The debate of whether or not fighting has a place in the game anymore has been going on for years, but it’s interesting to see a figure like Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan take a new-age approach to the game. Shanahan was no stranger to dropping his gloves so it’s a bit shocking to read the following passage tweeted out by James Mirtle.
The 18 year veteran of the NHL racked up 96 fighting majors in his regular season, and post season, career (according to hockeyfights.com), but while he was head of the NHL Department of Player Safety he was trying to start a movement against fighting.