April 2012 TNC
Bantam
Blue Sharks beat TNC White Sharks to win PLC
SPORTS NO BODY CHECKING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS tournament
The TNC Peewee Lightning and Wolverines finish 3rd and 4th
February 2012
TNC Peewee Hornets win
Burlington Tournament The TNC Peewee Hornets beat in the final the TNC Redhawks to win the Burlington Tournament.
The TNC Bantam Wolverines finish 2nd and the Bantam Sharks finish 3rd with the RedHawks finishing 5th.
May 4, 2011
OHF bans bodychecking at the Select level for ALL ages Click here for more
New study of concussions
among NHL players
Monday April 18, 2011
in CMAJ Syd Johnson, a bioethicist from Dalhousie University in Halifax calls
for the elimination of bodychecking in all but the most elite levels
of youth hockey, where players are at least 16 years old to reduce
concussions and other serious injuries: Her analysis article was
published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Watch report from Global News National where Phoenix Tashlin-Clifford
one of TNC players is interviewed
WELCOME TO THE NEWEST GAME IN TOWN…
THE TORONTO NON-CONTACT HOCKEY LEAGUE (TNCHL)
TOP LEVEL HOCKEY WITH OUR CHILDREN'S
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN MIND
Brad Dalgarno wrote the following:
March, 2009
Great
idea Neil.
I think the time has come to provide this avenue for players that would like
to keep playing but typically get intimidated or injured to a point where they
stop playing altogether.
Best of luck getting this off the ground.
Brad Dalgarno
--------------------------------- Brad Dalgarno was drafted in the first round, 6th overall, by the New York
Islanders in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He spent his entire professional career
in the Islander organization. In his NHL career, he appeared in 321 games. He
scored 49 goals and added 71 assists. He also appeared in 27 Stanley Cup playoff
games, scoring two goals and recording four assists.
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TNCHL
in the News
Bill Robertson
President, TNC Hockey
talks to whereparentstalk.com
March 9, 2011
Bodychecking a leading cause of injury in youth hockey: study (2009)
"We reviewed nine studies from Canada, nine from the U.S. and two from Finland, and the findings from all but one support recommendations that children should play in non-contact hockey leagues until they are at least at the bantam level", said Alison Macpherson, a professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York.
Commentary: Should bodychecking be allowed in minor hockey? W. James King and Claire M.A. LeBlanc Jim King is Chief, Division of Pediatric Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Claire LeBlanc is Head of Rheumatology and Sport Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.