Body Checking
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Big changes hitting minor hockey in SaskatchewanSaskatchewan's two largest minor hockey leagues have banned body contact from B-level bantam and midget play.SportsMay 17, 2019
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Bodychecking banned from lower levels of minor hockey in Regina and SaskatoonSaskatchewan’s two largest minor hockey associations have decided to remove bodychecking from the lower tiers of bantam and midget.SportsMay 15, 2019
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Calgary study says hockey warning line is a distraction for playersThe study points to medical evidence showing that if hockey players have their head down when they are pushed into the boards, they are at greater risk for head, neck and spinal injuries.CanadaAug 29, 2017
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Hockey Edmonton bans body checking at many levels of Bantam and Midget hockeyHockey Edmonton - the organization that runs all minor hockey in the city - voted to get rid of body checking at many levels of Bantam and Midget hockey.CanadaApr 20, 2016
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Body-check ban begins this fall for Winnipeg minor hockeyHockey Winnipeg passed a motion in May to completely ban body checking for 13- to 17-year-olds playing in the A3 category.SportsJul 22, 2015
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Hockey Edmonton proposes no body checking program in BantamHockey Edmonton is proposing a non-body checking program at the Bantam level.Jun 10, 2015
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POLL: Ban body checking?The governing body of ice hockey in Canada has voted to impose a national ban on body-checking at the Peewee level. The move was made because of increased concern that checking was leading to head injuries in young players.SportsMay 29, 2013
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