Honestly that could be dangerous not just from a development aspect, but also a health aspect.
Playing a full year of hockey adjusting to a game of hockey with no contact almost creates a whole new sport with different strategies. Now you'd have players playing personal styles that have nothing to do with who they really are as an effective player.
The second those rules are lifted, I'm fairly confident in saying there would be a massive jump in concussions and other injuries early on resulting from open ice hits as players need to readjust to the normal play.
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