Canadian Press
It was a cutting edge idea, conceived with the finest intentions.
When a National Hockey League player suffered a serious head blow, he would be removed from play and assessed in a quiet area away from the bench for no less than 15 minutes -- no questions asked.
The media immediately coined the term, "The Quiet Room." NHL officials proudly announced that the new protocol would be in place "starting tonight."
That was on Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
Today, more than a year later, the NHL's innovative concussion protocol is all just a fuzzy memory. And isn't that ironic?
"Quiet Room?," Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andy Sutton said, repeating the question. "I've never heard of The Quiet Room."
There is no Quiet Room in the NHL today, no mandated...
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