Kelowna Rockets head coach Ryan Huska is pleased the Western Hockey League is taking pro-active measures to eliminate concussions.
Three members of the Saskatoon Blades will wear small sensors on the back of their helmets in pre-season games to measure the impact the head takes during a game.
"The more information we can gain on the type of hits and how many hits the head may take over the course of a game will help. Everybody is trying to find a way to eliminate head shots or reduce dangerous hits and if they have a better idea of an exact number or a pretty good average of the number of times players get hit in the head it will help with prevention plans."
The sensors measure when the player got hit, how hard and in which way the head was jarred.
The WHL will follow the NHL's lead by going to softer shoulder and elbow pads.
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