NHL Discussed Link Between Fights, Concussions

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In recently unsealed emails, top NHL officials discussed possible links between fights, concussions and the deaths of three former players who died either due to suicide or drug overdose.

According to TSN, in the 2011 email exchange, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, deputy commissioner Bill Daly, and then-senior vice president for player safety and hockey operations Brendan Shanahan debated eliminating fighting from the league.

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