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“There is no such thing as a clean hit to the headâ€
With 85 days left to what is expected to be the biggest international ice hockey event ever, the IIHF considers it essential to communicate its rules and policy to hits to the head and neck area. The rule in Vancouver 2010 is simple: There’s no such thing as a clean hit to the head.
The IIHF rule on Checking to the Head & Neck Area (Rule 540) was adopted at the 2002 IIHF Annual Congress in Sweden following research into the cause of concussion and its long term effects. This rule if be very much in force during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
IIHF Sport Director Dave Fitzpatrick holds the highest executive position from where he oversees the implementation of the IIHF rule book and regulations such as the anti-doping program, transfers and eligibility issues.
“There is no such thing as a clean hit to the headâ€
With 85 days left to what is expected to be the biggest international ice hockey event ever, the IIHF considers it essential to communicate its rules and policy to hits to the head and neck area. The rule in Vancouver 2010 is simple: There’s no such thing as a clean hit to the head.
The IIHF rule on Checking to the Head & Neck Area (Rule 540) was adopted at the 2002 IIHF Annual Congress in Sweden following research into the cause of concussion and its long term effects. This rule if be very much in force during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
IIHF Sport Director Dave Fitzpatrick holds the highest executive position from where he oversees the implementation of the IIHF rule book and regulations such as the anti-doping program, transfers and eligibility issues.