Podium Presentation Title: NHL Player Workload and Performance Following Arthroscopic Shoulder Labral Repair

To investigate the impact of arthroscopic shoulder labral repair on career longevity, game utilization, and performance National Hockey League (NHL) players. A retrospective review all NHL players who underwent from 2004-2020 was performed. 2:1 matched control group used for comparison. Controls were by age, BMI, position, experience prior to index year. Demographic characteristics, metrics collected athletes. Statistical analysis examined utilization both at one-year three-year follow-up compared one season before injury. Twenty-nine surgery returned play (100% RTP) with 55 The operative cohort experienced shorter careers controls (4.4 ± 3.1 vs 6.0 3.6 seasons, p ≤ 0.05). After season, injured significant reductions in goals per 60 (0.6 0.4 0.8 0.5, < 0.01), points (1.5 0.9 2.0 0.9, shooting %, (8.5 5.8 10.5 5.2, = 0.02) year prior. reduction 0.01) % 4.7 0.04) persisted three-years. Compared controls, surgical post-index percentage goals, assists, %. Only three seasons post index. Following RTP after labrum repair, demonstrated reduced longevity healthy controls. Players exhibited injury, but closer baseline 3 seasons.