19-year-old Canadian hockey player Lane Hinkley has ended his career due to a brain injury, reports Ilta-Sanomat with reference to the player's social network.
Friday morning, I was told that my hockey career is over. Too many hits, too many punches, too many concussions that I didn't properly heal from. I didn’t score many goals towards the end, but I was a tough m—er and nobody can take that away from me. I wear these scars on my hands proudly.
Lane Hinkley
This season, the player spent four games in the Quebec Junior League without any productive actions for the Charlottetown Islanders.