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Voting On Head Hits
by Paul on 11/04/08 at 11:24 PM ET
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from Darren Dreger of TSN,
Of 33 NHL players who responded to the question, “would you support a penalty for hits to the head,” 27 voted yes, five players voted no and one player said more research is required….
Of 26 general managers who responded to the question, 11 said yes - they would support a penalty for hits to the head; nine said no - and six said the issue is too complex for a “yes” or “no” answer.
The poll was anonymous, but Anaheim ducks general manager Brian Burke went on the record with vehement opposition to a new head checking penalty. “Our sport overreacts to any injury that occurs in clusters,” he said. “I have been a GM for over 800 games and this is a dangerous path to start down.”
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