Body-Checking Rules and Childhood Injuries in Ice Hockey
Open Access
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 117 (2), e143-e147
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-1163
Abstract
BACKGROUND. Body checking is the predominant mechanism of youth ice hockey injuries. The Canadian Hockey Association has allowed body checking from ages 12 to 13 (peewee level) and up. One Canadian province (Ontario) introduced body checking at ages 10 to 11 (atom level) in the competitive leagues, whereas in Quebec body checking has only been allowed at ages 14 to 15 (bantam Level). The purpose of this study was to compare body-checking injuries, fractures, and concussions in boys' minor hockey between jurisdictions in which checking is allowed and jurisdictions in which body checking is not allowed.Keywords
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