Hockey: Challenging Canada’s Game; Au-delà du sport national edited by Jenny Ellison and Jennifer Anderson

Game Attendance and Competitive Balance in the National Hockey League

We examine the relationship between attendance, uncertainty of outcome, and team quality in the National Hockey League. Based on results from a reduced form model of attendance at 6054 regular season NHL games from 2005/06 to 2009/10, we find evidence that attendance increases when fans expect the home team to win by a large margin. Attendance increases for home team underdogs, but the extent o...

Architecture de turbo-décodeur en blocs entièrement parallèle pour la transmission de données au-delà du Gbit/s

Mots clés : Code correcteur d'erreurs, Turbocodes en blocs, Décodage entièrement parallèle, Architecture à très haut débit. Abstract This paper presents a new circuit architecture for turbo decoding, which achieves ultra high data rates when using product codes as error correcting codes. This architecture is able to decode product codes using binary BCH or m-ary Reed Solomon component codes. Th...

Performance and Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in National Hockey League Players

BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a significant injury in male National Hockey League (NHL) players. PURPOSE To determine (1) the return to sport (RTS) rate in the NHL following ACL reconstruction, (2) performance on RTS, and (3) the difference in RTS and performance between players who underwent ACL reconstruction and controls. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evide...

Hockey injuries: a pediatric sport update.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Ice hockey is a fast-paced sport played by an increasing number of children and teens across the nation. RECENT FINDINGS The risk of injury in youth hockey is high due to contact from body checking. Youth hockey programs need to educate players, coaches, and parents about the importance of knowing and following the rules as well as the dangers of body checking another player...

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