TECUMSEH, Ontario — Researchers at Boston University found a degenerative disease in brain tissue donated by former NHL enforcer Bob Probert.
Probert had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died last July of heart failure at age 45. He played 16 seasons in the NHL and his 3,300 penalty minutes rank fifth on the league’s career list.
“How much is the hockey and how much is the fighting, we don’t really know,” Dr. Robert Cantu, the co-director of the center, said Wednesday night.
Footnotes.
Four months after undergoing surgery on his right knee, Devils forward Zach Parise has been cleared to skate.
• Canucks forward Chris Higgins, acquired Monday from Florida, is expected to miss at least another 10 games with a broken thumb. Denver Post wire services
