TJ Brodie’s Injury Revealed as a Concussion

Dresden’s TJ Brodie was suffering from a mysterious “upper body injury” until the NHL season ended Saturday and his injury was revealed to be a concussion.

Brodie was injured March 9 against the Winnipeg Jets, suffering a concussion that saw him miss the final 14 games of the NHL season.

Although Brodie has since been skating with the team, he was kept out of the lineup due to re-occurring symptoms. In an interview on the Calgary Flames website, Brodie had this to say about his injury.

“You just don’t feel right. When I got it, I felt almost a step behind, like I couldn’t make decisions fast enough. Just sort of cloudy I guess. I’d feel good for a couple of days and try to do something and sort of feel bad after that. I had to go back, take a couple days off again, and try to take it one step at a time. I don’t want this to be a reoccurring thing. I just want to make sure that everything’s right before I try to take the next step.”

Overall however, Brodie, who finished the season with 2 goals and 12 assists, and a +3 rating felt his season went well.

“I thought it went ok overall, obviously there is room for improvement and hopefully I can improve for next year.”