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Why are there less “injuries” and “load management” in the NHL?
Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:22 am
Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:22 am
Hockey seems like a sport that would result in just as many if not more injuries than basketball. Rarely hear about hockey players missing a game due to a “calf strain.”
Baseball has had off days forever but its a 162 game season and usually a game off every 2 weeks or so for some guys.
Baseball has had off days forever but its a 162 game season and usually a game off every 2 weeks or so for some guys.
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Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:28 am to Cosmo
players aren't soft, also pretty much every man (other than the backup goalie) is utilized on a hockey roster, there are no bench-warmers, since you're changing lines every 45 seconds or so.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:29 am to Cosmo
Because they aren’t pussies like the overpaid drama queens on the court.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:31 am to Cosmo
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Rarely hear about hockey players missing a game due to a “calf strain.”
Have you ever skated?
Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:35 am to Cosmo
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Rarely hear about hockey players missing a game due to a “calf strain.”
That's partly because they only classify injuries two ways: Upper body and lower body.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:36 am to Cosmo
I'm going to guess that it has to do with more frequent substitutions in hockey, so star players aren't playing 40 minutes a game. And skating seems like less stress and impact to the legs compared to running, jumping, and planting your feet for quick changes of direction.
This post was edited on 2/13/26 at 9:36 am
Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:51 am to Cosmo
Fewer.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 9:56 am to Cosmo
I would think more acute injuries, especially concussions, but fewer overuse injuries.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:12 am to Cosmo
Don't really have the option for that in hockey because basically everyone plays a lot. It's not like a star usually plays 95% of the minutes.
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Also the mindset in terms of physicality and injuries between hockey players and 2026 NBA players are polar opposites. Modern basketball players are mostly soft as baby shite. Hockey men get their teeth knocked out and ocular bone broken and they rub some fricking dirt on it.
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Also the mindset in terms of physicality and injuries between hockey players and 2026 NBA players are polar opposites. Modern basketball players are mostly soft as baby shite. Hockey men get their teeth knocked out and ocular bone broken and they rub some fricking dirt on it.
This post was edited on 2/13/26 at 10:14 am
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:16 am to TheGasMan
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Because they aren’t pussies like the overpaid drama queens on the court.
Do baseball now
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:18 am to Cosmo
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“calf strain.”
Calf strains directly lead to a torn achilles. Several NBA stars tore their achilles last year after a calf strain, and are now sitting out the entire season. Missing a star player impacts revenue, so teams want to protect them.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:23 am to Tiger Prawn
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And skating seems like less stress and impact to the legs compared to running, jumping, and planting your feet for quick changes of direction
It's a lot of this. Hockey players require tremendous agility and that puts a lot of stress on soft tissues, but they really dint have a ton of joint impact in their legs.
That said, ACL injuries are surprisingly few for a game with as much contact as hockey requires. Part of that is because skates don't have as much contact with the ground as cleats or shoes do, so they "give" faster in impact. Hockey players are also taught how to accept a check at an early age, minimizing the damage from a big hit. Football encourages you to run through that impact - hockey largely doesn't. Accept the check, move the puck, get back up.
But the biggest reason is that hockey has a macho/play through injury culture that is unmatched by even football, and certainly basketball. Guys getting serious injuries, then stitches or being fitted with a facemask, then coming *back* out to play the rest of the game is common in hockey.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:26 am to Cosmo
Less physical effort is required in hockey since the ice and skates assist in movement. In other sports you actually have to run hard which is tougher on the joints
This post was edited on 2/13/26 at 10:26 am
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:30 am to Boodis Man
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Less physical effort is required in hockey
This could be said differently I think
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In other sports you actually have to run hard which is tougher on the joints
The science of being harder on the joints I agree, but hockey is physically hard as frick. The effort is insane, which is why they do constant shifts changes.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:38 am to Cosmo
I still don't know how they do all what they do while skating on ice. Seems impossible to have 2 people hitting you, a stick swinging at you and you still get a shot off to score past goalie.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:56 am to Cosmo
They are tougher and have more of a tough guy culture.
But there’s also something about skating that allows guys to come back from injuries and play with them slightly differently than non skating sports.
Guys have torn ACLs and kept playing before. That’s not pure toughness.
But there’s also something about skating that allows guys to come back from injuries and play with them slightly differently than non skating sports.
Guys have torn ACLs and kept playing before. That’s not pure toughness.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 10:59 am to Boodis Man
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Less physical effort is required in hockey since the ice and skates assist in movement.
I see you’ve never ice skated.
The answer is the culture. Just look at the difference in all star games. The NBA has turned into a league where players work hard to find excuses to not play. We have teams like the Jazz accidentally winning games. It’s a sad state. The NHL seems to be better in terms of player effort and putting on a show for fans.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 11:31 am to TexasTiger08
Hockey players are tough and truly love the sport.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 11:38 am to Stonehog
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Calf strains directly lead to a torn achilles.
They dont really have a calf strain brah. Just throw that in there as excuse for night off
Posted on 2/13/26 at 11:50 am to Cosmo
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They dont really have a calf strain brah. Just throw that in there as excuse for night off
You don't know what you're talking about, do you?
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