By Mike Barber, Postmedia News March 16, 2011
Hockey Canada's decision to introduce bodychecking among nine- and 10-year-olds was followed by increases in hospital visits for concussions among all minor hockey age groups, according to a study released as debate rages over the sport's safety.The study, undertaken by staff at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, concluded that after Hockey Canada lowered the age at which body contact was allowed to nine- and 10-year-olds in 1998-99, players in that age group were ten times more likely than before to go to an emergency room with a concussion.
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