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Is it time to ban fighting in the NHL?
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Junior-league fighting ban another step closer to NHL also
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Current and former NHL players bristle at debate over abolishing
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Hockey without rough stuff: How junior leagues have decreased
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The N.H.L.'s Fights and Handshakes? Not Exactly Socially Distant
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QMJHL officially bans fighting; will result in automatic ejection
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NHL's cowardly decision to ban cause-themed jerseys sends wrong
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OHL to consider rule changes in wake of proposed fighting ban in
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Fighting is diminishing in junior hockey. How will changes to the
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NHL playoffs: No reason league should continue allowing fighting
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Opinion: The NHL Must Protect Players More Than Maintain Fighting
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Hockey without rough stuff: How junior leagues have decreased fighting
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Fighting in NHL is down naturally, but now is the time to ban it