@article{ref1,
title="The financial toll of career-ending concussions in professional hockey",
journal="Concussion",
year="2016",
author="Hiploylee, Carmen and Wennberg, Richard and Tator, Charles H.",
volume="1",
number="4",
pages="CNC20-CNC20",
abstract="AIM: Several high-profile professional hockey players have retired due to career-ending concussions sustained in the National Hockey League (NHL). We sought to determine the salary cost of career-ending concussions in the NHL. <br><br>METHODS: Concussion-induced retirements from 1995 to 2015 were identified using public media sources. The number of missed games due to a player's final concussion was multiplied by per game salary to determine cost. <br><br>RESULTS: In total, 35 players were identified: the total cost to teams and insurers of career-ending concussions was US$135,476,777. Half of the total consisted of salaries owing three players with contracts still active in 2015. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The financial impact of concussion-induced retirements provides another reason for professional leagues to take measures to better protect their players from concussion.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2056-3299",
doi="10.2217/cnc-2016-0008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2016-0008"
}