Neurological examinations have confirmed that young Quebec Remparts forward Maddox Dagenais has still not recovered from his concussion last Friday, which confirms doubts about his use by Hockey Canada during the last World Under-19 Challenge. 17 years old.
The Remparts believed they could count on the return to play of their young attacker, but the neurologist consulted on Friday noted that his state of health was still not 100%. He should undergo new tests towards the end of the week, before leaving for Baie-Comeau, where the Remparts will face the Drakkar on Friday and Saturday.
Meanwhile, Hockey Canada refuses to comment. Everyone who was with the Canadian under-17 team contacted by The Journal for clarification referred us to the communications department.
A Hockey Canada spokesperson responded to us Monday morning that it was impossible for them to reveal information about the players’ state of health since it is confidential information.
Reminder of the facts
Remember that Dagenais suffered a concussion on October 27 in Baie-Comeau, then entered the concussion protocol afterwards. The Remparts oversaw the start of this protocol, then transferred it to Hockey Canada, which promised to continue it according to the rules, before allowing it to play in the World Under-17 Challenge.
Dagenais subsequently received the green light and was able to play all four of his team’s games at the tournament. Upon his return, he admitted to feeling fatigue and headaches, which prompted the Remparts to remove him from the lineup preventively, until neurological tests on Friday confirmed that he was not was not healed from the concussion suffered on October 27.
Note that he did not suffer another one during the tournament.
