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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Montador had 15 documented concussions during his career, but probably others that weren't tracked. They were a combination of fights and hits.
And yes I've said that the definition of body checking also needs to change.
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That is the fear of hockey fans though, that hockey turns into basketball where it's all about positioning. You can't remove a player from the ball in basketball like in hockey, you actually have to steal it. Hockey is also twice as fast and on skates so any type of body contact puts the other player off balanced.
Whereas in basketball, if Shaq plants his feet, it doesn't matter how hard you hit him. you can only positionally defend him.