[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug

I know they exist, but are there really that many? More than non-contact? I am an old man, so I wouldn't dream of playing contact.

I think it is great that there are contact leagues, for those adults that want to play. The issue here is for much younger players, where there may be greater long term risks associated with contact hockey. I used to think that by raising the hitting age, more injuries would result of bigger boys causing more damage, but from what I have gathered, that simply isn't the truth. It depends how you do the math, but I think the result of raising the age will be more kids playing longer, without unnecessary risk of injury.

Sorry, I should have used green text.