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Brain concussion will be at the center of the discussion on Monday at the meeting of Directors General of the NHL in Florida.
GMs are under pressure to respond to public outcry on concussions and shots at the head of the professional league.
The three -day meeting falls on the heels with a vicious blow against Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadians who left him a serious concussion and a broken vertebra in his neck.
The attacker’s head broke the metal partition between the players’ benches during a match against Boston Bruins on March 8, 2011.
The defender who checked him, Zdeno Chara, was not suspended.
Fans, hockey players and politicians criticized the NHL for having omitted to punish Chara. Many require the NHL to take action to limit serious injuries.
Meanwhile, the hockey star Sidney Crosby returned to the ice on Monday for the first time since her missed 29 games due to a concussion.
Pittsburgh penguins captain, who played for the last time on January 5, hit the ice at full speed for about 15 minutes.
He says, however, he is “far from being close” to play.
With Canadian press files
