Mike Chen’s Hockey Blog: Heads up!

Mike Chen’s Hockey Blog: Heads up!:

You hardly ever see clipping called, and a big part of that is probably because players have always been trained that it’s off limits. If that’s the case, why not implement a similar rule protecting a player’s head?

Well, here’s one good reason, and it’s almost a direct quote from Colin Campbell and also from Gary Bettman, who’ve both said basically the same thing within the last two weeks:

How do you create rules that outlaw hits to the head in the NHL, and then explain to a non-fan why it’s okay for them to drop their gloves and punch each other in the head and face?

The NHL has a huge problem here, and the league’s aware of it. And the Fedoruk injury tonight just brought it front and center. If the current situation is a farce, playing the “we don’t tolerate hits to the head, unless you drop the gloves first” would really cement the league’s status as a farce…

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