The offseason for some Colorado Avalanche players is about more than just training for the upcoming season. Captain Gabriel Landeskog is using his platform to raise awareness on preventing and treating concussions.
Landeskog suffered from a concussion three years ago after nasty high hit in the neutral zone from Brad Stuart of San Jose Sharks. He skated off the ice, but he returned to the third period:
Editors note: Listen to the opponent announcers call the hit “good” and question why then-Avalanche Ryan O’Byrne felt he had to fight to stand up for his (very young) captain.