The concussions received in hockey are just as serious and numerous as in football. As one who has my “bell rung” a few times on the ice, I wonder what role mutliple concussions have played in these tragic events.
Here’s updated info:
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/6923176/lorraine-belak-mother-wade-belak-said-suffered-depression
Asked by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Friday if her son suffered from depression, Lorraine Belak said yes.
“I think he was taking control of that,” she said in a phone interview from Nashville. “He didn’t talk about it all the time or a lot.”
“I really don’t know how to answer that. I don’t know about depression,” she added. “I really am uncomfortable talking about that because I just don’t know enough.”
A person familiar with Belak’s death told The Associated Press on Thursday that he hanged himself at a downtown luxury hotel and condo building. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the investigation were confidential.