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===Player safety issues=== Player safety has become a major issue in the NHL, with [[concussion]]s resulting from a hard hit to the head being the primary concern. Recent studies have shown how the consequences of concussions can last beyond player retirement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whyno |first1=Stephen |title=Faces of concussions: NHL's head-on battle with an epidemic |url=https://apnews.com/article/health-north-america-nhl-mo-state-wire-daniel-carcillo-3009fe80b3614dc28620a5e9d3db675e |website=AP NEWS |access-date=November 15, 2021 |date=May 23, 2019 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115114747/https://apnews.com/article/health-north-america-nhl-mo-state-wire-daniel-carcillo-3009fe80b3614dc28620a5e9d3db675e |url-status=live }}</ref> This has significant effects on the league, as elite players have suffered from the aftereffects of concussions (such as [[Sidney Crosby]] being sidelined for approximately ten and a half months), which adversely affects the league's marketability.<ref>{{cite news |first=Josh |last=Hargreaves |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/crosby-discusses-lengthy-recovery-road-from-concussions-safety-of-the-game/article14118504/ |title=Crosby discusses lengthy recovery road from concussions, safety of the game |work=The Globe and Mail |date=September 5, 2013 |access-date=March 14, 2014 |location=Toronto |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234523/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/crosby-discusses-lengthy-recovery-road-from-concussions-safety-of-the-game/article14118504/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2009, [[Brendan Shanahan]] was hired to replace Colin Campbell, and was given the role of senior vice-president of player safety. Shanahan began to hand out suspensions on high-profile perpetrators responsible for dangerous hits, such as [[Raffi Torres]] receiving 25 games for his hit on [[Marián Hossa|Marian Hossa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/04/21/video-brendan-shanahan-explains-raffi-torres-25-game-suspension/ |title=Video: Brendan Shanahan Explains Raffi Torres' 25 Game Suspension |publisher=CBS Chicago |date=April 21, 2012 |access-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011545/http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/04/21/video-brendan-shanahan-explains-raffi-torres-25-game-suspension/ |url-status=live }}</ref> To aid with removing high-speed collisions on icing, which had led to several potential career-ending injuries, such as to Hurricanes' defenceman [[Joni Pitkänen|Joni Pitkanen]], the league mandated hybrid no-touch icing for the [[2013–14 NHL season]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wyshynski |first=Greg |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-players-approve-hybrid-icing-safety-trumps-subjectivity-231456246--nhl.html |title=NHL players approve hybrid icing, as safety trumps subjectivity | Puck Daddy |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=September 30, 2013 |access-date=March 14, 2014 |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227023245/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-players-approve-hybrid-icing-safety-trumps-subjectivity-231456246--nhl.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 25, 2013, ten former NHL players (Gary Leeman, Rick Vaive, Brad Aitken, Darren Banks, Curt Bennett, Richie Dunn, Warren Holmes, Bob Manno, Blair Stewart, and Morris Titanic) sued the league for negligence in protecting players from concussions. The suit came three months after the [[National Football League]] agreed to pay former players US$765 million due to a player safety lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=437509 |title=Former NHL players sue league over concussions |publisher=The Sports Network |date=November 25, 2013 |access-date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131131031/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=437509 |archive-date=January 31, 2014 }}</ref>
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