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. 2025 Aug;55(8):2041-2043.
doi: 10.1007/s40279-025-02212-7. Epub 2025 Apr 3.

Response to Comment on: "A Machine Learning Approach to Concussion Risk Estimation Among Players Exhibiting Visible Signs in Professional Hockey"

J M Bruce  1 , K E Riegler  2 , W Meeuwisse  3 , P Comper  4   5 , M G Hutchison  4 , J S Delaney  6   7 , R J Echemendia  8
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Response to Comment on: "A Machine Learning Approach to Concussion Risk Estimation Among Players Exhibiting Visible Signs in Professional Hockey"

J M Bruce et al. Sports Med. 2025 Aug.
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Declarations. Funding: No specific sources of funding were used to assist in the conduct of this study or the preparation of this article. Conflict of interest: WM is the Chief Medical Officer for the NHL and an employee of the NHL. MGH is a member of the NHL/NHLPA Concussion Subcommittee and a consultant to the NHLPA, for which he receives remuneration. PC is a member of the NHL/NHLPA Concussion Subcommittee and a paid consultant to the NHLPA. KER is a part-time employee of the NHL. JMB is a part-time employee of the NHL and a member of the NHL/NHLPA Concussion Subcommittee. JMB is a paid consultant to Sporting KC. RJE is a paid consultant for the NHL and co-chair of the NHL/NHLPA Concussion Subcommittee. He is also a paid consultant for Major League Soccer. He is currently a co-Principal Investigator and occasionally provides expert testimony in matters related to MTBI and sports concussion. RJE was funded by the NFL (NFL-Long) through Boston Children’s Hospital. JSD serves as the Chief Medical Consultant for the NHLPA and the Chief Medical Officer for CF Montreal of Major League Soccer, roles for which he is remunerated. Author contributions: JMB contributed to design, analyses, writing, and critical revision of the response to comment letter. KER and RJE contributed to design, writing, and critical revision. PC, WM, JSD, and MGH contributed to design and critical revision. All authors read and approved the final version of the response to comment letter. Data availability: The data are not publicly available because they contain information that could compromise the privacy of participants.

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