George McPhee can recall suffering just two concussions as an NHL player, but you figure the number was higher.
Back in those days, when you got whacked in the head and it felt as though the arena was spinning and it was impossible to focus your gaze, there was another word for it.
“Hangover,” said McPhee, general manager of the Golden Knights.
Translation: Play on.
But this is an age of protocols, of frightening words like chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and lawsuits that follow, of major professional sports leagues insisting their procedures are best when it comes to protecting athletes against brain injury.