from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

There were 14 concussions through the first four weeks of the NHL calendar.

Well, we think. That’s 14 suspected concussions, since only eight of those were officially diagnosed and released by an NHL team. The other six are believed to be concussions, either by confirmation of the player afterward or evidenced by obvious head trauma and subsequent reactions.

Are concussions occurring more often than past years? It is impossible to say. The NHL does not release injury information and only compels general managers to designate whether an injury is of the “upper” or “lower” body variety. We’ve been forced to take Gary Bettman at his word when he says concussions are either up or down at occasional press conferences.

In 2015, with concussion awareness at an all-time high, have we reached the point where concussions have transcended the “upper-body” shield?

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