Still catching up on my Hockey News newsletters.
A recent article posted on the site states there will be tougher penalties in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season.
Instead, it calls for stiffer penalties for brawling and other acts of "gratuitous violence,"' for files to be kept on repeat offenders, better support for players, coaches and officials and an anti-violence campaign.
The governors are to decide whether to adopt the recommendations at a meeting in Montreal on Sept. 8, a day before the regular season begins.
"There was a consensus not to punish through ejection players who voluntarily get into a fight," said Jacques Letellier, co-president of the committee along with former national women's team coach Daniele Sauvageau. "There were those for and against it.
"We opted to strengthen the penalties without adopting an automatic ejection."
This change seems pretty significant me. Maybe it's much ado about nothing though, but I'd love to hear from Canadians with their thoughts on the matter.
Could the NHL follow suit?
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