAllister JR, Hamilton GM, Meeuwisse WH
JAMA. 2010 Jun 9;303(22):2265-72. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.755.
Examining attitudes toward body checking, levels of emotional empathy, & levels of aggression in body checking & non-body checking youth hockey
Emery CA, McKay CD, Campbell TS, Peters AN
Clin J Sport Med. 2009 May;19(3):207-15. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31819d658e.
Injury rates, risk factors, and mechanisms of injury in minor hockey
Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH
Am J Sports Med. 2006 Dec;34(12):1960-9. doi: 10.1177/0363546506290061. Epub 2006 Jul 21.
Injury rates and profiles in female ice hockey players
Schick DM, Meeuwisse WH
Am J Sports Med. 2003 Jan-Feb;31(1):47-52. doi: 10.1177/03635465030310011901.
The impact of face shield use on concussions in ice hockey: a multivariate analysis
Benson BW, Rose MW, Meeuwisse WH
Br J Sports Med. 2002 Feb;36(1):27-32. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.36.1.27.
Risk factors for groin injuries in hockey
Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001 Sep;33(9):1423-33. doi: 10.1097/00005768-200109000-00002.
Head and neck injuries among ice hockey players wearing full face shields vs half face shields
Benson BW, Mohtadi NGH, Rose MS, Meeuwisse WH
JAMA. 1999 Dec 22-29;282(24):2328-32. doi: 10.1001/jama.282.24.2328.
Groin and abdominal strain injuries in the National Hockey League
Emery CA, Meeuwisse WH, Powell JW
Clin J Sport Med. 1999 Jul;9(3):151-6. doi: 10.1097/00042752-199907000-00006.