MacEwan Athletics is a leading advocate of hockey player mental health
“Is he hurt or is he soft?” Concussions and anxiety. Broken bones and depression. Conflicting afflictions happen all the time in hockey, but only one is spoken about. And while it’s normal to have updates on your favourite player's most recent injury — torn ACLs, broken ribs, and concussion protocol — what about mental injuries? "In hockey, we're very tough guys," says J'Ramsankar, student physical therapist for the Men's Griffins Hockey team. "You don't want to be seen as soft. And I mean, that's also the language that we use: 'Oh, is he hurt or is he soft.'" Despite the tough-guy nature of hockey, there's been a shift in mental health advocacy. In the last few years, NHL players like Robin Lehner and Slater Koekkoek have...
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