@article{ref1,
title="Performance after concussion in National Hockey League players",
journal="Journal of athletic training",
year="2021",
author="Neustadtl, Aidan L. and Bukowski, William K. and Neustadtl, Alan and Milzman, David",
volume="56",
number="4",
pages="404-407",
abstract="CONTEXT: Concussions in ice hockey players are an interesting area of study due to the fast-paced and high-impact nature of the sport. Recently, researchers have focused on player performance after return from concussion to evaluate subclinical deficits that were previously missed. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To examine National Hockey League (NHL) player performance from 2013 to 2019 and compare performance before a concussion with performance immediately after recovering to assess the current NHL return-to-play protocol. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.   SETTING: The NHL Injury Viz and sports reporting websites.   PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Players in the NHL who sustained concussions from 2013 to 2019.   MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Goals, assists, points, plus-minus, time on ice (TOI), and hits. <br><br>RESULTS: When goals, assists, points, plus-minus, TOI, and hits were examined, only TOI was different after the players returned from injury, and this TOI difference was not substantively important. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: After concussion, NHL player performance did not change.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1062-6050",
doi="10.4085/1062-6050-126.20",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-126.20"
}