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Originally Posted by Mike F
OK, so you don't care about fans opinions, and you don't care about players opinions, and you don't care about management and league officials opinions, you just want hockey to conform to your opinion.
If you want me to take you seriously, how about providing some statistical (not just anecdotal) evidence that fighting in the NHL presents a long term risk to the players more than other collisions (even just puck retrieval collisions) do. After all, statistical evidence is what you've demanded of fighting supporters.
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This isn't the standard he has established.
Jiri's point is that hitting and fighting represent unnecessary risks of head injuries and that removing either or both would be an improvement on the current situation. Considering that fighting is currently illegal under hockey's rules, it would seem simple to remove that risk from the game. Collisions can be argued to be hockey plays between the whistles and are more difficult to remove the risks, but banning something already illegal under the rules should be pretty obvious, simple, and easy.
Do you really need statistical evidence that punches to the head sometimes lead to head injuries?