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How Concussions Will Lead to the Downfall of the National Hockey League
Ashleigh G. Smith
Professor Malcolm Campbell
UWRT 1104
March 19, 2019

Annotated Bibliography
Donnellon, Sam. "Is the NHL Doing enough to Prevent Concussions? Eric Lindros, Others Don't
Think So." TCA Regional News, Apr 19, 2018. ProQuest,
https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-
com.librarylink.uncc.edu/docview/2027134159?accountid=14605. Accessed 3 March
2019.
This source is a newspaper article from TCA Regional News, and it is about retired NHL
players who think that the NHL is not doing enough to prevent concussions. Former
players are claiming that did not know what kind of danger they were being put in and
that they believe players will continue to be injured until the NHL realizes how
dangerous the game is and that they are putting their players at risk. This is more of an
opinion piece; however, I feel as though it is the opinion of the majority. The main point
is that current and former NHL players disagree with their commissioner who said that
concussions are not an issue in the NHL. These players feel as though that money is
valued over their lives and their safety. This article is an interview with Eric Lindros’
who was the captain of the Philadelphia Flyers and a member of the NHL Hall of Fame.
Sam Donnellon is a sports analyst who has worked for the Philadelphia Daily News and
the Boston Hearld. I think that Sam was objective but that Eric Lindros, whom he
interviewed was biased against the NHL because he used to work for the league as a
player. The article is well written, objective, simple, and to the point. The idea of this
article to point out that these hockey players are being hurt by the NHL and their
decisions. I think the article is attempting to highlight the dangers of the game for the
fans of the game. This is a great source because it is a hall of famers personal account of
how the game and the league treated them.
This source is great for my research because it is a first-hand account of a NHL’s player’s
experience with concussions and how the league handles head injuries. It is a helpful
article. It helps me understand that players are seeing how messed by the NHL’s ideals
are and that they need to change. It, however, has not changed my perspective on my
topic. It’s a great source and will be used in my research.
Monette, Michael. "Heavy Hitting: Concussions and Safety Law." Canadian Medical
Association Journal, vol. 184, no. 12, 2012, pp. E641-2. ProQuest,
https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-
com.librarylink.uncc.edu/docview/1038951333?accountid=14605. Accessed 4 March
2019.
This source is a medical journal written by the Canadian Medical Association. This
source talks about how sacred hockey is in the hearts of Canadians, which makes it hard
to change the game of hockey, as in taking fighting out of the game. There is no
argument or opinion in this piece, it is factual. This article mostly discusses how
dangerous concussions are to not only hockey players, but also football players, soccer
players, and boxers. This article also verifies that concussions and CTE are linked to one
another. This article is pushing for a safety legislation to help these professional athletes
with presenting facts.
Michael Monette, the author of this piece, is writer who researches about mental health
and head injuries for the Canadian Medical Association. I do not know if he is a doctor,
but he always cites his sources. This source is reliable as it is peer-viewed and cited
throughout the entirety of the article. This is an academic source published by the
Canadian Medical Association. The purpose of this article is to inform people about head
injuries and how professional athletes are putting themselves on the line for our
entertainment. It is a great source because it ties major sports together via the same
disease, however, there are no interviews with athletes whom have been affected.
This source was helpful. It made me understand that there a lot of people out there who
care about these athletes. Also, it helps me understand that this is not only an NHL issue,
it’s a sports issues and there are people out there trying to make a difference. This article
has made me realize that people realize how dangerous these games can be and want to
try and help. I like this source because it ties all of the major professional sports together,
however, I do not think I will be using this article because there is just not enough
information pertaining to the NHL specifically.
Landeskog, Gabriel. “We Need to Talk About Concussions, Right Now” The Players' Tribune, 2
Aug. 2016, www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/we-need-to-talk-about-
concussions-right-now. Accessed 6 March 2019.
This source is an article written for theplayerstribue.com which is a website created by
Derek Jeter so that athletes of all kind had a place to express themselves and their
thoughts in relation to the game. This particular piece is about Gabriel Landeskog, the
captain of the Colorado Avalanche, and his experience with concussions. Landeskog
describes the mental and physical toll that a concussion takes on a person. He describes
the protocols and prevention of concussions and how it feels to have one. However, he
also rolls the NHL under the bus at the same time when he describes that he felt as
though he was being rushed back into the game before he was well enough to play again.
He urges athletes to sit out if they are not feeling 110% confident in their recovery. He
concludes his piece by pushing athletes to remember that head injuries are just as, if not
more important, physical injuries.
Gabriel Landeskog is a professional hockey player who was drafted in 2011. He plays for
the Colorado Avalanche and also serves as their captain. He may be slightly biased
because he loves the game and also because he gets to see how the NHL handles
concussions first hand. This information is reliable because it is written by someone who
has experienced the NHL and their concussion protocols. The purpose of this piece is to
stress athletes to take care of themselves, but also to demonstrate to fans how much the
athletes hate being out of the game as much as the fans hate to see it. This source is great
because it is written solely by a NHL player.
This source was helpful because Landeskog does a great job of explaining how hard head
injuries are on the athlete both physically and mentally which can be a hard concept to
grasp if you have never experienced a concussion as an athlete. This article made me
more sympatric as a fan of hockey towards these athletes. They put their livelihood on the
line for the sake of fans enjoyment. This article exemplified how why it is so important to
care about these athletes. I love this source because it is a first-hand account from a NHL
player on his experience with concussions in the NHL, I fully plan on using this source in
my EIP.

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Think So." TCA Regional News, Apr 19, 2018. ProQuest,

com.librarylink.uncc.edu/docview/2027134159?accountid=14605. Accessed 3 March

how the game and the league treated them.

topic. It’s a great source and will be used in my research.

com.librarylink.uncc.edu/docview/1038951333?accountid=14605. Accessed 4 March

with presenting facts.

information pertaining to the NHL specifically.

Aug. 2016, www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/we-need-to-talk-about-

concussions-right-now. Accessed 6 March 2019.

This source is an article written for theplayerstribue.com which is a website created by

more important, physical injuries.

because it is written solely by a NHL player.

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