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The Look-Up Line Doesn't Seem To Be Working

08/29/2017 at 12:00pm EDT

from the CP at Sportsnet,

Calgary researchers say a warning line intended to prevent injury when hockey players are pushed into the boards actually has the opposite effect.

The orange metre-wide line painted on the ice along the base of the boards — known as a look-up line — was created by a U.S. junior hockey player who wanted to remind players to look up before body-checking into the boards.

But researchers at the University of Calgary say the players actually looked down at the line, making them more vulnerable to injuries.

The study points to medical evidence showing that if hockey players have their head down when they are pushed into the boards, they are at greater risk for head, neck and spinal injuries.

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