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Originally Posted by King Theo
I also still think there is a place for some fighting in hockey. I am glad that fighting has goon down and the NHL is trying to get away from staged fights. There is a good documentary, Ice Guardians. They talk about head injuries, and they believe fighting is the cause of about 5%, the rest are hits to the head or even clean checks.
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Fighting may be the cause of about 5% of concussions but that's probably because there are about 5% as many fights as hits. Since fighting is already illegal and ordinary hitting is not, an argument can be made that you can eliminate that 5% by banning fighting altogether.
I believe the sport will eventually make all head contact a penalty.