Ice hockey combines the grace of skating with the aggressiveness of football.
The nature of this fast-paced, sometimes violent game also carries the risk of head and brain injury. Dr. C.R. Honey at the University of British Columbia reviewed the medical literature published between 1966 and 1997 for injuries related to ice hockey. He found that children between the ages of 5 and 17 years suffered between 0 and 2.8 concussions per 1000 player-hours. High school players had about the same incidence of concussions. There were no data for professional players.