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Dr. Brian Levine
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The Scotiabank Baycrest Pro-Am is a charitable
hockey tournament established in 2006 that
allows amateur hockey players to raise funds
for Baycrest for an opportunity to lace up their
skates and play with legendary NHL alumni.
Supported by members of the NHL Alumni
Association and the Maple Leafs Alumni
Association, the event has raised more than
$25 million in its nine-year history. Our 2013
inductees to the Baycrest Pro-Am Hockey Hall
of Fame, pictured here with the Stanley Cup,
included NHL Alumni Wendel Clark, Curtis
Joseph, Mike Krushelnyski and Kevin Maguire
and long-time tournament participants Steven
Forberg, Alex Jurshevski, Irv Kleiner and
Steven Little, who have each raised more than
$100,000 over the years in support of Baycrest.
Stan Feldman and Mark Gryfe were inductees
for their efforts to build the event.
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At Baycrest, our passion for hockey goes beyond Pro-Am.
Dr. Brian Levine is leading a long-term study of National Hockey
League alumni that includes brain scans every four years to
investigate factors that affect brain aging. The study received a
$750,000 boost from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
to expand recruitment to university hockey alumni.
"This is one of the most comprehensive studies out there," said
Levine. "In addition to concussion history, we are looking at
lifestyle factors, chronic illnesses, genetics and proteins related
to dementia, which can all impact cognitive health in aging."
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