Commissioner Gary Bettman said the NHL instituted the new protocol to ensure players are “evaluated by a team physician under the SCAT2 [sport concussion assessment tool 2] procedures,” according to the report.
The players union helped develop the protocol.
Read the New York Times report on new concussion protocol.
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