Maple Leafs relying on sports science to determine Matthews’ status

November 16, 2017 by admin

SPORTS BIOMETRICS NEWS

November 16, 2017

Chris Johnston |@reporterchris Chris Johnston @reporterchris TORONTO – The first person who greeted Auston Matthews when he came off the ice from Wednesday’s practice wasn’t a trainer or public-relations staffer. It was Dr. Jeremy Bettle, the Toronto Maple Leafs director of sports science and performance, and he went straight for No.

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