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Originally Posted by Beatle17
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Which does not detract a bit from the concerns I have raised, especially in the light of the following conclusion:
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"The number of concussions does not correlate with CTE or predict CTE.
However, the severity of CTE is significantly associated with length of exposure in American football, and it is likely that this is a result of the cumulative effects of subconcussive injury."
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As I have maintained, the issue is not the individual incidence of concussions, but rather the cumulative effect of repetitive head impacts. It is virtually certain that the promotion of fighting in the NHL significantly contributes to the increase of repetitive head impacts among frequent participants.
You very conveniently ignored my response in post #137 where I explained this, so I will repeat myself here:
Habitual fighting demonstrably increases the risk of developing CTE, which is sustained from suffering repeated head trauma. There is a very strong circumstantial link between fighting in hockey and the incidence of CTE. Would you contest this last statement?
It seems to me that if we are at all concerned about CTE, then an essential preventative measure would target the reduction or elimination of fighting in the NHL.