[Incidence and type of injuries in icehockey]

Abstract

This investigation analyzes 79 injuries of players of the German Ice-Hockey-National-Team which happened in 37 international games from 1974 to 1976. 36% of the injuries are caused by the stick, which corresponds to the reports of literature. Serious injuries, especially head injuries can be reduced if the following rules are observed: Good conditioning of the players, equipment according to regulations with helm and mouth protection during training and game, exact control of the game by the referees.