Hockey player dies fighting

Jan. 6, 2009 8:17 am

Don Sanderson died late last week from injuries suffered during a fight in an Ontario Senior AAA hockey game in Canada.

Sanderson, 21, hit his head on the back of the ice after he and an opposing combatant had scrapped and thrown each other to the ground.

Fighting in hockey has always been a topic for debate. They allow fights in the USHL but not college hockey.

What do you all think?

Here's a good column taken from The Hockey News on hockey fighting:

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21906-Campbells-Cuts-Sandersons-death-must-reopen-fight-debate.html

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