UMass Memorial Medical Center Sports Medicine Center named Devils' medical services sponsor
Published on January 13, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
Worcester, MA (January 12, 2009)-----The UMass Memorial Medical Center Sports Medicine Center, a program of the Medical Center's Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, was recently named the official medical services sponsor of the American Hockey League's Lowell Devils.
Under the agreement, the Sports Medicine Center provides physician coverage for players' injuries for all of the team's games. The center will also provide follow-up medical care to team members at its facility on the UMass Memorial Hahnemann Campus in Worcester.
"We're extremely pleased to add the Lowell Devils to the roster of regional sports teams that have chosen the UMass Memorial Sports Medicine Center to take care of their athletes' injuries," said Brian Busconi, MD, chief, sports medicine and director, sports medicine center and arthroscopy at the Medical Center. "The Sports Medicine Center and its physicians and staff have a long history of caring for athletes of all ages and abilities, and we look forward to working closely with the team."
The UMass Memorial Sports Medicine Center is the sports medicine provider for numerous college and high school teams throughout the Greater Worcester area, including the College of the Holy Cross, Assumption College, Worcester State College, Nichols College, Clark University, St. Mark's School in Southborough and the Hopkinton and Milford public schools.
"The health and well-being of our players are of the utmost importance to our organization," said Devils' General Manager Chris Lamoriello. "The Lowell Devils are looking forward to our new relationship with Dr. Busconi and his staff at UMass Memorial."
The UMass Memorial Sports Medicine Center was founded by Arthur Pappas, MD, former medical director of the Boston Red Sox. As an integral part of the nationally recognized UMass Memorial Musculoskeletal Center of Excellence, the Sports Medicine Center offers patients a multidisciplinary team of advanced, fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist physicians who are faculty members of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, providing access to the latest clinical information in treating, rehabilitating and preventing sports injuries.
The American Hockey League's Lowell Devils are owned and operated by the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils.
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