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Podcast: Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
Episode: Majority of Canadians Want Fighting Banned from Hockey
Description: Full disclosure: Ryan feels strongly that fighting is an important part of hockey. But, there are several compelling arguments to ban fighting from the game. We know more about short- and long-term effects of repeated blows to the head. We've lost several former NHL heavyweights to suicide, while many more suffer long-term effects of CTE. Maybe it's not surprising a majority of Canadians polled (including self-identified "true hockey fans") would take fighting out of the game for good.Â
5:25 | Mario Canseco gets into the nitty gritty of Research Co's polling on fighting in hockey.Â
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