My thoughts on this have certainly shifted over the years. 5-6 years ago I would have said no way to eliminating fighting but it seems inevitable and needed now. It will likely slowly go away as fighting is removed from the lower levels.
I remember trying out for a Junior B team and the Coach told everyone that if they didn’t get a fight in tryouts they are not making the team. That seems insane in retrospect. This was not a league where players go on to make careers in hockey.
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