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Originally Posted by Wendel_Clark_17
18 is the age of majority in Canada. Many of the players in the OHL are 18 or older. People like David Branch are setting dangerous precedents in hockey in Canada. There's a shift in the game that's filtering down from the NHL to Juniors to Minor hockey. Wealthy elitist pansies like Branch are slowly weeding out the toughness and character that made hockey unique in Canada. There's a class element to it all. Watch a game of minor hockey in rural Canada then compare it to a game in say the Greater Toronto Area.
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This is not new !! Branch has been suspending kids for hitting to hard for years , he is trying to make the OHL a no body contact league , the OHL has targeted some players for their hard hitting style of play , Zac Rinaldo (London Knights)-Della Rovere (Barrie Colts) are two of his favorite targets , their are a few more that have been told they are on the clock (watched every game) ..
Just to give you an idea of just how ridiculous this has become , at a recent Knights game every time Zac was on the ice an official was skating with him , when his shift was over said official escorted him back to the bench , he laid a beautiful open ice hit , never left his feet , never took that extra stride , just laid the other player out , was given 5 minutes for charging or hitting to hard .
That's what the OHL has become , run by a bunch of clowns with "BOZO" in the front office ...