Dave Scatchard’s Forced Retirement
Former Canuck Dave Scatchard had hoped to leave hockey on his own terms
Scatchard, who made a comeback in 2009 after missing most of two years due to post-concussion syndrome, suffered another head injury on a hit late last season while playing for the St. Louis Blues’ farm team in Peoria, Ill.
In interviews this week with the Toronto Star and TSN Radio, Scatchard said he is unable to push his three young children on the swings or undertake any activity that involves abrupt movements.
“After talking with my mom and my dad and my wife, they all expressed concerns about my health,” Scatchard told TSN’s James Cybulski. “The doctor [at the Mayo Clinic] approached me and said: ‘I’m sorry, that’s the end. You won’t be playing hockey any more.’ He said: ‘The pictures we see of your brain show some damage and some things have happened to you.’
