USA Hockey Magazine published a great article about MRSA infections and hockey players.

"Bacteria can lurk on the equipment, which allows a means for infection to spread quickly among teammates, opponents and through an entire athletic program."

Read the entire story online to learn about the dangers of stinky equipment!

9.22.2006
Georgia Football Players Sidelined Due To Staph Infections
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA, is a bacterium that can spread, especially when two people come in contact with each other, like in a sport such as football. Because of that, some of Savannah, Georgia's, football players won't be playing tonight. Administrators at Benedictine High School are sanitizing their locker rooms and equipment hourly in an attempt to keep the infections from spreading. This is just the latest story that confirms that MRSA is on the rise around the country, mainly in hospitals, in contact sports, and in gyms. Read more online.