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VIOLENCE P‘LAGUE‘S-UPEI i'iiiiiAMUiiAL's—

VIOLENCE‘ N THE INTRAMURAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ‘ , enjoyment experienced by the players. _ .

By the concerned Students Committee »a' . ~ _ The next Year, matters beg?" to get a ilttie Sometimes i wonder if éur wo¢1d is increasingly _ more serious. Team membership rose to sux. More

becoming an inhumane place to live.‘ You can pick teams meant more Players (most of whom were

up the newspaper any day of the week and be sure to' competitorsl- ' am nOt Saying this was bad, but

read aboUt someone killed in a shoot out, taken 7 the league Started 105309 the fun Whleh W85 50

hostage, or injured in a guerrilla warfare incident. appareﬁt the Preced'"9 Year' . _

These are very extreme situations, but two recent During the reQUIar $5350? r099“ play was m'n'mal-

examples (Iranian Crisis and Afghanastan invasion) When the PIaYOffS arf'ved 't Seemed as though a

‘can tell us there is more to come, Here on the _ A , ' complete transformation occurred among some players.

campus we are experiencing unwanted trouble. The‘ ‘ This miporlty gas out to beat up any player who

unwanted trouble is violence in the Men's Intramural ' WOU‘d h'“der “'5 teém's Ch?”ces 0f W'nn'"9' Th?

Hockey League (iHL). .. referees on hand tried their best to do a good JOb.‘ The word “violence” is defined in Webster's Third L T?is year tveihead.hunter$ are work'"9 at

New International.Dictionary, 15th Editibn, to mean maXImum capacity during the regular season and

putting in overtime in the playoffs. The Goon sguad I speak of constitutes only a minority (about l0%) who love to break a man up and then play the puck. It appears as though they possess a killer instinct, and this is what hurts the lHL's image.

From the outset of hockey in the Fall, the league has received good coverage from the §gﬂ. The concept of reporting weekly action was that of COmmissioner Mulligan. He thought more membership could be stimulated and enthusiasm kept strong among players. Comparing this to other intramural activities, i feel we gained much recognition from students outside of the sport.

I bring the above to your attention because I and a senior official in_the Athletic Department suspect . the root of the problem stems from the weekly column.

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m exertion of phy5ical force so as to injure or ' - Our suspicion was aroused by the reactions of a few,

wuse. To get a full comprehension of the problem who belong to the minority, on the issue. .We get the

H is best to give a brief background on the IHL. feeling they love to see the problem becoming so

Wree years ago when l entered UPEI as a Freshman serious that it must be publicized. They would

were were only four teams participating. The ' _ then have something to talk or brag about. ‘l

MVOTVEHEht on'the part of the players was consistent, . consider their attitude very naive for students

md therefore few games were cancelled. Our team ‘ attending university.

“w playing as a great'paStime’-and we enjoyed. I - As we Progressed into second semester-matters

mwselvgs Very mUCh:' - V ' appeared to be getting worse. The concept of going The toughies at the time wer°.the BiShara brothers after the man rather than the puck was very common.

mo loved to play the sport and also delivered some This eventually led to the Strengtheninq of the

mod solid hits. i remember when Normie Bishara and. “cheap Shot Syndrome” (the opponent returning a

lgOt into a difference Of Opinion and began F'ght'ng" ' body check when your back is turned). This kind

well’ I tell ya’ Normie’ haVing the weight and . if of retaliation is very prevalent among individuals

'urength advantage over me, wrestled me to the ice who cannot keep the pace up the way everyone else

md began trying to rip my Cheek Off' His taCt'c can. He takes the man becaUse his attack prevents

ims placing his thumb inside my mOUth _ '“en . his victim from moving the puck around him. Obviously

wplying pressure to the right Side Cheek'i LUCklly’ all participants in the league are not slow skaters

me referee came in at the right moment,for i think \ or awful in stick handling. Therefore, you can

Mrmie would have finished the job. AfterWard, we I Md a few labghs and there were no repeated ineldents. Tosum up the year, there was lots of fun and

conceive that the Goons are a minority.

The other day l Spoke to a fellow who plays for the Charlottetown Juvenile All-Stars. He has played .a few games in the IHL and was quick to notice the

' abusive body checks. This did not bother him ‘ because the.Juvenile League experiences the same difficulties. The Juvenile regulation requiring certain gear could be part of the problem. One piece of gear required is.a wire screen face mask. Before it was introduced players used their shoulders for massive body checks. Since the mask's induction sore faces are common after games. Such occurs

1 because the goons throw a fierce punch to the face while crunching,an opponent into the boards.

I hope the Commissioner does not force students in the IHL to wear screen masks. We would see

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,ereghsggémphy (Bridge ' football games instead of hockey. ’Studioofcanada) ; V The Committee has come to the conclusion that the .L. wmddmgcxmes Commissioner should institute several new regulations.

Since all of us play in the lHL we recommend: ~ two referees instead’of one

2. players who wear prescription glasses

being required to wear safety glasses

3. fighting resulting in suspensions _

4. minimal fines fer excessive abuse to . Athletic Department equipment __ 7

Let's face it, the Freddie Shero days are gone,‘and

i hope they never return. Here is the time to

revitalize our strategies so we can enjoy the sport.

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