![]() ![]() These inconsistencies make it difficult to evaluate injury rates over time or between hockey leagues. Injuries in men’s elite ice hockey have been studied over the past 40 years, however, there is a lack of consensus on definitions of both injury and athlete exposure. Due to the physical nature of the game, injuries often occur. Ice hockey is one of the most popular sports played in North America. Ice hockey performance staff can use this evidence-based research to measure performance, monitor fatigue, and document recovery from injury. The single leg, medial countermovement jump is an appropriate functional test for measuring skating performance. In conclusion, lower extremity injuries are common in hockey and injury rates are difficult to interpret as the definition is not consistent. Finally, normative values and asymmetry indices were presented in ninety-one male youth hockey players aged 10–18 years (Chapter 4). All twelve parameters of the jump showed moderate to excellent reliability (Chapters 3) suggesting that this jump is a reliable test for assessing frontal plane force and power in ice hockey players. This jump enables objective measures of frontal plane force and power and is particularly applicable for ice hockey players given that ice skating involves applying lateral forces. The single leg, medial countermovement jump was identified as an appropriate hockey-specific performance test. In addition, lower extremity injuries were identified as common and costly in men’s ice hockey. This study identified that the International Ice Hockey Federation’s definition of injury is preferred based on the clarity and relevance of the injury description and that the preferred athlete exposure metric is player game-hours based on accuracy and ease of use. An integrative literature review was conducted to suggest a specific definition of injury and athlete exposure (Chapter 2). This was achieved through three research projects. Accordingly, the objective for this thesis was to investigate injury rates, injury definition, athlete exposure and injury type in men’s ice hockey, and providing information on a practical test practitioners can use to monitor fatigue and measure performance. Furthermore, many different off-ice tests are performed, but a hockey-specific performance test has not been promoted. Consensus statements on injury definitions have been developed for sports such as soccer and rugby but have not been established in ice hockey. Injury rates have been difficult to interpret due to the inconsistencies in the definitions of injury and athlete exposure. Due to the physical nature of the game, injuries are common in ice hockey. ![]()
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