Musculoskeletal Injuries in National Hockey League Goaltenders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hockey goaltenders are exposed to unique in-game physical demands, different from those experienced by other positional players. While previous studies have identified the injuries experienced by elite goaltenders, these have been limited by the use of secondary data or data from small samples over relatively short time intervals.

Purpose

To quantify the type and number of injuries occurring in National Hockey League (NHL) goaltenders and the time lost due to these injuries.

Study design

Descriptive epidemiology study.

Methods

Data from the NHL's Athlete Health Management System was analyzed between the 2009-2010 and 2022-2023 seasons. The total number of each musculoskeletal injury, the total days missed (TDM) (a surrogate measure for injury severit

SUBMITTER: Keshen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12311242 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature