Table 4. .
Injury Activities of Head/Face/Neck Injuries in National Collegiate Athletics Association Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Players, 2009−2010 Through 2013−2014 Academic Yearsa
| Injury Activity |
Practice Injuries |
Competition Injuries |
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| No. (%) |
Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) |
% Severeb |
% NTLc |
No. (%) |
Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) |
% Severeb |
% NTLc |
|
| Men's ice hockey | ||||||||
| Blocking shot | 5 (5.2) | 0.02 (0.00, 0.04) | 0.0 | 40.0 | 5 (1.3) | 0.07 (0.01, 0.14) | 0.0 | 80.0 |
| Checking | 21 (21.9) | 0.10 (0.06, 0.14) | 19.0 | 33.3 | 154 (38.5) | 2.25 (1.90, 2.61) | 5.2 | 65.6 |
| Conditioning | 2 (2.1) | 1 (0.3) | ||||||
| Defending | 7 (7.3) | 0.03 (0.01, 0.06) | 28.6 | 42.9 | 29 (7.3) | 0.42 (0.27, 0.58) | 10.3 | 55.2 |
| General play | 36 (37.5) | 0.17 (0.11, 0.22) | 22.2 | 27.8 | 105 (26.3) | 1.54 (1.24, 1.83) | 11.4 | 45.7 |
| Goaltending | 4 (4.2) | 0 | ||||||
| Handling puck | 7 (7.3) | 0.03 (0.01, 0.06) | 14.3 | 28.6 | 50 (12.5) | 0.73 (0.53, 0.93) | 14.0 | 46.0 |
| Passing | 0 | 13 (3.3) | 0.19 (0.09, 0.29) | 46.2 | 23.1 | |||
| Receiving pass | 4 (4.2) | 10 (2.5) | 0.15 (0.06, 0.24) | 30.0 | 30.0 | |||
| Shooting | 0 | 9 (2.3) | 0.13 (0.05, 0.22) | 0.0 | 33.3 | |||
| Unknown | 10 (10.4) | 0.05 (0.02, 0.08) | 10.0 | 50.0 | 24 (6.0) | 0.35 (0.21, 0.49) | 12.5 | 54.2 |
| Women's ice hockey | ||||||||
| Blocking shot | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Checking | 1 (2.3) | 12 (13.6) | 0.40 (0.17, 0.63) | 16.7 | 25.0 | |||
| Conditioning | 2 (4.7) | 1 (1.1) | ||||||
| Defending | 5 (11.6) | 0.06 (0.01, 0.11) | 0.0 | 20.0 | 18 (20.5) | 0.60 (0.32, 0.88) | 5.6 | 22.2 |
| General play | 20 (46.5) | 0.24 (0.13, 0.34) | 10.0 | 25.0 | 39 (44.3) | 1.31 (0.90, 1.72) | 17.9 | 17.9 |
| Goaltending | 5 (11.6) | 0.06 (0.01, 0.11) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 (5.7) | 0.17 (0.02, 0.31) | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| Handling puck | 1 (2.3) | 4 (4.5) | 25.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Passing | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Receiving pass | 1 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 0.0 | |||||
| Shooting | 1 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 0.0 | |||||
| Unknown | 7 (16.3) | 0.08 (0.02, 0.15) | 0.0 | 71.4 | 7 (8.0) | 0.23 (0.06, 0.41) | 0.0 | 57.1 |
Abbreviations: AE, athlete-exposure; CI, confidence interval; NTL, non-time loss.
a
Note: Rates, % severe, % NTL injuries were not calculated for injuries with counts <5.
b
Severe injuries defined as those resulting in participation restriction of more than 3 weeks or a premature end to the season.
c
NTL injuries defined as those resulting in participation restriction of less than 24 hours.