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US and Canada want to put the new Cold War on ice and play a 4 Nations hockey final for the ages

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BOSTON — The U.S. and Canadian hockey teams tried to skate back the geopolitical tension that has infiltrated the 4 Nations Face-Off as they looked ahead to the championship game Thursday night for what has turned into one of the best international hockey tournaments in decades. Setting aside the animosity that has been building over tariff talks, anthems and annexation, the … [Read more...] about US and Canada want to put the new Cold War on ice and play a 4 Nations hockey final for the ages

Chicago Blackhawks great Bobby Hull had CTE when he died, researchers say

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Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died two years ago, his widow said in a statement released Wednesday. Researchers at Boston University’s CTE Center found that Hull had stage 2 CTE when he died in 2023. He was 84. Hull struggled with short-term … [Read more...] about Chicago Blackhawks great Bobby Hull had CTE when he died, researchers say

Hockey Legend Posthumously Diagnosed With CTE

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Bobby Hull, a two-time Hart Trophy winner, has been posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The announcement was made by the Concussion Legacy foundation along with Hull’s widow, Deborah. Hull Diagnosed With CTE Hull died in January of 2023. Following his passing, the family donated his brain to the UNITE Brain Bank at Boston University’s CTE Center. … [Read more...] about Hockey Legend Posthumously Diagnosed With CTE