Massive Revelation Could Change Everything for NHL Enforcers
There are many dangers involved when working in the NHL.
Not only can you receive threats from fans of other teams; (SEE: Leafs Fans Reportedly Threatened Family of NHL Referee) but you can also get injured (SEE: BREAKING: The worst is confirmed for Landeskog).
On top of that, players are subject to severe traumas that can lead to an early death.
This is what a major university study has revealed.
Massive Revelation Could Change Everything for NHL Enforcers
Columbia University conducted an important study highlighting the difference between the average ages of death among NHL players.
Rick Westhead reported on Twitter that fighters or enforcers who had participated in 50 or more fights died a decade younger than those who hadn't.
"A Columbia University study of 6,039 former NHL players since 1967 showed that enforcers (those with 50+ career fights) died on average a decade younger than their comparable peers.
The mean average age of death for fighters was 47.5.
The average age of death for the control group was 57.7."
The mean average age of death for fighters was 47.5.
The average age of death for the control group was 57.7."
This is a significant difference. While it's known that hockey players often have to deal with the consequences of their past physical traumas, the huge difference in life expectancy between fighters and "regular" players is alarming.
How can the leaders of the NHL remain unaffected by this? How can they turn a blind eye to this issue and not ban fights altogether?
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| Yes | 62 | 15.8 % |
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