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Eric Lindros Lends Support To Ontario Concussion Bill Named For Ottawa Teen

The Canadian Press, 06 Apr, 2016 12:36 PM
    TORONTO — Former NHL star Eric Lindrosis lending some high-profile support to an Ontario private member's bill on concussions.
     
    Rowan's Law is named for an Ottawa-area 17-year-old girl who died after being injured while playing high school rugby.
     
    The bill would establish a committee to get the recommendations that came out of the coroner's inquest into her death implemented within a year.
     
    Those recommendations include establishing guidelines to ensure a child is removed from play if a concussion is suspected and that they not return to play until receiving medical clearance.
     
    Lindros, who suffered multiple concussions over his career and missed an entire season after a head injury, says it's important to establish a culture of everyone involved in sport acknowledging the need for caution, even when an athlete is eager to get back out on the ice or field.
     
    Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod, who introduced the bill, says even though it has all-party support it is stalled, having passed second reading and not yet being brought before committee.

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