scott99
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- May 13, 2005
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They are cracking down on high hits. Just like football, some of the roughness (some would say toughness) is disappearing. It's unfortunate that the players seem to not have respect for the game anymore, though I think hockey in the 70's-90's was a more vicious game. This so called hitting from behind was normal procedure back then. But, I think the bigger issue is the players are MUCH bigger, faster and stronger now, yet the ice surface is still the same size as it was back in the 1930's. So there is less room to maneuver, therefore more injuries are occurring. Of course the owners will never change the size of the ice surface because they will lose money by losing seats. I guarantee you if a study was done, there are way less injuries in Europe due to the larger ice surfaces.