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More experience with bodychecking did not protect against injury in ice hockey players between ages 15 and 17 years. Rather, experience was associated with higher risk for injury.
A new study by the University of Calgary's Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre shows hockey players with more body checking experience were at a significantly greater risk of getting injured or suffering a concussion than those with less body checking experience.