Pros And Cons Of Fighting In Hockey

In the 2011 NHL offseason five tough guys had committed suicide or have died, what brain researches found was a pattern. Each tough guy had CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy) what is CTE? CTE is the degeneration of the brain, “It is associated with memory disturbances, behavioral and personality changes, Parkinsonism, and speech and gait abnormalities. Hockey has now been unceremoniously added to the list of sporting activities that result in CTE.” Kale, (2012) It was not a coincident that all five of the enforcers had CTE. Many fans and former enforcers tried to urge the NHL to ban fighting, but still nothing has come about. Should Fighting Be Banned In Professional Hockey? [I believe that fighting should be banned in hockey. There are too many incidents of …show more content…
For instance look at Don Sanderson a 21-year-old minor hockey league player died as a result of hitting his head on the ice after a punch. Don Sanderson was the catalyst to make harsher rules for fighting in junior hockey. “ Automatic ejections, players must keep helmets and visors on during a fight, this will all lead to a reduced rate of fighting.” Gillis, (2009) Gillis argues about how banning fighting in the NHL would not work. “In the NHL, a perceived cheap shot can lead to endless cycles of retribution, with players waiting several games to exact revenge on an opponent.” Gillis, (2009) this example happened back in 2002. Marcus Nasuland the star of the Vancouver Canucks got knocked out of the game with a concussion, from a dirty hit from Steve Moore a forward for the Colorado Avalanche. The next time these teams played was three weeks later. In that game late in the third period Todd Burtuzzi a forward for the Canucks chased down Moore punched him in the side of head and drove his head to the ice. Moore was knocked out, laid motionless for a long duration of