from Greg Wyshynski of PuckDaddy,

If the National Hockey League banned fighting tomorrow, just over half of NHL fans say that it would have no impact on their viewership of NHL games, according to a new Yahoo Sports/YouGov poll.

According to the survey, 51 percent of current U.S.-based NHL fans said that a formal ban on fighting would have “no impact” on their viewership; 24 percent said it would make them “more likely” to watch games; and 25 percent said it would make them less likely to watch games.

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