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U.S. Sen Blumenthal Demands Answers From NHL On Head Trauma

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is "demanding answers from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the league's effort to reduce head trauma." Blumenthal in a letter sent to Bettman yesterday wrote, "The NHL understands the prevalence and danger of concussions in the sport but has chosen not to take them seriously." Blumenthal "gave Bettman one month to supply answers to nine questions about head injuries." The NHL is "under pressure from a federal class-action lawsuit in which former players accuse the league of not adequately informing players of the neurological danger players face" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 6/24).

An NHL spokesperson declined to comment "on Blumenthal's letter or his allegations." Blumenthal is a member of the Senate subcommittee "with jurisdiction over sports" (HARTFORD COURANT, 6/24).

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