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Poll: Majority Of Canadians Want Fighting Banned From The NHL
A majority of Canadians (54%) believe that the NHL should ban fighting, according to results of a new Ipsos Reid poll. Canadians were asked what they think about violence in hockey and what should be done, if anything, to deal with it. Around 37% felt that fighting is an important part of hockey, while 79% felt that the NHL should increase penalties for infractions such as cross-checking and roughing. Data showed that younger Canadians are less likely to support the banning of fighting and stiffer penalties. Around 40% of Canadians aged 18-34 believe that the NHL should ban fighting, compared to 56% of those aged 35-54 and 65% of those aged 55+. Nearly half of 18-34 Canadians polled believe fighting is an important part of hockey. The poll was conducted online among 1,097 Canadian citizens from Feb. 15-17 (Ipsos Reid).
RESPONSE 18-34 YEAR OLDS35-54 YEAR OLDS55+ YEAR OLDSTHE NHL SHOULD BAN FIGHTINGStrongly agree 14%31%39%Somewhat agree 25%24%25%Somewhat disagree 37%25%22%Strongly disagree 23%19%14%THE NHL SHOULD INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VIOLENCE-RELATED PENALTIES SUCH AS CROSS-CHECKING AND ROUGHINGStrongly agree 29%50%62%Somewhat agree 36%32%27%Somewhat disagree 30%13%9%Strongly disagree 5%5%3%VIOLENCE IS JUST A PART OF HOCKEY AND PENALTIES FOR
PLAYING ROUGH AND TOUGH SHOULD NOT INCREASEStrongly agree 11%8%6%Somewhat agree 33%23%17%Somewhat disagree 37%33%29%Strongly disagree 19%35%47%FIGHTING IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HOCKEYStrongly agree 13%11%6%Somewhat agree 33%25%23%Somewhat disagree 34%26%29%Strongly disagree 19%38%43%THE NHL SHOULD ALLOW LINESMEN TO CALL PENALTIES
AFTER THE PLAY HAS STOPPEDStrongly agree 20%33%45%Somewhat agree 55%49%43%Somewhat disagree 21%14%11%Strongly disagree 4%5%2%
