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Article: It's time for NHL to control violence
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 5, 2002
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It's time for NHL to control violence
Wider rink would be easy way to do it
By WILLIAM GILDEA The Washington Post
Sunday, May 5, 2002
Thuggery is an old story in the NHL. But a number of particularly
ugly hits in the first round of the playoffs have caught the
attention of even the most casual hockey fans -- and no wonder.
Things aren't what they once were in hockey. The sport has evolved
dramatically but remains stuck in a time when the game was played by
smaller men on rinks that no longer are big enough to accommodate,
and showcase, the players' size and skills -- and a time when mayhem
could be more easily overlooked.
Because the NHL has failed to make changes, the worst in hockey
now ...