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The co-director of boston universitys program says the nhl has taken some action, but he says it does not go far enough. >> last fall, the nhl stepped up, put a foot forward and said you cant blind side hit the head anymore. thats one step forward. now they have to put the other step forward and simply say that all purposeful hits to the head need to be taken out of ice hockey. >> for now, you can only determine if someone has cte after death. the news about probert has deeply concerned some cur...

Sports most famous enforcers has doctors worried about how much brain damage this is causing. usually were talking about nfl and concussions, but now nhl. >> and a lot of research. you probably heard about it happening to football players and boxers. now research shows its also happening to hockey players. researchers at the university of boston have found a brain degeneration disease in two former nhl players. most recently in bob probert who died last year at the age of 45 of heart failure. in...

Changes based on findings related to just one player. well, dr. cantu hopes to study more nhl players soon, especially the skill players, the type who have not taken as much abuse as folks like probert did. just to give it some perspective, we know that probert had 246 fights in 16 seasons. that is a lot of heavy, you know, action going to the head. but his wife -- his widow says that she is not sure if it was the fighting or if it was the game itself. and thats going to be part of the research,...

San francisco, love them. love them. >> thats probably the most covered they are at a bar crawl, you know what i mean? >> you aint lying. well, ahead on "american morning," the man famous for dropping the gloves on the ice. bob prober. now doctors are warning todays hockey players about taking too many shots to the head. well, on that note, as well, hockey related talking about taking shots. a fight taking place at one game and the wrong person got hit. the linesman is not supposed to be tak...

Forward and said you cant blind side hit the head anymore. thats one step forward. now they have to put the other step forward and simply say that all purposeful hits to the head need to be taken out of ice hockey. >> well, for now, you can only determine if someone has cte after they died. the news about probert has deeply concerned some current and former nhl players. >> when you start hearing things about bob probert and other guys who played other pro sports, you start to think about it and ...

Physical sports they never even miss a shift. >> however, now, were talking about the death of one of the sports most famous enforcers. the guys that go out there and retaliate, if you will. his death has doctors worried about how much brain damage this could be causing. its amazing to watch a hockey game sometimes to see what is allowed. this is brutal. >> and its an argument that some people go for the fights itself. you probably heard about it happening to football players and boxers, now res...