I just read an interesting blog about a hit on a NHL hockey player. The details are as you would expect but the interesting point was what NHL hockey and the NHLPA might be discussing. The word is they are looking to attach financial penalites to the player that harms a player. Something like man hours lost are penalized (fines) to the penalized player. Interesting...
We don't have the luxury in youth ice hockey. I have seen it. A kid is hit in the back and out 4 weeks. The player that gets called for boarding gets maybe a game suspension.
We have been talking with our club and there really seems to be a push to full enforce the USA Hockey's Zero Tolerance Policy. That is great for our club. But the question is how does a League change the rules. Basically, all teams in the league get a vote. A democracy. To keep this short, my point is safety is not a democratic issue when it comes to kids in a youth ice hockey league. I can only hope the CBHL adopts and enforces stricter rules to protect my child and your child. Don't put safety to a vote. Just make it happen.
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