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New National Hockey League disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan told the
CBC that the NHL may have to examine whether fighting has a place in the
game.
Shanahan made the comments Thursday in an interview conducted for the next episode of Mansbridge One on One.
"We're definitely very serious in making advancements in studying blows to the head, we have to also look at fighting," said Shanahan.
"What the final decision is, I can't tell you now, that's something we're obviously going to have to look at, but there's no way we would ever deny that it's not something we're looking at closely," he added.
Shanahan, whose official title is senior vice-president of player safety, received his new mandate in June. He replaced Colin Campbell, who served in the capacity for 13 years and remains with the NHL as a director of hockey operations. Read More
Shanahan made the comments Thursday in an interview conducted for the next episode of Mansbridge One on One.
"We're definitely very serious in making advancements in studying blows to the head, we have to also look at fighting," said Shanahan.
"What the final decision is, I can't tell you now, that's something we're obviously going to have to look at, but there's no way we would ever deny that it's not something we're looking at closely," he added.
Shanahan, whose official title is senior vice-president of player safety, received his new mandate in June. He replaced Colin Campbell, who served in the capacity for 13 years and remains with the NHL as a director of hockey operations. Read More
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