‘Put on the Ice to Fight,’ Ex-NHL Enforcer Sues Former Team Over Head Injuries
By Mark Henricks
Former longtime National Hockey League enforcer Mike Peluso has sued the New Jersey Nets team, former general manager and team doctors, alleging they conspired to conceal medical reports on the effects of a 1993 fight, causing him to continue his hockey career and suffer serious brain damage.
Unlike concussion litigation alleging the NHL knew of the possibility of brain damage from concussions and other head injuries, the lawsuit alleges the Nets knowingly withheld