Hockey Canada Adopts Zero Tolerance Policy for Head Contact |
by Jean Rickerson Founder/editor
May 28, 2011-- In a bold but necessary move for the protection of hockey players all across Canada, officials at Hockey Canada's Annual General Meeting (AGM) voted unanimously to adopt a zero tolerance policy for head contact and head checks.
Items
approved
by
Hockey
Canada’s
board
of
directors
during
this
year’s
AGM
include:
According
to
the
National
Post,
"'Murray
Costello,
a
vice-president
of
the
International
Ice
Hockey
Federation,
said
Saturday
that
head
contact
also
needs
to
be
eliminated
from
the
international
game.
Hockey Canada is the governing body for minor hockey and Canada's international men's and women's hockey teams. Over 560,000 athletes participate in Hockey Canada's programs annually.
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