| The award recognizes outstanding perseverance and dedication by a disabled hockey athlete |
| COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Mark Aubry (Ottawa, Ont.) has been named the recipient of the 2020 USA Hockey Excellence in Safety Award, presented by K&K Insurance, it was announced. The honor recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to making hockey a safer game for all participants. Among his many contributions to safety in ice hockey, Aubry has conducted research, organized educational efforts and lobbied for rule changes to reduce the risk of spinal cord injury and concussion. In addition, he has been one of the main authors and driving force behind (founded and authored) the 5 Consensus Conferences on Concussion in Sport and pushed for governing bodies to standardize the graduated implementation of checking skills through its age levels across hockey. A veteran sports medicine specialist, Aubry has served in numerous ice hockey safety positions at every level on the international stage. Notably, Aubry has held the chief medical officer position in the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1998 and also served in the past as a member of the International Olympic Medical Commission. Aubry has also worked as the team physician for several Canadian national and Olympic teams, and currently serves as a team physician for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. For his work in the sports medicine field, Aubry was awarded both the Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Award for contributions to sports injury prevention, and the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to the IIHF and international ice hockey. |
