Summary
When researchers revealed this week that Rick Martin had a degenerative brain disorder, it was surprising because the late Buffalo Sabres star was known as a skill player who rarely fought.
Although Martin suffered one especially jarring hit midway through his career, the diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy has researchers citing smaller collisions that could have had a large impact on the late Sabres great.See the full content of this document
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; Disorder in Nonfighter Shows Collision Impact
That has significance not just for professional hockey players, but also for college and high school athletes.
"What it means is you don't have to be a fighter to have repeated blows to the head, and we all must now take brain trauma in hockey very seriously," said Dr. Robert Stern, co-dire...See the full content of this document
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