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Originally Posted by valo403
Injuries from being hit with pucks are generally going to heal and not result in long term issues. You can't say that about concussions. Like I said above, if the studies show that this is actually going to prevent serious injuries then I find it pretty hard to argue against it, but I'm not certain they show that.
One thing I do agree with you on is that there should be a path that allows elite players to play with contact, the lack of skill of a certain segment should prevent those players who can play safely with contact from doing so. Is there anything preventing the summer hockey programs from getting involved year round? If not I could see those elite players moving into that path, which ultimately might be better from a hockey perspective for everyone. Now whether that's better from a raising children stand point is a different story.
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Yeah I would definitely have no problem with them only including contact at the top 2 levels or whatever.
Your point about the type of injury is valid. Obviously a concussion is a lot worse long term than a broken foot from a shot. But my point is that the sport IS contact. No matter if you have it introduced in Atom, PeeWee or Bantam. And there is really only one way to all out stop your child from getting a concussion as a result of hockey and that is to not play hockey. Even non-contact hockey I imagine has the odd concussion. Effing basketball has concussions. My point is that if parents are so nervous about it, they shouldnt allow their kids to play contact sports (or sports at all if theyre super concerned). And if their kids are going to cry about not being able to play with their friends, thats the parents problem, Not Hockey Alberta's or Hockey Canada's. And its especially not the problem of the kids that want to partake in it.