Ice Hockey Publications
Safe2Play in youth ice hockey: injury profile and risk factors in a 5-year Canadian longitudinal cohort study.
Eliason PH, Galarneau JM, Babul S, Mrazik M, Bonfield S, Schneider KJ, Hagel BE, Emery CA.
Ann Med. 2024 Dec;56(1):2385024. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2385024. Epub 2024 Aug 27.
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Time to Recovery After Concussion in Adolescent Ice Hockey Players
Luszawksi CA, Plourde V, Sick SR, Galarneau JM, Eliason PH, Brooks BL, Mrazik M, Debert CT, Lebrun C, Babul S, Hagel BE, Dukelow SP, Schneider KJ, Emery CA, Yeates KO.
Clin J Sport Med. 2024 May 1;34(3):256-265. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001187. Epub 2023 Sep 14.
Factors Associated With Concussion Rates in Youth Ice Hockey Players: Data From the Largest Longitudinal Cohort Study in Canadian Youth Ice Hockey
Eliason P, Galarneau JM, Shill I, Kolstad A, Babul S, Mrazik M, Lebrun C, Dukelow S, Schneider K, Hagel B, Emery C.
Clin J Sport Med. 2023 Sep 1;33(5):497-504. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001177. Epub 2023 Jul 11.
Concussion in Canadian Youth Ice Hockey: What Is Needed to Decrease the Burden?
Williamson RA, Emery CA.
Clin J Sport Med. 2023 Nov 1;33(6):571-572. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001147. Epub 2023 Apr 4.
Physical Contact and Suspected Injury Rates in Female versus Male Youth Ice Hockey: A Video-Analysis Study
Williamson RA, Cairo AL, Heming EE, Kolstad AT, Hagel BE, Emery CA.
Clin J Sport Med. 2023 Nov 1;33(6):638-642. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001149. Epub 2023 Apr 5.
Protective equipment in youth ice hockey: are mouthguards and helmet age relevant to concussion risk?
Kolstad AT, Eliason PH, Galarneau JM, 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.
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 KVV, Bonfield S, Black AM, Babul S, Mrazik M, Lebrun C, Emery C.
Br J Sports Med. 2022 Dec;56(23):1337-1344. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104691. Epub 2022 Feb 15.
An Economic Evaluation of Disallowing Body Checking in 11- to 12-Year-Old Ice Hockey Leagues
Currie GR, Lee R, Black AM, Palacios-Derflingher L, Hagel BE, Emery CA, Marshall DA.
Sports Health. 2022 Mar-Apr;14(2):292-298. doi: 10.1177/19417381211021551. Epub 2021 Jun 6.
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-Derflingher 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.
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.
Concussion Burden, Recovery, and Risk Factors in Elite Youth Ice Hockey Players
Schneider KJ, Nettel-Aguirre A, Palacios-Derflingher L, Mrazik M, Brooks BL, Woolings 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.
Association between concussion education and concussion knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among youth ice hockey parents and coaches
Black AM, Yeates KO, Babul S, Nettel-Aguirre A, Emery CA.
BMJ Open. 2020 Aug 23;10(8):e038166. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038166.
Does disallowing body checking in non-elite 13- to 14-year-old ice hockey leagues reduce rates of injury and concussion?
Emery C, Palacios-Derflingher L, Black AM, Eliason P, Krolikowski 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.
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.
The Association Between Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity and 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.
Preseason Measures of Cervical Spine Function, Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex, Dynamic Balance, and Divided Attention in Youth Ice Hockey Players
Graham RF, Eliason PH, Black AM, Sick S, Schneider GM, Galea OA, Emery CA, Schneider KJ.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2024 Mar;54(3):190-200. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2023.11958.
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.
Changes in Measures of Cervical Spine Function, Vestibulo-ocular Reflex, Dynamic Balance, and Divided Attention Following Sport-Related Concussion
Schneider KJ, Meeuwisse WH, Palacios-Derflingher L, Emery CA.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Dec;48(12):974-981. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.8258. Epub 2018 Jul 27.
The risk of injury associated with body checking among Pee Wee ice hockey players
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 and 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-Derflingher L, Dukelow SP.
J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2016 Oct 12;13(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12984-016-0195-9.
The Incidence and Types of Physical Contact Associated with Body Checking Regulation Experience in 13-14 Year Old Ice Hockey Players
Goulet C, Roy TO, Nadeau L, Hamel D, Fortier K, Emery CA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Jul 7;13(7):668. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13070668.
Policy change eliminating body checking in non-elite ice hockey leads to a threefold reduction in injury and concussion risk
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.
Test-retest reliability of KINARM robot sensorimotor and cognitive assessment: in pediatric ice hockey players
Little CE, Emery C, Black A, Scott SH, Meeuwisse W, Nettel-Aguirre A, Benson B, Dukelow S.
J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2015 Sep 5:12:78. doi: 10.1186/s12984-015-0070-0.
Reality check: the cost-effectiveness of removing body checking from youth ice hockey
Lacny S, Marshall DA, Currie G, Kulin NA, Meeuwisse WH, Kang J, Emery CA.
Br J Sports Med. 2014 Sep;48(17):1299-305. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093493. Epub 2014 Jun 6.
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.
Absence of differences between male and female adolescents with prior sport concussion
Brooks BL, Mrazik M, Barlow KM, McKay CD, Meeuwisse WH, Emery CA.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2014 May-Jun;29(3):257-64. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000016.
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.
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.
The incidence of behaviours associated with body checking among youth ice hockey players
Malenfant S, Goult C, Nadeau L, Hamel D, Emery CA.
J Sci Med Sport. 2012 Sep;15(5):463-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.03.003. Epub 2012 Apr 10.
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.
Examining Sport Concussion Assessment Tool ratings for male and female youth hockey players with and without a history of concussion
Schneider KJ, Emery CA, Kang J, Schneider GM, Meeuwisse WH.
Br J Sports Med. 2010 Dec;44(15):1112-7. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.071266. Epub 2010 Oct 21.
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.
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.