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Canada to eliminate fighting in minors
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--- Quote from: richkrt99 on Monday October 26, 2020, 02:41:33 PM Eastern ---I get it, but I still question....WILL this reduce the number of concussions? I mean that is their premise correct? They want to remove fighting to reduce head injuries.
How many of today's concussions are caused by a fight? I mean maybe yes, if a guy gets hit or loses his balance and then bounces his head on the ice (ala Tom Wilson)
I believe MOST concussions are caused by hits, not punches. Will taking the fighting out of the game reduce those type of hits that are causing the concussions?
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the Canadians are talking about the under 18 leagues, which I'm honestly surprised fighting is currently permitted in. But yea, just going off of recent memory, I'd say a vast majority of concussions come from bad hits and boarding.
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