In the bigger picture, Jablonski’s injury was one of the catalysts for a change in the game on nearly every level. Hits from behind and their inherent danger became a focus of coaches and officials, ...

It took a tragedy, more than a decade ago, to change hockey for the better. On Dec. 30, 2011, playing in a junior varsity game for Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Jack Jablonski was checked from behind into ...