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National Post: Controversy over body checking in youth hockey continues
Release Date: August 25, 2010
An article in Canada's National Post about the World Hockey Summit and discussions about the dangers of body checking in youth hockey reports UB researchers who followed 500 Ontario players ages four to 18 found 66 percent of injuries in junior leagues come from accidents and not deliberate hits. The article appeared in newspapers throughout Canada, including the Leader-Post and Ottawa Citizen.
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