| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to analyze the injury pattern 30 teams 877 players
from 2000~2008 in National Hockey League (NHL), and to identify the 5 variables
age, NHL years, career year, shooting side preference (right or left) and position
played between player?s number of injury and number of game miss due to injury.
The study also included the number of injury for each body location. Based on the
result of data, it was found that within the injury location, foot area has the highest
rate of injury ( 18.21%), thigh (15.78%), neck (14.16%), upper body (13.80%), knee
(11.86%), shoulder (10.18%), wrist (8.56%), lower body (3.99%), elbow (1.91%) and
undisclosed (1.55%) are followed. Followed by these injury location, the highest rate
of number of game miss due to injury was foot (20.53%), knee (15.35%), shoulder
(15.01%), neck (11.80%), thigh (12.25%), neck (11.80%), wrist (9.93%), lower body
(2.05%), elbow (1.40%) and undisclosed (0.43%). Data were analyzed using SPSS
15.0. Descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe Post-hoc test were
conducted to this research. Findings from the study indicated that: A significant
difference correlation of age (P=.000 < .01) was found among the number of injury
and number of missed games due to injury. A significant difference correlation of
player join NHL year was found among the number of injury (P=.003 < .05) and
number of missed games due to injury (P=.000 < .01). A significant difference
correlation of player?s career year (P=.000 < .01) was found among the number of
injury and number of missed games due to injury. Non-significant difference
correlation of player?s shoot preference was found among the number of injury
(P=.372 > .05) and number of missed games due to injury (P=.116 > .05). A
significant difference correlation of player?s position played was found among the
number of injury (P=.000 < .01) and number of missed games due to injury (P=.001
< .01).
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The finding that the results likely will enhance protection of players, thereby,
the extent and nature of the injury problem needs to be clearly identified before
effective measures aimed at preventing injury can be initiated. |
