I don't know about this. On one hand, I got 2 concussions in my Peewee year from headshots, so I can definitely see the safety benefits of non contact in peewee. I was the last year though that they had the age groups differently in hockey now (Peewee was 12 and 13 year olds, now it's 11 and 12 year olds).
What concerns me is that highly skilled players will not be prepared for Bantam. To go from community hockey in Peewee to potentially Bantam AAA the next season is a bigger step in competition than any other year. They will have to probably change club bantam hockey in the city to only second year Bantams if they want the kids to stay safe.
The other option I could think of is in Calgary to have a Peewee I and Peewee II age group. Hockey Calgary has more registered hockey players than anywhere else in the country basically, they easily could split up the leagues to an 11 year old league with no hitting, and a 12 year old league with hitting.
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