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Concussion panel recommends ban on hockey fights


Sports | 207120 hits | Feb 10 2:36 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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LONDON, Ont. -- Fighting should be eliminated from hockey at all levels of the game, according to recommendations released Tuesday from an expert panel dealing with concussions in hockey.

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  1. by Regina Gold Member
    Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:06 pm
    They could do the same and eliminate concussions in boxing too.

  2. by avatar PluggyRug
    Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:10 pm
    If this thing goes through, the panel members will end up with concussion.

  3. by avatar Brenda
    Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:18 pm
    We could also call for a ban on life! :P Sounds like a plan, eh? ;-)

  4. by Choban
    Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:26 pm
    Ban football (Dickenson hung it up early due to concussions
    Ban Boxing (Ali...)
    Heck lets just forego organized sports in general.
    These players are aware of all the risks involved, they are adults who make these decisions, not kids on the playground, leave it alone already.

  5. by avatar Heavy_Metal
    Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:54 pm
    ROTFL love the look on Boulton's face...night night sweet heart...bet he's thinking damn they should have a ban against fighting... ROTFL

  6. by Bibbi
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:11 am
    I think that the problem as some hockey players have found out through personal experience is that any brain injury: concussion, bleeding, etc. destroys the rest of the hockey player's life and for that matter costs one million or more to the health care system which all taxpayers pay for in the end.

  7. by avatar Brenda
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:15 am
    "Bibbi" said
    I think that the problem as some hockey players have found out through personal experience is that any brain injury: concussion, bleeding, etc. destroys the rest of the hockey player's life and for that matter costs one million or more to the health care system which all taxpayers pay for in the end.

    Like I said before... Ban life!

  8. by avatar Brenda
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:16 am
    Btw... A concussion doesn't (necessarily) "destroy" someones life. That is a little exagerated.

  9. by avatar Zipperfish Gold Member
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:19 am
    Hockey fights are already banned. If you get into a fight you go to the box for five minutes and feel shame.

  10. by TattoodGirl
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:21 am
    Wow...how sterile are we going to get?...All I know is, if I die tomorrow, I will go out knowing I lived life to the fullest...and yes I have sustained concussions and had a helluva fun time getting them

  11. by avatar Brenda
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:26 am
    You must be a HUGE burden to the health care system, TG! ;-)

    I had my first when I was 4 :lol:

  12. by TattoodGirl
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:32 am
    :lol: :lol: First set of stitches and broken nose at 3...thought I could imitate Superman and fly...right through a glass coffee table :lol: :lol:

    I am the reasons for the hospital waitlists, but now that we got you Bren...it just increased :wink: :lol:

  13. by Bibbi
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:40 am
    "Brenda" said
    I think that the problem as some hockey players have found out through personal experience is that any brain injury: concussion, bleeding, etc. destroys the rest of the hockey player's life and for that matter costs one million or more to the health care system which all taxpayers pay for in the end.

    Like I said before... Ban life!

    I don't think the average person gets into fights that involve serious head injury, so that is not life. How many serious fights have you got into? I have not got into any and neither have any of my friends or associates. Fights may be entertaining to some people but they are really not part of the game of hockey despite the expectations of some of the audience.

  14. by Bibbi
    Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:41 am
    "Brenda" said
    Btw... A concussion doesn't (necessarily) "destroy" someones life. That is a little exagerated.


    Oh, how many people do you know with serious head injuries: concussion, subdural hemotoma, bleeding, axonal injury etc.?



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