Does fighting in hockey directly contribute to brain injuries? If you asked National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman, he’d tell you, plain and simple, there isn’t enough research to conclusively link the two.
“I think in this whole area there is probably entirely too much speculation and rumors and the like on something that is simply a tragedy,” Bettman said at the conclusion of the NHL Board of Governors meeting earlier this month.
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