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Jeremy Roenick did not agree with the group of players suing the NHL over the leagues' handling of concussions

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It isn't talked about nearly to the level that it is in the NFL, but that doesn't mean concussions in the NHL are not an issue.

Just don't tell that to ex-Flyer Jeremy Roenick.

Speaking to the Associated Press, Roenick did not jump on board with the 10-players who filed a lawsuit against the NHL for their handling of concussions.

"I've always lived in the fact that I played the game of hockey knowing there was a lot of risk to be taken," Roenick said. "I went on the ice knowing that my health and my life could be altered in a split second, and I did it because I loved the game."

Roenick, who spent 20 years in the NHL and played over 1300 games, says he suffered 13 concussions during his career.

"I'm not going to tell people what to do and say they're all trying to cap on the system right now. That's their prerogative," said Roenick. "They can put themselves in public. They can go after the league that they craved to be in since they were little kids and paid their salary."

How successful the NHL players are is yet to be seen, but suing the league for their handling of concussions certainly worked out for NFL players. Thousands of ex-NFL players sued the league and won $765 million dollars, and the issue of how the NFL handles concussions has been a hot topic ever since.

With the NHL being just as -- if not more -- violent than the NFL, it's hard to imagine the issue of how they handle concussions is not about to make it's way to the forefront of the headlines.

Especially if the lawsuit is successful.

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