Chris Simon's family says the late NHL enforcer died by suicide. And it 'strongly believes' a progressive and fatal disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries is to blame.
And it"strongly believes" a progressive and fatal disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries is to blame.
"The family strongly believes and witnessed firsthand, that Chris struggled immensely from CTE which unfortunately resulted in his death," the statement read."We are grieving with the loss of our son, brother, father, partner, teammate and friend.""The entire Wawa community is sharing in our grief," the statement read."We appreciate everyone who shares in our tragic loss.
The study found enforcers died on average a decade younger than comparable peers drafted at the same rank, were of similar height and weight, and played the same position."However, being an enforcer was associated with dying approximately 10 years earlier and more frequently of suicide and drug overdose than matched controls," the study read.
Commenting on Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman called Simon's death"tragic" but refrained from directly addressing the family's charges linking it to CTE.
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