BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Top-level junior hockey leagues are taking steps toward reducing fighting, the commissioner of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League said Thursday in a statement.
Gilles Courteau said the three major junior leagues discussed fighting at the world junior championships in January and that further talks were planned.
Courteau was reacting to a New York Time article this week about studies by Hockey Canada and Hockey USA on eliminating or restricting fighting in the sport. The headline read "Junior Hockey On Cusp Of Revolution: Trying To Stop Fighting."
The two national governing bodies have discussed fighting bans in minor hockey and other non-professional leagues.
"However it is important to distinguish between minor hockey and the QMJHL and CHL when we talk about abolishing fights," Courteau said. "We have been discussing this issue for several years now and have constantly revised our regulations in regards to fighting in order to provide a safer environment for our players."
Dave Branch, president of the Canadian Hockey League, the umbrella group for the QMJHL, the Ontario Hockey League and the Western Hockey League, was quoted in the article as saying the leagues were considering curbs on fighting.
Courteau said meetings were planned on the subject with Branch, who is also commissioner of the OHL, and WHL head Ron Robson, as well as Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson.
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