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Originally Posted by magicmike
Oh, and are skaters just going faster? That was a big thing in the 90's as I recall, N.A. players realizing they were too slow compared to the Russians and Europeans... You move so fast on ice, no wonder hits are so hard.
Football hits and tackles hurt and your just running into each other and landing on soft ground.
Fuck, hockey is rough.
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plenty of fast skaters in the euro leagues, I haven't read as much about head injuries out there though.
better helmets would help a lot. mandatory mouth guards would make an impact (or technically less impact) as well.