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Originally Posted by FlamesFanTrev
No no no, you misinterpreted my sentiment. Risk mitigation is neccisarry, but changing a sport so that it no longer resembles the sport is rediculous, especially when you are doing it on behalf of people that are playing said sport, without their request for you to do so.
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No longer resembles the sport?
We are talking about preventing head injuries through cracking down on fighting and dangerous hits to the head, not replacing the puck with a tennis ball and the nets with basketball hoops. It seems like a minor change to me much like putting helmets on goalies or getting rid of touch icing.
Hockey can still be a fast, exciting, and dangerous sport without subjecting the players to long term brain damage.