The NHL needs to keep fighting in the game because it plays a bigger role in the game than …show more content…
According to Randy Dotinga, when checking another player, the risk of getting a concussion is 4.5% and when fighting it is only .39%. So if people are so worried about concussions, they should worry more about the hitting in the game rather than the fights. The main reason why the percentage of concussions in fights is lower than checking is because it is extremely hard to get good traction on the ice. The ice is slick and it is completely different from fighting in shoes on the ground. When fighting on the ground there is nowhere to slip and the traction is much better than the ice. With less traction and stability, the players punches will be much slower and