Common Ice Hockey Injuries Ice hockey is traditionally a contact sport for male participants and non-contact for female participants. It is one of the fastest growing women’s sports in the world, growing 350% in the last 10 years. Ice hockey is played on a slick surface which throws a twist into the injuries that can occur. Playing a sport on ice creates a different method for injuries to occur. Injuries range from concussions, to cuts and lacerations, fractures, knee sprains, injuries to the hip joint. Ice hockey is a very physical sport that creates high speed contact between two players or with the surrounding boards or ice. Head Concussion Hip Labral Tear Snapping Hip Syndrome Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITB) Knee Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain (MCL)
