Published March 10, 2011

Bruins bruiser and captain Zdeno Chara drove a Montreal Canadiens player head-first into the boards during their game Tuesday night, horrifying hockey fans.

The hit left Max Pacioretty with a broken vertebra and a severe concussion.

Though the NHL decided not to suspend or fine the Bruins defenseman, Montreal police have started a criminal investigation into the hit, the AP reports today. Investigators will collect evidence and then determine whether or not to bring charges in the case.

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Pacioretty, who is from Connecticut, was taken from the ice in the stretcher, but has full use of his extremities and has been speaking with reporters.

Many Montreal fans were understandably outraged by the hit and some even called 911 to “report” the violence, according to the Montreal Gazette.

Published March 10, 2011

With outrage still simmering over the pay for top executives of health insurance companies — all nonprofits — WBUR’s Martha Bebinger reports that many of them routinely receive major, major bonuses.

In other health insurance news, the second- and third-largest insurers in the state are re-thinking pay for their board members. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan said yesterday that their boards will meet to discuss whether they will continue to draw large salaries for occasional work overseeing the insurance companies.

The mother and sister of Sen. Scott Brown are defending the accuracy of the senator’s memoir. Brown’s family backed the story of a stepfather’s regular abuse, even as the man denies it.

Family members of a retired MBTA mechanic shot and killed by a Framingham police officer say they’re likely to sue after the Middlesex County District Attorney concluded yesterday that the shooting was accidental. Police say the man died when a SWAT team member accidentally discharged his gun after tripping during a drug raid.

What we’re following: We’ll continue to follow Gov. Deval Patrick’s trade mission to Israel and the UK, local reaction to the Wisconsin collective bargaining bill and the second trial in a gruesome New Hampshire home invasion case. Radio Boston will speak with Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont, who is working to create a single-payer health insurance system in his state.