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Three lawsuits filed by retired NHL players over concussion-related injuries 

 and will be heard by a federal judge in Minnesota. A special panel assigned the cases to U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson of St. Paul.

The order says Minnesota provides a central location for parties and witnesses, including those from Canada. It consolidates lawsuits filed by more than 200 former players in Minnesota, New York and Washington. 

The lawsuits are similar to those on behalf of ex-NFL players, which resulted in an $870 million settlement. The NCAA agreed to a $70 million settlement in another concussion lawsuit.

The plaintiffs are represented by the Twin Cities law firms of Bassford Remele and Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason.

 and what the continuing research into sport concussions 

The NHL declined through a spokesman to join the discussion on The Daily Circuit and referred us 

 the league made in November by Bill Daly, the NHL's deputy commissioner:

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